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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1940-1945
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:military
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gptkbp:allies
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gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
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gptkbp:combat_role
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Reconnaissance
Mobile warfare
Infantry support
Armoured assault
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:equipment
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gptkb:Churchill_tank
Sherman tank
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gptkbp:formed
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gptkb:1940
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Italy
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Cairo
gptkb:Bologna
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:World_War_II
Post-war restructuring
Desert Campaigns
Mediterranean theatre
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Key role in WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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2nd Armoured Division
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on modern armoured units
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:The_Best
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Desert_Rats
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Hackett
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gptkbp:operations
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gptkb:Operation_Crusader
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Lightfoot
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:reformed
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gptkb:1944
1943
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:7th_Armoured_Brigade
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gptkbp:supports
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gptkb:artillery
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkb:Royal_Signals
gptkb:military
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gptkbp:symbol
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Tactical insignia
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gptkbp:tradition
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Armoured warfare
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gptkbp:training
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Tank warfare tactics
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:infantry
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gptkbp:veterans
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Post-war reunions
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:South_African_Armoured_Corps
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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