New Zealand 21st Brigade

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1940-1945
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations
gptkbp:battle Battle of Monte Cassino
Second Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Crete
Battle of the Gothic Line
gptkbp:celebrates ANZAC Day
war_memorials_in_New_Zealand
gptkbp:collaborations worked_with_British_forces
worked_with_Commonwealth_forces
gptkbp:commandStructure part of 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1940
gptkbp:country gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced_New_Zealand's_military_history
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1945
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Italy
Middle_East
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M4_Sherman_tank
gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkb:M3_Stuart_tank
gptkb:Bren_gun
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Auckland
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_Allied_victories_in_North_Africa_and_Italy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New Zealand 21st Brigade
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:New_Zealand_Army_badge
gptkbp:legacy inspired_future_New_Zealand_military_units
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:New_Zealand_Army_veterans
gptkbp:motto In_Arduis_Fidelis
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Kiwi_Brigade
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Brigadier_J._A._M._McClymont
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:New_Zealand_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer participated in peacekeeping missions
gptkbp:recruitment volunteer soldiers
gptkbp:role infantry
gptkbp:size approximately 3,000 personnel
gptkbp:strategicGoals key_role_in_Mediterranean_campaigns
gptkbp:successor gptkb:New_Zealand_2nd_Division
gptkbp:supportRole extensive_combat_experience_in_WWII
gptkbp:symbol Kiwi bird
gptkbp:traditions military parades
gptkbp:training gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Kiwi_emblem
Brigade
gptkbp:unitHistory formed in 1940, disbanded in 1945