Eighth Army (United Kingdom)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Eighth_Army_(United_Kingdom)

GPTKB entity

Statements (120)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:activePeriod	1941–1945
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:composedOf	gptkb:Allied_forces gptkb:British_forces Commonwealth forces
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:engagedIn	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:formed	September 1941
gptkbp:garrison	Cairo (initially)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Eighth Army (United Kingdom)
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Desert_Rats
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Tunisian_Campaign gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala gptkb:Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Alan_Cunningham gptkb:Neil_Ritchie gptkb:Richard_O'Connor Bernard Montgomery Claude Auchinleck
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:South_African_Army gptkb:Free_French_Brigade gptkb:1st_Infantry_Division gptkb:Canadian_Army gptkb:Royal_Army_Chaplains'_Department gptkb:Royal_Army_Dental_Corps gptkb:Royal_Army_Medical_Corps gptkb:Royal_Army_Veterinary_Corps gptkb:Royal_Artillery gptkb:Royal_Electrical_and_Mechanical_Engineers gptkb:Royal_Engineers gptkb:Royal_Military_Police gptkb:6th_Armoured_Division gptkb:Auxiliary_Territorial_Service gptkb:Free_French_Forces gptkb:Greek_Army gptkb:Polish_Armed_Forces_in_the_West gptkb:21st_Army_Group gptkb:51st_(Highland)_Infantry_Division gptkb:10th_Corps gptkb:Jewish_Brigade gptkb:Polish_II_Corps gptkb:5th_Infantry_Division gptkb:Palestine_Regiment gptkb:13th_Corps gptkb:1st_Canadian_Infantry_Division gptkb:3rd_Infantry_Brigade gptkb:Royal_Armoured_Corps gptkb:Royal_Army_Ordnance_Corps gptkb:Royal_Pioneer_Corps gptkb:Women's_Royal_Army_Corps gptkb:5th_Corps gptkb:Royal_Army_Service_Corps gptkb:Royal_Signals gptkb:Czechoslovak_Army gptkb:9th_Armoured_Brigade gptkb:56th_(London)_Infantry_Division gptkb:1st_Armoured_Division gptkb:1st_South_African_Division gptkb:2nd_Armoured_Brigade gptkb:2nd_New_Zealand_Division gptkb:4th_Indian_Division gptkb:7th_Armoured_Division gptkb:50th_(Northumbrian)_Infantry_Division gptkb:1st_Parachute_Brigade gptkb:2nd_Parachute_Brigade gptkb:8th_Indian_Infantry_Division gptkb:23rd_Armoured_Brigade gptkb:10th_Armoured_Division gptkb:1st_Army_Group_Royal_Artillery gptkb:2nd_Army_Group_Royal_Artillery gptkb:30th_Corps gptkb:Basuto_Company gptkb:Bechuanaland_Protectorate_Forces gptkb:Beninese_Forces gptkb:Burkinabe_Forces gptkb:Cameroonian_Forces gptkb:East_African_Forces gptkb:Gambian_Forces gptkb:Ghanaian_Forces gptkb:Greek_Brigade gptkb:Guinean_Forces gptkb:Ivory_Coast_Forces gptkb:Kenyan_Forces gptkb:Liberian_Forces gptkb:Malagasy_Forces gptkb:Malawi_Forces gptkb:Malian_Forces gptkb:Mauritian_Forces gptkb:Nigerian_Forces gptkb:Rhodesian_Forces gptkb:Senegalese_Forces gptkb:Seychelles_Forces gptkb:Sierra_Leonean_Forces gptkb:Somali_Company gptkb:Sudanese_Forces gptkb:Swazi_Company gptkb:Tanzanian_Forces gptkb:Togolese_Forces gptkb:Ugandan_Forces gptkb:West_African_Forces gptkb:Zambian_Forces gptkb:78th_Infantry_Division Indian Army New Zealand Army Royal Army Pay Corps
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Allied_forces gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:British_Army_of_the_Rhine
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations	gptkb:Italy gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:South_African_1st_Infantry_Division gptkb:6th_South_African_Armoured_Division gptkb:Battle_of_Sangro gptkb:Battle_of_Mareth_Line gptkb:Battle_of_Enfidaville gptkb:Battle_of_Tebaga_Gap
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7