Major General Sir Percy Hobart

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkbp:awarded_by gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:birth_date 1885-04-15
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Bristol,_England
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Bitton
gptkbp:category gptkb:KBE
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_8th_Army
gptkb:British_79th_Armoured_Division
gptkbp:contribution Innovations in armored warfare
gptkbp:death_date 1977-01-12
gptkbp:developed_by Specialized tanks
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Sir Percy Hobart
gptkbp:influenced Tank design and tactics
gptkbp:influenced_by World War I tactics
gptkbp:inspired Post-war tank development
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Seine
gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Battle_of_Caen
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhine
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Scheldt
gptkb:Operation_Bluecoat
gptkb:Operation_Goodwood
gptkb:Battle_of_Antwerp
gptkb:Operation_Epsom
gptkb:Battle_of_Falaise_Gap
gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkbp:is_recognized_for Innovative military strategies
gptkbp:known_for Development of tank warfare
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering armored warfare tactics
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Hobart's_Funnies
gptkbp:notable_for 30th Army Tank Brigade
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Bristol,_England
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:North_Africa_Campaign
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 1904-1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Hobart
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_tank_corps
gptkb:ambush_at_Villers-Bocage
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6