8th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/8th_Armoured_Division_(United_Kingdom)
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:British_Army_officer
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1943
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Western_Desert_Campaign
gptkbp:formed 1941
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 8th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
gptkbp:insignia green fox's mask on white and black background
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Green_Division
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Major-General_Charles_Gairdner
gptkb:Major-General_Richard_McCreery
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
gptkbp:role armoured warfare
gptkbp:subordinateUnit gptkb:24th_Armoured_Brigade
gptkb:23rd_Armoured_Brigade
gptkb:8th_Support_Group
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:8th_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6