British 24th Armoured Brigade

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Brigade
gptkbp:active_years 1941-1945
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Commonwealth
gptkbp:associated_with Desert Campaigns
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:command_structure Brigade Headquarters
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Operation_Crusader
gptkb:Operation_Varsity
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Cromwell_tank
gptkbp:formation_date 1941
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Baden-Württemberg
gptkbp:historical_achievement Annual commemorations
Documentaries and books
Military museums
Memorials in UK
Veterans associations
gptkbp:historical_significance Participated in major battles in WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 24th Armoured Brigade
gptkbp:legacy Influenced modern armoured tactics
gptkbp:motto gptkb:The_Brave
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Desert_Rats
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Major_General_John_W._W._H._Hinde
gptkbp:operational_history gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Crossing_of_the_Rhine
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:post_war_career Humanitarian assistance
Peacekeeping missions
Training and support
Military exercises
NATO commitments
gptkbp:reformed gptkb:1944
gptkbp:role Armoured warfare
gptkbp:subordinate_units gptkb:artillery
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
Infantry battalions
gptkbp:successor gptkb:24th_Armoured_Brigade_Combat_Team
gptkbp:theater gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Goodwood
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4