British 78th Infantry Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_78th_Infantry_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Battle_Honours_for_North_Africa_and_Italy
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:German_Army
gptkb:Italian_Army
gptkbp:formed May 1942
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Battle_of_the_Sangro
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Tunisian_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Argenta_Gap
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 78th Infantry Division
gptkbp:insignia Battle axe on black background
gptkbp:motto No Motto
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Battleaxe_Division
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Major-General_Vyvyan_Evelegh
gptkb:Major-General_Charles_Keightley
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:11th_Infantry_Brigade
gptkb:132nd_Field_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
gptkb:214th_Field_Company,_Royal_Engineers
gptkb:36th_Infantry_Brigade
gptkb:56th_Reconnaissance_Regiment
gptkb:64th_Anti-Tank_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
gptkb:75th_Field_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
gptkb:1st_Infantry_Brigade
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_First_Army
gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:8th_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6