British 1st Army Tank Brigade

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_1st_Army_Tank_Brigade

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Operation_Bluecoat gptkb:Operation_Goodwood
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:General_Sir_John_Hackett gptkb:General_Sir_Richard_Mc_Creery gptkb:Major_General_W._H._E._Smith
gptkbp:command_structure	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:engagements	gptkb:Operation_Crusader gptkb:Battle_of_Anzio gptkb:Battle_of_Cassino gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge gptkb:Battle_of_the_Seine gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhine gptkb:Battle_of_Taranto gptkb:Operation_Torch gptkb:Battle_of_the_Adriatic gptkb:Battle_of_the_Medway gptkb:Battle_of_Salerno gptkb:Battle_of_Sicily gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aegean gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkbp:equipment	gptkb:Cromwell_tank Sherman tank
gptkbp:formed	1941
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:historical_period	gptkb:20th_century
gptkbp:historical_significance	pioneered tank tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British 1st Army Tank Brigade
gptkbp:involved_units	brigade combat unit
gptkbp:is_active_in	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:military_branch	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:The_Best
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Desert_Rats
gptkbp:notable_operations	gptkb:North_Africa_Campaign gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:operational_area	gptkb:Italy gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:primary_function	armoured support
gptkbp:role	armoured warfare
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:7th_Armoured_Brigade
gptkbp:type	tank brigade