gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeDuring
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gptkb:Iraq_War
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1980-2003
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Ba'ath_Party
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gptkbp:antiSubmarineWarfare
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restructured
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gptkbp:armament
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self-propelled artillery
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gptkbp:battle
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Battle of 73 Easting
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gptkbp:commander
|
General
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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gptkb:Iraqi_Armed_Forces
centralized
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Iraq
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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depicted in media
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gptkbp:defeated
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gptkb:U.S._Forces
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gptkbp:disbanded
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gptkb:Coalition_Forces
after 2003 invasion
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gptkbp:dissolved
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2003
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gptkbp:engagesIn
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gptkb:Gulf_War
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gptkbp:equipment
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T-72 tanks
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gptkbp:established
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1980s
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gptkbp:foughtAgainst
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gptkb:Kurdish_forces
gptkb:Iraqi_Army
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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limited
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gptkbp:headCoach
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General Kamel al-Samarraie
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gptkbp:headquarters
|
gptkb:Al-Rashid_Military_Complex
Baghdad
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gptkbp:historicalContext
|
post-Gulf_War_era
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
|
symbol of regime strength
key_role_in_Iraqi_military_history
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gptkbp:history
|
formed in 1969
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Republican Guard Mechanized Division
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gptkbp:intelligence
|
military intelligence
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gptkbp:internationalRelations
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limited foreign support
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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suppression of uprisings
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gptkbp:knownFor
|
heavy armor
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gptkbp:legacy
|
controversial
controversial military history
|
gptkbp:logistics
|
state-supported
well-supplied
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gptkbp:militaryRank
|
gptkb:Iraqi_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Iran-Iraq_War
Army
elite military units
asymmetric warfare
defensive operations
elite
urban warfare
defensive and offensive operations
various armored vehicles
mechanized infantry units
elite within the army
Soviet-style_warfare
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Republican_Guard
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gptkbp:notableFeature
|
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Saddam_Hussein
Saddam_Hussein's_relatives
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gptkbp:operationalArea
|
gptkb:Iraq
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gptkbp:operationalHistory
|
1980s to 2003
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gptkbp:operations
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ground warfare
counter-insurgency
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gptkbp:participatedIn
|
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
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gptkbp:partOf
|
gptkb:Republican_Guard
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gptkbp:politicalRole
|
enforcement of regime policies
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gptkbp:postalCode
|
remnants exist
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gptkbp:postRetirementCareer
|
dispersed forces
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
|
disbanded
disbanded but remnants active
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gptkbp:primaryMission
|
defend regime
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gptkbp:recruitment
|
voluntary and conscription
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gptkbp:reputation
|
loyal_to_Saddam_Hussein
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gptkbp:role
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elite forces
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gptkbp:size
|
large
division
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gptkbp:skills
|
tens of thousands
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
|
political loyalty
defense of regime stability
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gptkbp:successor
|
gptkb:Iraqi_Army
|
gptkbp:supportRole
|
gptkb:Iran-Iraq_War
multiple conflicts
frontline engagements
high during peak years
frontline_combat
|
gptkbp:symbol
|
eagle emblem
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gptkbp:tactics
|
combined arms
combined arms operations
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Soviet_Union
military academies
Soviet-style
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gptkbp:trainingExercises
|
joint exercises with other units
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gptkbp:type
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mechanized infantry
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gptkbp:uniform
|
green
distinctive
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gptkbp:vehicleClass
|
armored personnel carriers
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