British Expeditionary Force (World War II)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Expeditionary_Force_(World_War_II)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Lord_Gort
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	1940
gptkbp:formed	1939
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Expeditionary Force (World War II)
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:BEF
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Battle_of_France gptkb:Dunkirk_evacuation
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Evacuation_from_Dunkirk_(Operation_Dynamo)
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:48th_Infantry_Division gptkb:1st_Infantry_Division gptkb:2nd_Infantry_Division gptkb:3rd_Infantry_Division gptkb:4th_Infantry_Division gptkb:Household_Cavalry gptkb:Royal_Army_Medical_Corps gptkb:Royal_Artillery gptkb:Royal_Engineers gptkb:Royal_Tank_Regiment gptkb:Corps_of_Royal_Engineers gptkb:Royal_Corps_of_Signals gptkb:Royal_Warwickshire_Regiment gptkb:Royal_Sussex_Regiment gptkb:51st_(Highland)_Infantry_Division gptkb:Cameron_Highlanders gptkb:Gordon_Highlanders gptkb:Seaforth_Highlanders gptkb:5th_Infantry_Division gptkb:Argyll_and_Sutherland_Highlanders gptkb:Black_Watch gptkb:King's_Own_Scottish_Borderers gptkb:Royal_Army_Ordnance_Corps gptkb:Royal_Norfolk_Regiment gptkb:Royal_Northumberland_Fusiliers gptkb:Royal_Welch_Fusiliers gptkb:Royal_Army_Service_Corps gptkb:Royal_Scots_Greys gptkb:50th_Infantry_Division Queen's Own Hussars
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force_(World_War_I)
gptkbp:size	over 300,000 personnel at peak
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:John_Vereker,_5th_Viscount_Gort
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6