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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1941-1945
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gptkbp:battle_honors
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gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:equipment
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gptkb:Churchill_tank
gptkb:Cromwell_tank
Sherman tank
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gptkbp:formed
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1941
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Birmingham
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Involved in Operation Market Garden
Involved in the Battle of the Bulge
Involved in post-war occupation duties
Participated in major battles
Involved in the Battle of El Alamein
Involved in the Battle of Normandy
Involved in Operation Overlord
Engaged in tank warfare
Involved in the Italian Campaign
Contributed to Allied victories
Contributed to the development of armoured tactics
Influenced post-war armoured formations
Involved in the advance into Germany
Involved in the liberation of France
Legacy in modern British armoured units
Part of the British Eighth Army
Supported liberation efforts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British 18th Armoured Brigade
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gptkbp:motto
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Courage and Determination
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Ghost_Brigade
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Hackett
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:role
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Armoured warfare
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gptkbp:subordinate_units
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gptkb:artillery
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkb:military
Infantry units
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:British_7th_Armoured_Brigade
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Brigade
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Operation_Goodwood
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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