British Second Army

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:allies	gptkb:Polish_Armed_Forces gptkb:United_States_Army gptkb:Canadian_Army gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	1945-07-01
gptkbp:engaged_in	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment	gptkb:Churchill_tank gptkb:Bofors_40_mm_gun gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle Bren gun Sherman tank
gptkbp:formation_date	1940-07-01
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Brussels gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:historical_significance	Contributed to the liberation of Western Europe Facilitated cooperation among Allied forces Involved in the push into Germany Played a key role in the Battle of Normandy Participated in major offensives against Nazi Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Second Army
gptkbp:is_active_in	gptkb:1940 1945
gptkbp:motto	The Second to None
gptkbp:notable_battle	gptkb:Battle_of_Caen gptkb:Battle_of_the_Scheldt gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkbp:notable_commanders	gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Sir_Miles_Dempsey
gptkbp:operations	gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:size	corps
gptkbp:subordinate_units	gptkb:12th_Corps gptkb:30th_Corps gptkb:British_2nd_Army_Group gptkb:8th_Corps
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:British_21st_Army_Group
gptkbp:theater	gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Operation_Plunder
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4