Second Canadian Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1914-1919
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:The_Royal_Highland_Fusiliers_of_Canada
gptkb:Princess_Patricia's_Canadian_Light_Infantry
gptkb:Canadian_Scottish_Regiment
gptkb:The_Queen's_Own_Cameron_Highlanders_of_Canada
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Regiment
gptkb:The_Toronto_Scottish_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Winnipeg_Rifles
gptkb:The_Black_Watch_(Royal_Highland_Regiment)_of_Canada
The Calgary Highlanders
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Canadian_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:alumni veterans_associations
gptkbp:awards Victoria_Cross_recipients
gptkbp:casualties over 30,000
gptkbp:celebrates memorials_in_Canada
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major-General_Richard_Turner
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1914
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired literature and film
gptkbp:deployedTo to_France_in_1915
gptkbp:disbanded 1919
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London,_Ontario
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed_to_Canadian_national_identity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Canadian Division
gptkbp:insignia divisional patch
gptkbp:legacy influenced_future_Canadian_military_structure
gptkbp:motto In Fide Vincimus
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Iron_Division
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Vimy Ridge
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:recruitment volunteer soldiers
gptkbp:role combat operations
gptkbp:size approximately 20,000 personnel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Canadian_Corps
gptkbp:supportRole frontline infantry
gptkbp:supports transport units
medical units
artillery regiments
engineer battalions
signals units
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Canadian_flag
gptkbp:training initially_in_Canada
later_in_the_UK
gptkbp:type infantry division
gptkbp:uniform Canadian_Army_uniform