British Eighth Army

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_forces
gptkbp:allied_with	gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:Operation_Crusader gptkb:Operation_Husky gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Operation_Lightfoot
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:engaged_in	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment	gptkb:artillery tanks infantry weapons
gptkbp:established_in	gptkb:British_government
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Cairo gptkb:Italy 1941
gptkbp:historical_significance	defeated Axis forces contributed to Allied victory liberated North Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Eighth Army
gptkbp:is_active_in	1941 1945
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:The_Eighth_Army
gptkbp:notable_battle	gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala gptkb:Battle_of_Tunisia gptkb:Battle_of_Mareth_Line
gptkbp:notable_commanders	gptkb:Bernard_Montgomery
gptkbp:notable_operations	gptkb:Operation_Spring gptkb:Battle_of_Anzio gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden gptkb:Operation_Shingle gptkb:Operation_Strangle gptkb:Operation_Plunder gptkb:Operation_Diadem gptkb:Operation_Grapeshot gptkb:Operation_Blackcock gptkb:Operation_Baytown gptkb:Operation_Bluecoat gptkb:Operation_Goodwood gptkb:Battle_of_Sicily gptkb:Operation_Epsom gptkb:Operation_Pugilist gptkb:Operation_Varsity gptkb:Operation_Charnwood gptkb:Operation_Totalize gptkb:Operation_Olive gptkb:Operation_Tractable gptkb:Operation_Veritable gptkb:Operation_Windsor
gptkbp:operational_theater	gptkb:Italy gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:primary_role	ground combat
gptkbp:reformed	1943
gptkbp:size	gptkb:Nova
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:British_1st_Army
gptkbp:symbol	Eighth Army insignia
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3