Disambiguation evidence for British Expeditionary Force via surface form

"British Expeditionary Force (World War II)"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "British Expeditionary Force (World War II)".

Predicate Object
alliedWith Belgian Land Component
surface form: Belgian Army
alliedWith French Army
alsoKnownAs BEF
approximateStrength over 300,000 personnel at peak
branch land forces
category Allied expeditionary forces of World War II
commander Lord Gort
component 1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
surface form: British 1st Armoured Division
component 51st (Highland) Division
surface form: British 51st (Highland) Division
component I Corps (British Army)
component II Corps (British Army)
component III Corps (British Army)
conflict World War II
country United Kingdom
deployedTo Belgium
deployedTo France
doctrine interwar British Army doctrine
endTime 1940
engagedIn Battle of France
equipment British Expeditionary Force self-linksurface differs
surface form: British Expeditionary Force standard infantry equipment (1939–1940)
evacuatedFrom Dunkirk
evacuationOperation Operation Dynamo
garrisonLocation France (1939–1940)
governedBy War Office
surface form: War Office (United Kingdom)
historicalPredecessor British Expeditionary Force self-linksurface differs
surface form: British Expeditionary Force (World War I)
includedUnitType armoured units
includedUnitType artillery units
includedUnitType engineer units
includedUnitType infantry divisions
includedUnitType logistics and support units
instanceOf British Army formation
instanceOf field army
languageOfCommand English
mobilizedAfter United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany (1939)
notableEvent Battle of Dunkirk
surface form: Dunkirk evacuation
notableFor rapid retreat to the Channel coast in 1940
notableFor successful large-scale evacuation under enemy pressure
notableOutcome loss of most heavy equipment during Dunkirk evacuation
opposedBy German Army
partOf British Army
primaryMission support French and Belgian forces against Germany
rankOfCommander General
startTime 1939
strategicEffect preservation of core of British Army for future operations
supported Belgium
supported France
theatre Western Front
surface form: Western Front (World War II)
withdrawalCompleted June 1940

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Triples where some other subject referred to this entity as "British Expeditionary Force (World War II)".

British expeditionary forces notableDeployment
"British Expeditionary Force (World War II)"
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surface form: British Expeditionary Forces