1st South African Division

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South African Army formation infantry division military unit

The 1st South African Division was a World War II infantry division of the South African Army that fought with the British Eighth Army in the North African campaign.

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Label Occurrences
1st South African Infantry Division 3
1st South African Division canonical 2

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf South African Army formation ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
alliedWith British Army ⓘ
Eighth Army (United Kingdom) ⓘ
branch South African Army ⓘ
conflict North African campaign ⓘ
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 motorized infantry equipment ⓘ
forceType British Commonwealth forces ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth forces
formedIn World War II ⓘ
garrisonDuringWar Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Union of South Africa
nationality South African ⓘ
notableCommander Dan Pienaar ⓘ
George Brink ⓘ
notableFor service in the North African campaign ⓘ
operatedUnder British Eighth Army ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Gazala ⓘ
Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form: First Battle of El Alamein

Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle of El Alamein

Siege of Tobruk ⓘ
North African campaign ⓘ
surface form: Western Desert campaign
partOf South African Army ⓘ
role infantry warfare ⓘ
side Allies of World War II ⓘ
theaterOfOperations North Africa ⓘ
type infantry ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Operation Crusader → involvedUnit → 1st South African Division ⓘ
8th Army → includedFormation → 1st South African Division ⓘ
subject surface form: Eighth Army
Dan Pienaar → militaryUnit → 1st South African Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st South African Infantry Division
South African 5th Brigade → partOf → 1st South African Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st South African Infantry Division
South African 5th Brigade → subordinateTo → 1st South African Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1st South African Infantry Division