Tank Corps

GPTKB entity

Properties (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Armoured_Corps
gptkbp:associated_with armored regiments
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
Battle of Cambrai
gptkbp:colors Royal_Blue_and_Red
gptkbp:commander Major_General_John_Frederick_Charles_Fuller
gptkbp:disbanded 1993
gptkbp:equipment tanks
gptkbp:formed 1917
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Wellington_Barracks
Bovington_Camp
gptkbp:historical_significance first dedicated tank unit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tank Corps
gptkbp:insignia Tank badge
gptkbp:motto The_Tank_Corps
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Richard_O'Connor
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Monash
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Hackett
Brigadier_General_John_W._M._McCudden
Lieutenant_Colonel_George_Macdonell
Lieutenant_Colonel_John_W._M._McCudden
Major_General_Sir_John_W._M._McCudden
Major_General_Sir_Percy_Hobart
gptkbp:operationalHistory over 100 years
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:recruitment voluntary
gptkbp:role armored warfare
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:symbol tank silhouette
gptkbp:traditions tank warfare
gptkbp:training armored vehicle operation