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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1940-1945
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Commonwealth_forces
British_Army_Regiments
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Royal_Armoured_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Artillery
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
Infantry units
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
Battle of El Alamein
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1940
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:decommissioningDate
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Second_World_War
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gptkbp:equipment
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gptkb:Cromwell_tank
Sherman tank
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Italy
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Cairo
Bari
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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gptkb:Liberation_of_Italy
Battle of the Bulge
Operation Market Garden
Battle of Normandy
D-Day landings
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Key_role_in_Italy
Key_role_in_North_Africa
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British 2nd Armoured Division
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gptkbp:insignia
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Divisional_insignia
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gptkbp:legacy
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Commemoration in military history
Influence on modern armoured warfare
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gptkbp:motto
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The Best
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Desert Rats
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Crocker
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Western_Europe
Mediterranean
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:predecessor
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1st Armoured Division
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gptkbp:role
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Armoured warfare
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gptkbp:successor
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7th Armoured Brigade
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gptkbp:training
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Combined arms operations
Desert warfare tactics
Urban warfare tactics
Armoured tactics
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Armoured_Division
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