Canadian 1st Army

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Canadian_1st_Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:British_Army gptkb:Polish_Armed_Forces_in_the_West gptkb:Free_Belgian_Forces gptkb:Free_Dutch_Forces Czechoslovak Forces
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Harry_Crerar gptkb:Guy_Simonds
gptkbp:component	gptkb:Czechoslovak_Independent_Armoured_Brigade gptkb:Polish_1st_Armoured_Division gptkb:1st_Belgian_Infantry_Brigade gptkb:I_Canadian_Corps gptkb:British_I_Corps gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Brigade gptkb:II_Canadian_Corps
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:disbanded	1946
gptkbp:engagedIn	gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands gptkb:Northwest_Europe_Campaign gptkb:Rhineland_Campaign gptkb:Liberation_of_Belgium
gptkbp:formed	1942
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:London,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Canadian 1st Army
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:First_Canadian_Army
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Charles_Foulkes gptkb:Harry_Crerar gptkb:Guy_Simonds
gptkbp:notableEvent	Accepted German surrender in the Netherlands
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Scheldt gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands gptkb:Operation_Veritable
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:Canadian_Artillery gptkb:Canadian_Engineers gptkb:3rd_Canadian_Infantry_Division gptkb:1st_Canadian_Infantry_Division gptkb:5th_Canadian_Armoured_Division gptkb:4th_Canadian_Armoured_Division gptkb:Canadian_Armoured_Corps gptkb:2nd_Canadian_Infantry_Division gptkb:1st_Canadian_Armoured_Brigade Canadian Signals
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:size	approximately 175,000 personnel
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Normandy_Campaign gptkb:Crossing_of_the_Rhine gptkb:Operation_Plunder
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6