British 70th Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_70th_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 70th Division
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