59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:infantry
|
| gptkbp:activeYearsEnd |
1944
|
| gptkbp:activeYearsStart |
1940
|
| gptkbp:battleHonours |
gptkb:Normandy_1944
|
| gptkbp:branch |
gptkb:British_Army
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
August 1944
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
Manpower shortages in British Army
|
| gptkbp:engagedIn |
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
|
| gptkbp:formedBy |
Midland counties units
|
| gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:Staffordshire
|
| gptkbp:insignia |
Red triangular formation sign with a yellow Stafford knot
|
| gptkbp:motto |
None officially
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
Staffordshire Division
|
| gptkbp:notableCommander |
Major-General D.A.H. Graham
Major-General Lewis Lyne |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:21st_Army_Group
Second British Army |
| gptkbp:size |
gptkb:division
|
| gptkbp:type |
Infantry
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:British_Second_Army
gptkb:British_2nd_Army |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division
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