6th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/6th_Armoured_Division_(United_Kingdom)
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:formed 1940
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:hasUnit gptkb:military_unit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 6th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
gptkbp:insignia black rat on a white background
gptkbp:motto Aries
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Black_Rats
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Tunisian_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Gothic_Line
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Major-General_Horatius_Murray
gptkb:Major-General_Charles_Keightley
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_First_Army
gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
gptkbp:size gptkb:division
gptkbp:successor gptkb:6th_Division_(United_Kingdom)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:6th_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6