Indian 8th Infantry Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Indian_8th_Infantry_Division
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awardedBy numerous battle honors in Italy
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:21st_Indian_Infantry_Brigade
17th Indian Infantry Brigade
19th Indian Infantry Brigade
8th Indian Divisional Artillery
8th Indian Divisional Engineers
8th Indian Divisional Signals
gptkbp:country gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:disbanded 1947
gptkbp:formed September 1940
gptkbp:garrison Iraq (initially)
Italy (later)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indian 8th Infantry Division
gptkbp:motto Red Eagle Soars
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Red_Eagle_Division
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Senio
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Sangro
gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Major-General_Donald_Butterworth
Major-General Charles Harvey
Major-General Dudley Russell
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Anglo-Soviet_invasion_of_Iran
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Iraq_Campaign
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
gptkb:Allied_Armies_in_Italy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Sangro
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7