6th Armoured Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/6th_Armoured_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awarded battle honours for North Africa and Italy
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:10th_Battalion_Rifle_Brigade
gptkb:12th_Royal_Horse_Artillery
gptkb:16th/5th_Lancers
gptkb:1st_Guards_Brigade
gptkb:26th_Armoured_Brigade
gptkb:2nd_Lothians_and_Border_Horse
gptkb:6th_Support_Group
gptkb:72nd_Anti-Tank_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
gptkb:8th_Field_Squadron,_Royal_Engineers
17th/21st Lancers
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:formed 1940
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 6th Armoured Division
gptkbp:insignia Black rat on a white background
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Black_Rats
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Battle_of_Kasserine_Pass
gptkb:Battle_of_Tunis
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Major-General_Horatius_Murray
gptkb:Major-General_Charles_Keightley
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_First_Army
gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_2nd_Armoured_Brigade
gptkb:Lieutenant-General_Sir_John_Crocker
gptkb:Major-General_John_Crocker
gptkb:7th_Division_(British_Army)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7