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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:API
gptkb:sports_event
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Army_Service_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Infantry_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Artillery
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Engineers
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gptkbp:combat_role
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Ground combat
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gptkbp:command_structure
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gptkb:1st_Canadian_Corps
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gptkbp:commander
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Major-General Harry Crerar
Major-General Charles Foulkes
Brigadier-General J. A. M. Mc Naughton
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Portrayed in films and literature
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
Northwest Europe
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:established
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1939
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Montreal,_Quebec
1939
1945
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gptkbp:historical_event
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Maintained by Library and Archives Canada
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gptkbp:historical_period
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Contributed to the liberation of Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Canadian 2nd Infantry Division
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gptkbp:insignia
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Distinctive unit insignia
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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1939
1945
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Various memorials in Canada and Europe
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced post-war Canadian military structure
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:Canadian_Army
Many recognized for bravery
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:Fortune_Favors_the_Brave
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Wretched Refuse
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Scheldt
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Netherlands
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhineland
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Canadian_Army
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gptkbp:recruitment
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primarily from Canada
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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Reintegration into peacetime military
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gptkbp:reunion
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Annual veterans reunions
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 15,000 personnel
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Key role in Allied operations
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gptkbp:successor
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Canadian 2nd Brigade Group
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gptkbp:supports
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Logistics and supply
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gptkbp:symbol
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gptkb:Canadian_Maple_Leaf
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gptkbp:tradition
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Military traditions and ceremonies
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Camp_Borden
Joint exercises with Allied forces
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gptkbp:uniform
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Red and white
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Odon
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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