British Forces in Palestine and Transjordan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Forces_in_Palestine_and_Transjordan
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:commander General Sir H. Maitland Wilson
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Middle_East_Command
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1948
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Syria-Lebanon_Campaign
gptkb:Anglo-Iraqi_War
gptkbp:formed September 1939
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Jerusalem
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Forces in Palestine and Transjordan
gptkbp:notableCommander General Sir H. Maitland Wilson
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall
Lieutenant-General Sir John Dill
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:1st_Cavalry_Division
gptkb:Palestine_Police_Force
gptkb:6th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:7th_Armoured_Division
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Mandatory_Palestine
gptkb:Transjordan
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:British_Troops_in_Egypt
gptkbp:role internal security
defense of Palestine and Transjordan
gptkbp:successor Middle East Land Forces
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ninth_Army_(United_Kingdom)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7