51st (Highland) Division

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British Army division infantry division

The 51st (Highland) Division was a renowned infantry division of the British Army, famed for its Scottish Highland identity and distinguished service in both World Wars.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
51st (Highland) Division canonical	2
British 51st (Highland) Division	2
Highland Division	2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army division ⓘ infantry division ⓘ
allegiance	British Crown ⓘ
associatedWith	Territorial Army ⓘ
associatedWithRegion	Scottish Highlands ⓘ
battleHonour	Battle of Arras (1917) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Arras Battle of Arras (1917) ⓘ Battle of Cambrai ⓘ Battle of Cambrai ⓘ surface form: Battle of Cambrai (1917) Battle of the Rhine ⓘ Battle of the Somme ⓘ Battle of the Somme ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Somme (1916) Battle of Normandy ⓘ surface form: Normandy Campaign North African campaign ⓘ surface form: North African Campaign Operation Overlord ⓘ Battle of El Alamein ⓘ surface form: Second Battle of El Alamein Battle of El Alamein ⓘ surface form: Second Battle of El Alamein (1942) Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ surface form: Sicily Campaign
branch	British Army ⓘ
composedOf	Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) Cameron Highlanders ⓘ Gordon Highlanders ⓘ Seaforth Highlanders ⓘ
conflict	World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
era	20th century ⓘ
ethnicOrCulturalIdentity	Scottish Highland ⓘ
garrisonOrHeadquarters	Scottish Highlands ⓘ
hasReputation	highly regarded by Allied commanders ⓘ renowned for toughness in battle ⓘ
identity	Scottish formation within British Army ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
militaryRole	infantry ⓘ
nickname	51st (Highland) Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Highland Division
notableFor	distinguished service in World War I ⓘ distinguished service in World War II ⓘ high morale and fighting spirit ⓘ high proportion of Scottish units ⓘ service in North-West Europe in World War II ⓘ service on Western Front in World War I ⓘ strong Highland regimental traditions ⓘ
partOf	British Expeditionary Force ⓘ
raisedFrom	Territorial Force ⓘ
size	division ⓘ
tradition	Highland dress and insignia ⓘ
type	infantry ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Roy Urquhart → partOf → 51st (Highland) Division ⓘ

51st (Highland) Division → nickname → 51st (Highland) Division self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highland Division

British Expeditionary Force → component → 51st (Highland) Division ⓘ

subject surface form: British Expeditionary Force (World War II)

this entity surface form: British 51st (Highland) Division

Battle of Mareth Line → involvesUnit → 51st (Highland) Division ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of the Mareth Line

51st (Highland) Infantry Division → nickname → 51st (Highland) Division ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highland Division

Battle of Wadi Akarit → notableUnit → 51st (Highland) Division ⓘ

this entity surface form: British 51st (Highland) Division