British 32nd Infantry Brigade

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_32nd_Infantry_Brigade

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Operation_Goodwood
gptkbp:active_years	1940-1945
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:British_3rd_Infantry_Division gptkb:British_5th_Infantry_Division gptkb:British_7th_Armoured_Division gptkb:British_21st_Army_Group gptkb:British_1st_Airborne_Division gptkb:British_2nd_Army gptkb:British_6th_Airborne_Division gptkb:British_4th_Infantry_Division gptkb:British_8th_Army
gptkbp:battle_honors	gptkb:Arnhem gptkb:government_agency gptkb:Normandy
gptkbp:command_structure	gptkb:British_2nd_Army
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Brigadier_John_W._H._H._Houghton gptkb:Brigadier_John_W._W._H._Houghton
gptkbp:disbandment_date	1945
gptkbp:equipment	gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle Bren gun M3 Stuart tank
gptkbp:filmography	gptkb:European_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:formation_date	gptkb:1940
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Birmingham
gptkbp:historical_significance	participated in D-Day landings took part in the advance into Germany engaged in the Battle of the Bulge fought in Operation Market Garden involved in the liberation of the Netherlands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British 32nd Infantry Brigade
gptkbp:involved_units	gptkb:3rd_Battalion,_The_Parachute_Regiment gptkb:2nd_Battalion,_The_Queen's_Royal_Regiment gptkb:1st_Battalion,_The_Royal_Fusiliers
gptkbp:motto	Courage and Loyalty
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_32nd_Brigade
gptkbp:notable_operations	North West Europe Campaign
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:role	infantry combat
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:32nd_Armoured_Brigade
gptkbp:type	infantry brigade