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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeDuring
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith
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gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
gptkb:New_Zealand_Division
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:New_Zealand_Army_Corps
gptkb:New_Zealand_Expeditionary_Force
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gptkbp:awards
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Battle Honours
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gptkbp:celebrates
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veterans organizations
memorials_in_New_Zealand
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagesIn
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gptkb:Italian_Campaign
Second Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Crete
Battle of Cassino
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gptkbp:formed
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1940
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:New_Zealand
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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New_Zealand_military_history
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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contribution_to_Allied_victory
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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New Zealand 8th Brigade
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gptkbp:knownFor
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mountain warfare
urban combat
infantry operations
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspiration for future units
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gptkbp:motto
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“In Arduis Fidelis”
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Brigadier_George_Clifton
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gptkbp:operationalRole
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infantry brigade
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:participatedIn
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gptkb:Operation_Crusader
Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
D-Day landings
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:New_Zealand_Army
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gptkbp:reform
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1943
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 3,000 personnel
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gptkbp:supportedBy
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gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Artillery
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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light infantry
artillery support
special forces
airborne infantry
mechanized infantry
motorized infantry
reconnaissance unit
combat support unit
armored infantry
combat service support unit
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