British 39th Infantry Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
|
| gptkbp:activeYears |
1940-1945
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| gptkbp:commander |
Major General
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| gptkbp:commandStructure |
gptkb:2nd_Army
|
| gptkbp:commissioningDate |
1940
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1945
|
| gptkbp:engagements |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:equipment |
Standard_British_infantry_equipment
|
| gptkbp:filmography |
gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
|
| gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Bristol
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_Falaise gptkb:Battle_of_Antwerp Battle of the Marne Battle of the Somme Battle of Cambrai Battle of Mons Battle of Passchendaele Battle of Arnhem Battle of Arras Battle of Caen D-Day landings Battle of the Rhine Battle of Ypres Battle of the Scheldt Battle of the Somme (1916) Advance_into_Germany Liberation_of_Europe Crossing_of_the_River_Seine |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Participated_in_major_campaigns_in_Europe.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British 39th Infantry Division
|
| gptkbp:insignia |
39th_Division_insignia
|
| gptkbp:motto |
The 39th Division's motto is 'The 39th is the best'.
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
The 39th Division
|
| gptkbp:notableBattle |
Battle of the Bulge
Operation Market Garden Battle of Normandy |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:British_Army
|
| gptkbp:recruitment |
Volunteer_soldiers
|
| gptkbp:role |
Ground combat
|
| gptkbp:subordinateUnits |
gptkb:39th_Infantry_Brigade
116th_Infantry_Brigade |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:39th_Infantry_Brigade
|
| gptkbp:type |
Infantry_Division
|