British 7th Armoured Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_7th_Armoured_Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:Commonwealth_nations gptkb:British_30th_Corps gptkb:Allied_forces gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force gptkb:British_1st_Army gptkb:British_21st_Army_Group gptkb:British_2nd_Army gptkb:British_Commonwealth gptkb:British_8th_Army gptkb:military gptkb:British_7th_Army
gptkbp:battle	gptkb:Operation_Crusader gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein gptkb:Second_World_War gptkb:North_African_Campaign gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Combe gptkb:Major_General_Richard_O'_Connor gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Michael_Gambier-Parry
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:equipment	gptkb:Churchill_tank gptkb:M4_Sherman_tank gptkb:Cromwell_tank gptkb:Universal_Carrier
gptkbp:formed	gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:headquarters	Aldershot
gptkbp:historical_significance	Participated in D-Day landings Involved in post-war operations Fought in the Italian Campaign Key role in North Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British 7th Armoured Division
gptkbp:insignia	Tortoise emblem
gptkbp:is_active_in	gptkb:1940 gptkb:1958
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:The_Desert_Rats
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Desert_Rats
gptkbp:notable_members	gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Combe gptkb:Major_General_Richard_O'_Connor gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Michael_Gambier-Parry
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:reformed	gptkb:1958
gptkbp:role	Armoured warfare
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:7th_Armoured_Brigade
gptkbp:type	gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhine gptkb:Operation_Bluecoat gptkb:Operation_Goodwood gptkb:Operation_Avalanche
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4