British 42nd Army

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_42nd_Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_forces
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:General_Sir_John_Dill
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:engaged_in	gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkbp:established_in	gptkb:1940
gptkbp:has_units	gptkb:artillery gptkb:Royal_Engineers gptkb:military gptkb:Black_Watch gptkb:Argyll_and_Sutherland_Highlanders
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Cairo
gptkbp:historical_significance	Key role in defeating Axis forces in North Africa.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British 42nd Army
gptkbp:is_active_in	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:known_for	gptkb:Highland_regiments
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:The_Best
gptkbp:operational_theater	gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:participated_in	gptkb:Operation_Crusader gptkb:Battle_of_Anzio gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge gptkb:Operation_Husky gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Operation_Shingle gptkb:Operation_Strangle gptkb:Operation_Plunder gptkb:Battle_of_Medenine gptkb:Operation_Dragoon gptkb:Operation_Grapeshot gptkb:Operation_Torch gptkb:Operation_Bluecoat gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Sangro gptkb:Operation_Goodwood gptkb:Battle_of_Kasserine_Pass gptkb:Battle_of_Salerno gptkb:Battle_of_Sicily gptkb:Battle_of_Tunisia gptkb:Operation_Bertram gptkb:Operation_Epsom gptkb:Operation_Lightfoot gptkb:Operation_Supercharge gptkb:Operation_Varsity gptkb:Operation_Charnwood gptkb:Operation_Totalize gptkb:Battle_of_Mareth_Line gptkb:Operation_Tractable gptkb:Operation_Veritable gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wadi_Akarit
gptkbp:replaced_by	gptkb:British_1st_Army
gptkbp:role	gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:size	gptkb:Nova
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:British_8th_Army
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:House_Tarly
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Operation_Bluecoat
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4