British 50th Infantry Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1940-1945
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Commonwealth_forces
gptkb:British_1st_Army
gptkb:British_2nd_Army
gptkb:8th_Army
gptkbp:battle Battle of Normandy
Operation Overlord
Battle of El Alamein
gptkbp:commander Major_General_John_M._W._H._Hinde
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1940
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Normandy
Europe
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M4_Sherman_tank
gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkb:Bren_gun
gptkb:Universal_Carrier
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Northumberland
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Birmingham
gptkb:Northumberland
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Participated in D-Day landings
Fought_in_Italy
Fought_in_North_Africa
Fought_in_Western_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 50th Infantry Division
gptkbp:insignia Tactical recognition flash
gptkbp:legacy Commemorated in military history
Influenced_post-war_British_military_structure
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Fortis_et_Fidelis
gptkbp:nickname The_Northumbrian_Division
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_General_John_Hinde
Brigadier_General_J._A._C._H._H._H._Hinde
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:reform 1943
1944
1945
gptkbp:role Infantry
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Northumbrian_Brigade
gptkbp:type Infantry_Division