Jerboa badge
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The Jerboa badge is the distinctive desert-rat emblem famously associated with the British Army’s 7th Armoured Division during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jerboa badge canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
emblem
ⓘ
formation sign ⓘ military insignia ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Desert Rat badge
ⓘ
Desert Rats ⓘ
surface form:
Desert Rats emblem
|
| appliedOn |
signage
ⓘ
uniform sleeves ⓘ vehicles ⓘ |
| associatedWith | 7th Armoured Division ⓘ |
| associatedWithNickname | Desert Rats ⓘ |
| branch |
Royal Armoured Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
British Army armoured forces
|
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | jerboa ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic British Army formation sign ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | desert rodent ⓘ |
| notablePeriodOfUse | World War II era ⓘ |
| notableUser |
Bernard Montgomery
ⓘ
British Eighth Army units attached to 7th Armoured Division ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
agility
ⓘ
desert warfare ⓘ speed ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
North African Campaign
|
| usedAs |
morale symbol
ⓘ
unit identity marker ⓘ |
| usedBy |
7th Armoured Division
ⓘ
British Army ⓘ |
| wearerType | armoured troops ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.