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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Military Leader
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Order of the Bath
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gptkbp:birthDate
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August 6, 1891
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Elham
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:British_14th_Army
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gptkbp:deathDate
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December 14, 1970
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
"There is no such thing as a bad soldier, only a bad officer."
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:William_Joseph_Slim
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Joseph Slim
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gptkbp:influenced
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British_military_policy
Military_strategy_in_Southeast_Asia
Commonwealth_military_strategy
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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Post-war reconstruction efforts
Military education reforms
International military relations
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Leadership_in_World_War_II
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gptkbp:led_to
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gptkb:Allied_forces_in_Burma
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gptkbp:legacy
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Respected military strategist
Influence on post-war military doctrine
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:nickname
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Slim
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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Battle of Imphal
Battle of Kohima
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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14th Army
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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Kuala Lumpur
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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gptkb:Governor-General_of_Australia
Governor_of_Australia
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:General_Sir_John_Dill
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gptkbp:promotions
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Field Marshal in 1948
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:Field_Marshal
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
gptkb:Government_of_the_United_Kingdom
Military historians
Tactical innovations
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1910–1959
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gptkbp:spouse
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Lady Slim
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:General_Sir_John_Harding
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gptkbp:wrote
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Defeat into Victory
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