British 40th Army

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_40th_Army
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_forces
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkbp:allies gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkbp:command_structure Corps level
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Churchill_tank
gptkb:M4_Sherman_tank
gptkb:Cromwell_tank
gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
Artillery pieces
Bren gun
M3 Stuart tank
gptkbp:established gptkb:1940
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Algiers
gptkb:Cairo
gptkb:London
gptkbp:historical_context Involvement in D-Day landings
Post-World War I military restructuring
Formation during WWII
Involvement in Italian Campaign
Involvement in North African Campaign
gptkbp:historical_significance Key role in WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 40th Army
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:1940
1945
gptkbp:motto Courage and Honor
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_Sicily
gptkb:Battle_of_Tunisia
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:General_Sir_John_Dill
gptkbp:official_language English
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:role gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:size corps
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_8th_Army
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Union_Jack
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Bluecoat
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4