Canadian 2nd Armoured Brigade

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkbp:archives Military archives
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Falaise
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Normandy
The Scheldt
gptkbp:collaboration Collaboration with American forces
Collaboration with British forces
gptkbp:commemoration Commemoration events
gptkbp:communication Military communications systems
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Cromwell_tank
Sherman tank
gptkbp:formed 1941
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:historical_significance Significant role in WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canadian 2nd Armoured Brigade
gptkbp:insignia Brigade badge
gptkbp:is_active_in 1941
1945
gptkbp:leadership Military leadership training
gptkbp:legacy Legacy in Canadian military history
gptkbp:logistics Military logistics support
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Perseverance
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Ghost_Brigade
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Brigadier_General_J._M._M._Mc_Naughton
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Scheldt
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhineland
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:publications Military history publications
gptkbp:reformed Post-war reorganization
gptkbp:role Armoured warfare
gptkbp:strategic_importance Strategic importance in Europe
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Canadian_4th_Armoured_Division
gptkbp:symbol Canadian flag
gptkbp:tradition Canadian military traditions
gptkbp:training Armoured warfare training
gptkbp:type gptkb:Brigade
gptkbp:veterans Veteran associations
gptkbp:website Canadian Army official site
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Bluecoat
gptkb:Operation_Avalanche
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4