Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
|
| gptkbp:activeYears |
1914-1918
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:General_Sir_John_Monash
gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson gptkb:General_Sir_William_Pulteney |
| gptkbp:battleHonors |
gptkb:Hindenburg_Line_1918
gptkb:Ypres_1917 gptkb:Amiens_1918 gptkb:Cambrai_1917 Somme 1916 North-West_Europe_1944-1945 |
| gptkbp:commandStructure |
gptkb:2nd_Army
|
| gptkbp:commissioningDate |
1914
|
| gptkbp:decommissioningDate |
1948
|
| gptkbp:engagements |
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II |
| gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:London
|
| gptkbp:historicalRole |
Peacekeeping operations
Humanitarian assistance missions Post-war reconstruction efforts Counter-insurgency operations Support for local governments Support for counter-terrorism operations Post-war occupation duties Training of local forces Military governance in occupied territories Engagement in the Battle of Arnhem Involvement in humanitarian crises Training and support for new recruits Involvement in the liberation of concentration camps Participation_in_NATO_exercises Support_for_Allied_forces Support_for_UN_missions Engagement_in_the_Gulf_War Defensive_operations_in_France Engagement_in_Cold_War_conflicts Engagement_in_peacekeeping_in_the_Balkans Engagement_in_the_Middle_East Involvement_in_the_Normandy_landings Involvement_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan Offensive_operations_in_Belgium Participation_in_the_liberation_of_Europe |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
First British division to be formed from volunteers
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British 47th Division
|
| gptkbp:motto |
The Spirit of the 47th
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| gptkbp:nickname |
The 47th (London) Division
|
| gptkbp:notableBattle |
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Passchendaele |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:British_Army
|
| gptkbp:recruitment |
gptkb:London
|
| gptkbp:type |
Infantry_Division
|
| gptkbp:unitAwards |
gptkb:47th_Division_badge
|