British 8th Army

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_8th_Army
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_forces
gptkbp:allies gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:British_government
gptkbp:formed 1941
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Cairo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 8th Army
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:motto The Desert is Our Home
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Desert_Rats
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_Tobruk
gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Bernard_Montgomery
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_the_Garigliano
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Po_Valley
gptkb:Operation_Crusader
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Anzio
gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gothic_Line
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Nile
gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Shingle
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Operation_Baytown
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Senio_River
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Adige_River
gptkb:Battle_of_the_River_Sangro
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mareth_Line
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Po_River
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Apennines
gptkb:Battle_of_Salerno
gptkb:Battle_of_Sicily
gptkb:Operation_Lightfoot
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Suez_Canal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Brenner_Pass
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Argenta_Gap
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Medenine_Line
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wadi_Akarit
Battle of the Alps
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:reformed 1943
gptkbp:strength 200,000
100,000
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_1st_Army
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhine
gptkb:Operation_Bluecoat
gptkb:Operation_Goodwood
gptkb:Operation_Avalanche
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4