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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_forces
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:established_in
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gptkb:British_government
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gptkbp:formed
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1941
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gptkbp:has_units
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gptkb:51st_Highland_Division
gptkb:2nd_New_Zealand_Division
4th Indian Division
7th Armoured Division
British 6th Armoured Division
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Cairo
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Key role in defeating Axis forces in North Africa
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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8th Army
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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gptkb:Commonwealth_forces
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:The_Desert_Rats
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Bernard_Montgomery
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Po_Valley
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Liberation_of_Albania
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Liberation_of_Austria
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Liberation_of_Belgium
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Liberation_of_Czechoslovakia
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Liberation_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Liberation_of_Greece
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Liberation_of_the_Netherlands
gptkb:Battle_of_Anzio
gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gothic_Line
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Po_River
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Adriatic_Coast
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Apennines
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkb:Battle_of_Salerno
gptkb:Battle_of_Sicily
gptkb:Battle_of_Tunisia
gptkb:Battle_of_Mareth_Line
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Argenta_Gap
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Liberation_of_Italy
Battle of the Liberation of the Balkans
Battle of the Liberation of the Mediterranean
Battle of the Fall of Rome
Battle of the Liberation of Germany
Battle of the Liberation of Hungary
Battle of the Liberation of Poland
Battle of the Liberation of Yugoslavia
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gptkbp:operates_in
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1945
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:participated_in
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gptkb:Operation_Crusader
gptkb:Operation_Lightfoot
gptkb:Operation_Supercharge
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gptkbp:reformed
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gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
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gptkbp:symbol
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Desert Rat insignia
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:General_Matthew_Ridgway
gptkb:Battle_of_the_8th_Army
gptkb:Camp_Humphreys
gptkb:General_William_H._Simpson
gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkb:Operation_Bertram
gptkb:Central_Front
gptkb:General_Richard_O'_Connor
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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