British 70th Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_70th_Division

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activePeriod	1940–1942
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:composedOf	gptkb:23rd_Infantry_Brigade gptkb:16th_Infantry_Brigade gptkb:14th_Infantry_Brigade gptkb:32nd_Army_Tank_Brigade
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	1943
gptkbp:fate	converted to Chindit force
gptkbp:formedBy	gptkb:British_7th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Tobruk
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Tobruk_Division
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Siege_of_Tobruk gptkb:Operation_Crusader
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Major-General_Frank_Messervy gptkb:Major-General_Ronald_Scobie
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Eighth_Army
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations	gptkb:North_Africa Burma
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Siege_of_Tobruk
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British 70th Division