South African 5th Brigade

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South African Army formation infantry brigade military unit

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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Label	Occurrences
South African 5th Brigade canonical	2

Statements (30)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sidi Rezegh → associatedMilitaryUnit → South African 5th Brigade ⓘ

Battle of Sidi Rezegh → involvedUnit → South African 5th Brigade ⓘ