British 47th Infantry Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1940-1945
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_John_Hinde
gptkbp:commandStructure Divisional_command
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Participated in major battles
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:equipment Standard_British_Army_equipment
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1941
1945
gptkbp:formed 1940
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Birmingham
gptkb:Birmingham,_England
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_role_in_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 47th Infantry Division
gptkbp:legacy Influenced post-war military structure
gptkbp:logistics British_Army_logistics
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:NATO
British_military_traditions
gptkbp:militaryService Served in multiple campaigns
gptkbp:motto The 47th Division
gptkbp:nickname The 47th Division
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Major_General_John_W._W._H._Hinde
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
Deactivated
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer Disbanded_after_WWII
gptkbp:recruitment Volunteer_soldiers
gptkbp:reform 1943
gptkbp:strategicGoals Infantry operations
gptkbp:subordinateUnits gptkb:143rd_Infantry_Brigade
gptkb:142nd_Infantry_Brigade
gptkb:141st_Infantry_Brigade
gptkbp:successor No direct successor
gptkbp:supportRole Infantry combat
gptkbp:symbol Division insignia
gptkbp:training British_Army_training_programs
gptkbp:type Infantry_Division
gptkbp:unitAwards Infantry
Distinctive insignia
gptkbp:unitHistory Rich_history_in_WWII