42nd Armoured Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod 1941–1943
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:category British armoured divisions of World War II
gptkbp:convertedTo gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded October 1943
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:formedBy 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 42nd Armoured Division
gptkbp:insignia red diamond with black cat
gptkbp:notableCommander Major-General John Aldam Aizlewood
Major-General Miles Dempsey
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:role armoured warfare
gptkbp:subordinateUnit gptkb:11th_Armoured_Brigade
Divisional Troops
10th Armoured Brigade
12th Armoured Brigade
42nd Support Group
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:42nd_(East_Lancashire)_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7