British 80th Army

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military formation
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Artillery
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkb:Royal_Signals
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Sir_John_Crocker
gptkbp:commandStructure multi-national
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:British_Army
1945
gptkbp:equipment tanks
artillery
transport vehicles
gptkbp:established gptkb:British_War_Office
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:firstGeneration 1945
gptkbp:formed 1944
gptkbp:headquarteredIn 1944
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_Allied_victory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 80th Army
gptkbp:insignia Corps badge
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war military structure
gptkbp:militaryRank Captain
Colonel
Lieutenant
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Private
Brigadier
Sergeant
Corporal
Corps_Commander
gptkbp:motto Courage and Honor
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Normandy
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Field_Marshal_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_W._V._H._Houghton
gptkb:General_Sir_Miles_Dempsey
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Hackett
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Sir_Oliver_Leese
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:operationalStatus inactive
combined operations
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
gptkbp:secondaryRole infantry support
gptkbp:size Corps
gptkbp:strategicGoals defeating Axis powers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_21st_Army_Group
gptkbp:training combined arms tactics