British 11th Armoured Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1941-1945
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ardennes
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Scarpe
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Loire
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Moselle
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ancre
gptkb:Operation_Bluecoat
gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands
gptkb:Battle_of_Falaise
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Marne
Battle of the Somme
Operation Market Garden
Battle of the Aisne
Battle of Normandy
Operation Overlord
Battle of Arnhem
Battle of Caen
Battle of the Meuse
Battle of the Rhine
Battle of the Seine
Battle of the Scheldt
Battle of the Lys
Operation Epsom
Battle of the Sambre
Battle of the Yser
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
North-West_Europe
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1941-07-01
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1945-11-30
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Churchill_tank
gptkb:Cromwell_tank
Sherman tank
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bramcote,_Warwickshire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 11th Armoured Division
gptkbp:motto gptkb:The_Sword_and_the_Shield
gptkbp:nickname The Black Rats
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Hackett
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:predecessor 11th Armoured Brigade
gptkbp:role Armoured warfare
gptkbp:successor 7th Armoured Brigade
gptkbp:type gptkb:Armoured_Division