French 2nd Armored Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/French_2nd_Armored_Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:British_Army gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Croix_de_la_Libération gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre_1939–1945
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Philippe_Leclerc_de_Hauteclocque
gptkbp:country	gptkb:France
gptkbp:disbanded	1946 1999
gptkbp:formed	1943
gptkbp:foughtIn	gptkb:Nazi_Germany gptkb:Vichy_France
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Versailles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	French 2nd Armored Division
gptkbp:insignia	Blue, white, and red triangle with a cross of Lorraine
gptkbp:motto	"De la Résistance à la Victoire"
gptkbp:nativeName	gptkb:2e_Division_Blindée
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Division_Leclerc
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Battle_of_Alsace gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy gptkb:Liberation_of_Paris gptkb:Invasion_of_Germany
gptkbp:notableEvent	Accepted surrender of German garrison in Paris Entered Paris on 24 August 1944
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Diego_Brosset gptkb:Jean_de_Guillebon gptkb:Joseph_de_Goislard_de_Monsabert gptkb:Paul_de_Langlade gptkb:Raymond_Dronne gptkb:Philippe_Leclerc_de_Hauteclocque
gptkbp:notableModel	gptkb:Jeep M4 Sherman tank Half-track M10 Wolverine tank destroyer
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Liberation_of_Strasbourg gptkb:Operation_Dragoon gptkb:Operation_Nordwind Capture of Berchtesgaden
gptkbp:parentOrganization	French Army of Liberation
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkbp:reformed	1970
gptkbp:size	gptkb:division
gptkbp:subsidiary	gptkb:Régiment_de_marche_du_Tchad 12e Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique 3e Régiment d'Artillerie Coloniale 501e Régiment de Chars de Combat
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:2nd_Armored_Brigade_(France)
gptkbp:type	Armored division
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Allied_liberation_of_France gptkb:Allied_liberation_of_Paris
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7