British 44th Infantry Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
|
| gptkbp:activeYears |
1940-1945
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Ardennes
gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force gptkb:Operation_Torch Battle of the Bulge Battle of the Somme Operation Market Garden Battle of Anzio Battle of Normandy Operation Overlord Battle of El Alamein D-Day Battle of Monte Cassino Battle of Salerno Battle of Arnhem Battle of the Rhine Battle of the Seine Operation Dragoon Operation Plunder Operation Varsity Operation Grapple Liberation_of_Europe |
| gptkbp:battleHonors |
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa gptkb:Western_Europe |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Annual remembrance events
Memorials_in_the_UK Veterans_associations |
| gptkbp:commissioningDate |
1940
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:decommissioningDate |
1945
|
| gptkbp:engagements |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:equipment |
gptkb:M4_Sherman_tank
gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle gptkb:Bren_gun gptkb:Universal_Carrier Artillery pieces Standard_Infantry_Weapons |
| gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:Bristol
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Birmingham
gptkb:Bristol |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Contributed to the defeat of Axis powers
Helped_secure_Allied_victory_in_WWII Participated_in_key_battles_in_Europe |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British 44th Infantry Division
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Served as a model for future divisions
Influenced_post-war_British_military_structure |
| gptkbp:motto |
In_the_Service_of_the_King
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
The_Home_Division
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Major_General_John_W._M._H._Hinde
gptkb:Major_General_John_W._W._H._Hinde |
| gptkbp:operationalHistory |
Liberation_of_Western_Europe
Defensive_operations_in_the_UK Participated_in_the_Italian_Campaign Fought_in_the_Normandy_Campaign |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:British_Army
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
44th (East Anglian) Division
|
| gptkbp:recruitment |
gptkb:South_West_England
Midlands |
| gptkbp:size |
Division
|
| gptkbp:subordinateUnits |
gptkb:133rd_Infantry_Brigade
gptkb:135th_Infantry_Brigade gptkb:134th_Infantry_Brigade |
| gptkbp:successor |
44th (Home Counties) Division
|
| gptkbp:type |
Infantry_Division
|