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British Expeditionary Force (BEF)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Expeditionary_Force_(BEF)
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded
1940
gptkbp:engagedIn
gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Dunkirk
gptkb:Battle_of_Mons
gptkbp:evacuationOperation
gptkb:Operation_Dynamo
gptkbp:evacuations
gptkb:Dunkirk
gptkbp:formed
1914
gptkbp:garrison
gptkb:France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
British Expeditionary Force (BEF)
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Old_Contemptibles
gptkbp:notableCommander
gptkb:Douglas_Haig
gptkb:John_French
gptkb:Lord_Gort
gptkbp:notableUnit
gptkb:Royal_Ulster_Rifles
gptkb:1st_Infantry_Division
gptkb:2nd_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Household_Cavalry
gptkb:Royal_Army_Chaplains'_Department
gptkb:Royal_Army_Dental_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Army_Medical_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Army_Physical_Training_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Army_Veterinary_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Artillery
gptkb:Royal_Electrical_and_Mechanical_Engineers
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkb:Royal_Logistic_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Military_Police
gptkb:Royal_Tank_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Army_Pioneer_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Corps_of_Signals
gptkb:Royal_Warwickshire_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Regiment_of_Artillery
gptkb:Royal_Sussex_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_West_Kent_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Army_Educational_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Army_Ordnance_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Pioneer_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Scots
gptkb:Royal_Welch_Fusiliers
gptkb:Royal_Army_Service_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Army_Postal_Service
Royal Army Pay Corps
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:purpose
support France against German invasion
gptkbp:size
over 120,000 (WWI, initial deployment)
over 300,000 (WWII, at peak)
gptkbp:successor
British Liberation Army
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:General_Sir_Alan_Brooke
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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