Machine Gun Corps (Battalion)
GPTKB entity
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
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| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:Royal_Fusiliers
gptkb:Machine_Gun_Corps_(Cavalry) gptkb:Royal_Engineers gptkb:Machine_Gun_Corps_(Heavy) gptkb:Machine_Gun_Corps_(Light) |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:British_Empire
|
| gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:World_War_I
|
| gptkbp:colors |
blue and white
|
| gptkbp:commander |
various
|
| gptkbp:decommissioningDate |
post-war reduction
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1922
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| gptkbp:equipment |
machine guns
|
| gptkbp:formed |
1915
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:London
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first dedicated machine gun unit
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
World War I era
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Machine Gun Corps (Battalion)
|
| gptkbp:insignia |
crossed machine guns
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
gptkb:Royal_Corps_of_Signals
|
| gptkbp:motto |
The Right of the Line
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
MGC
|
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Ypres
gptkb:Cambrai Somme Arras Passchendaele |
| gptkbp:operational_area |
gptkb:Western_Front
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| gptkbp:operationalRole |
defensive and offensive operations
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:British_Army
|
| gptkbp:recruitment |
volunteers
|
| gptkbp:role |
infantry support
|
| gptkbp:size |
battalion
|
| gptkbp:structureType |
gptkb:Royal_Artillery
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Royal_Armoured_Corps
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
intelligence gathering
logistics support force multiplication reconnaissance missions psychological operations trench warfare flanking maneuvers urban warfare combined arms operations supporting infantry defensive positions fire and maneuver reinforcement strategies night operations ambush strategies mobile warfare deception operations battlefield communication counter-battery fire suppressive fire interdiction artillery coordination concentration of fire covering fire |
| gptkbp:training |
machine gun tactics
|
| gptkbp:uniform |
khaki
|