179th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
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The 179th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery was a British Army artillery unit that served as a field regiment providing fire support within the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 179th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army unit
ⓘ
Royal Artillery regiment ⓘ artillery regiment ⓘ field regiment ⓘ |
| activeDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Wessex region
ⓘ
surface form:
Wessex
|
| branch |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Regiment of Artillery ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Artillery
|
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
field gun deployment
ⓘ
indirect fire ⓘ |
| militaryBranchRole | divisional artillery ⓘ |
| militaryFormationType | field regiment ⓘ |
| notableFunction | provided artillery support to infantry units of 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ |
| partOf | 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division ⓘ |
| role |
field artillery
ⓘ
fire support ⓘ |
| service | British Army ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
ⓘ
Royal Regiment of Artillery ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Artillery
|
| theatreOfOperations | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.