British VIII Corps

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_VIII_Corps

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	1946
gptkbp:engagedIn	gptkb:Operation_Bluecoat gptkb:Operation_Goodwood gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy gptkb:Operation_Epsom
gptkbp:formed	1915
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British VIII Corps
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Lieutenant-General_Sir_John_Crocker gptkb:Lieutenant-General_Richard_O'Connor Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Horrocks Lieutenant-General Evelyn Barker Lieutenant-General Gerald Bucknall Lieutenant-General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston Lieutenant-General Sir Giffard Le Quesne Martel
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands gptkb:Occupation_of_Germany gptkb:Crossing_the_Rhine gptkb:Falaise_Pocket gptkb:Northwest_Europe_Campaign gptkb:Western_Front gptkb:Liberation_of_Belgium Advance to the Seine
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:size	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:subordinateUnit	gptkb:3rd_Infantry_Division gptkb:31st_Tank_Brigade gptkb:59th_(Staffordshire)_Infantry_Division gptkb:4th_Armoured_Brigade gptkb:7th_Armoured_Division gptkb:11th_Armoured_Division gptkb:15th_(Scottish)_Infantry_Division gptkb:43rd_(Wessex)_Infantry_Division gptkb:53rd_(Welsh)_Infantry_Division gptkb:8th_Armoured_Brigade gptkb:Guards_Armoured_Division gptkb:6th_Guards_Tank_Brigade
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:World_War_II_military_units_and_formations_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8