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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1940-1945
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Battle_of_Tunisia
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein
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gptkbp:combat_role
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Ground combat
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:equipment
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gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
Bren gun
Sherman tank
M3 Stuart tank
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:1940
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gptkbp:formed
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gptkb:1940
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Cairo
gptkb:Bologna
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British 78th Infantry Division
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gptkbp:insignia
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Battleaxe insignia
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gptkbp:legacy
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Commemoration in military history
Influence on modern infantry tactics
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gptkbp:motto
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The Battleaxe
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Battleaxe_Division
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Major_General_John_Wimberley
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:Mediterranean_Theatre
gptkb:European_Theatre
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:British_1st_Infantry_Division
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gptkbp:role
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Infantry operations
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:British_7th_Armoured_Division
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gptkbp:support
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gptkb:logistics
Reconnaissance
Engineering support
Medical support
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gptkbp:symbol
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Battleaxe
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:infantry
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gptkbp:unit_type
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gptkb:Army
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Operation_Torch
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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