British 7th Armoured Division

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British Army formation armoured division

The British 7th Armoured Division, famously nicknamed the "Desert Rats," was a renowned armoured formation of the British Army that gained distinction for its pivotal role in the North African Campaign during World War II.

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Label Occurrences
7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) 4
British 7th Armoured Division canonical 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation ⓘ
armoured division ⓘ
allegiance Allies of World War II ⓘ
surface form: Allies
branch British Army ⓘ
component armoured brigades ⓘ
divisional artillery ⓘ
engineer units ⓘ
infantry brigades ⓘ
reconnaissance units ⓘ
conflict Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Italian Campaign

North African campaign ⓘ
surface form: North African Campaign

North-West Europe campaign ⓘ
surface form: Northwest Europe Campaign

World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War

North African campaign ⓘ
surface form: Western Desert Campaign
country United Kingdom ⓘ
engagement Battle of Villers-Bocage ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Normandy Campaign

Operation Compass ⓘ
Operation Crusader ⓘ
Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle of El Alamein

Tunisian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Tunisian Campaign

advance across the Rhine ⓘ
equipment armoured cars ⓘ
cruiser tanks ⓘ
infantry tanks ⓘ
self-propelled artillery ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
famousFor high mobility in desert operations ⓘ
pivotal role in North African victories ⓘ
formedAs Mobile Division (Egypt) ⓘ
insignia red jerboa on a white field ⓘ
militaryBranchType armoured ⓘ
nickname Desert Rats ⓘ
notableCommander Major-General George Erskine ⓘ
Major-General John Harding ⓘ
Major-General Sir Michael O’Moore Creagh ⓘ
notableFor mobile desert warfare ⓘ
use of cruiser tanks ⓘ
partOf British Eighth Army ⓘ
British Second Army ⓘ
role armoured warfare ⓘ
mechanized infantry support ⓘ
symbol Jerboa ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Italy ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
Northwest Europe ⓘ
type armoured formation ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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Battle of Sidi Barrani → involvedUnit → British 7th Armoured Division ⓘ
7th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom) → associatedWith → British 7th Armoured Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
Battle of Bir el Gubi (November 1941) → involvesMilitaryUnit → British 7th Armoured Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
Desert Rats → refersTo → British 7th Armoured Division ⓘ
Hafid Ridge → associatedWithUnit → British 7th Armoured Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
Operation Perch → involvesUnit → British 7th Armoured Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)