The Red Eagle Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1st_Indian_Division
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Polish_1st_Army_Corps
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_2nd_Army
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Stanisław_Maczek
gptkbp:country gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:cultural_impact Films and documentaries
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:M4_Sherman_tanks
Mortars
Sten guns
Bren guns
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brest,_France
gptkbp:historical_event Archives in Poland
gptkbp:historical_period 1940s
gptkbp:historical_significance Contribution to the liberation of Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Red Eagle Division
gptkbp:influence Post-war Polish military structure
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Red_Eagle_insignia
gptkbp:is_active_in 1943
1945
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Annual remembrance events
Monuments in Poland
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:language gptkb:Polish
gptkbp:legacy Commemoration in Poland
gptkbp:military_branch Polish veterans organizations
gptkbp:motto For the Homeland
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Red_Eagle
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands
gptkb:Battle_of_Falaise
gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkbp:notable_for Advance into Germany
Liberation of concentration camps
Crossing the Seine River
gptkbp:notable_members Polish military leaders
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Polish_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:publishes Books on Polish military history
gptkbp:reform gptkb:1944
gptkbp:research Military historians
gptkbp:retirement_year Integration into Polish military history
gptkbp:role combat operations
gptkbp:size approximately 15,000 soldiers
gptkbp:strategic_importance Support Allied operations
gptkbp:successor gptkb:1st_Polish_Armored_Division
gptkbp:symbol Eagle emblem
gptkbp:training British military training
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:uniform Distinctive uniforms