5th Canadian Armoured Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/5th_Canadian_Armoured_Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:component	gptkb:11th_Infantry_Brigade gptkb:12th_Armoured_Regiment_(Three_Rivers_Regiment) gptkb:17th_Field_Regiment,_Royal_Canadian_Artillery gptkb:1st_Armoured_Regiment_(The_Royal_Canadian_Dragoons) gptkb:1st_Infantry_Battalion,_Cape_Breton_Highlanders gptkb:1st_Infantry_Battalion,_Irish_Regiment_of_Canada gptkb:1st_Infantry_Battalion,_Perth_Regiment gptkb:1st_Infantry_Battalion,_Westminster_Regiment gptkb:2nd_Armoured_Regiment_(Lord_Strathcona's_Horse) gptkb:5th_Armoured_Brigade gptkb:5th_Armoured_Division_Field_Ambulance,_Royal_Canadian_Army_Medical_Corps gptkb:5th_Armoured_Division_Ordnance_Field_Park,_Royal_Canadian_Ordnance_Corps gptkb:5th_Armoured_Division_Postal_Unit,_Royal_Canadian_Postal_Corps gptkb:5th_Armoured_Division_Provost_Company,_Canadian_Provost_Corps gptkb:5th_Armoured_Division_Signals,_Royal_Canadian_Corps_of_Signals gptkb:5th_Armoured_Division_Transport_Company,_Royal_Canadian_Army_Service_Corps gptkb:5th_Armoured_Division_Workshop,_Royal_Canadian_Electrical_and_Mechanical_Engineers gptkb:5th_Canadian_Armoured_Regiment_(The_British_Columbia_Dragoons) gptkb:5th_Field_Park_Company,_Royal_Canadian_Engineers gptkb:8th_Field_Company,_Royal_Canadian_Engineers gptkb:8th_Princess_Louise's_(New_Brunswick)_Hussars gptkb:8th_Reconnaissance_Regiment gptkb:9th_Armoured_Regiment_(The_British_Columbia_Regiment)
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:disbanded	1946
gptkbp:divisionColour	maroon
gptkbp:engagedIn	gptkb:Northwest_Europe_Campaign gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:formed	1941
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Camp_Borden
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	5th Canadian Armoured Division
gptkbp:motto	None officially
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Mighty_Maroon_Machine
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands gptkb:Battle_of_the_Liri_Valley gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gothic_Line
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Major-General_Bert_Hoffmeister
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:I_Canadian_Corps gptkb:First_Canadian_Army
gptkbp:type	Armoured division
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Canadian_I_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6