British 20th Armoured Brigade

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1941-1993
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Armoured_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Artillery
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkb:Royal_Signals
gptkb:Royal_Logistic_Corps
Infantry units
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:commandStructure British_Army_structure
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Kosovo
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Bosnia
gptkbp:disbanded 1993
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Warrior_IFV
Challenger 1 tank
gptkbp:firstDeployment gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:formed 1941
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bielefeld
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Peacekeeping missions
Modern military operations
Cold_War_conflicts
NATO_operations
Post-war_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 20th Armoured Brigade
gptkbp:legacy Integration of technology in warfare
Development of joint operations
Influence on armoured warfare tactics
Training future armoured units
Contribution_to_British_military_history
Strengthening_NATO_alliances
gptkbp:motto Strike Hard, Strike First
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Iron_Brigade
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Major_General_John_W._W._H._Houghton
gptkbp:operationalHistory gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:reform 1980s
gptkbp:role armoured warfare
gptkbp:successor gptkb:3rd_Mechanized_Brigade
gptkbp:trainingExercises gptkb:Exercise_Saif_Sareea
gptkbp:type armoured brigade
gptkbp:unitAwards Brigade badge