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	6