South African 5th Brigade

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The South African 5th Brigade was a World War II infantry formation of the Union Defence Force that fought with the British Eighth Army in the North African campaign.

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South African 5th Brigade canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf South African Army formation
infantry brigade
military unit
alliance Allied Powers of World War I
surface form: Allied Powers
alliedWith British Eighth Army
branch South African Army
Union Defence Force
campaign North African campaign
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country Dominion of South Africa
surface form: Union of South Africa
engagedAgainst German Afrika Korps
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy)
surface form: Italian Army
equipmentType infantry weapons
garrisonCountry Dominion of South Africa
surface form: Union of South Africa
militaryRole infantry combat operations
notableEvent Battle of Sidi Rezegh
surface form: suffered heavy losses at Sidi Rezegh
operatedUnderCommandOf British Eighth Army
participatedIn Battle of Sidi Rezegh
Operation Crusader
North African campaign
surface form: Western Desert campaign
partOf 1st South African Division
surface form: 1st South African Infantry Division
regionOfOperations Egypt
Libya
role frontline infantry formation
size brigade
subordinateTo 1st South African Division
surface form: 1st South African Infantry Division

Union Defence Force
theatre North African campaign
timePeriod World War II
type infantry

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Sidi Rezegh associatedMilitaryUnit South African 5th Brigade
Battle of Sidi Rezegh involvedUnit South African 5th Brigade