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7th Armoured Division

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British Army armoured division

The 7th Armoured Division, famously nicknamed the "Desert Rats," was a British Army armoured formation renowned for its pivotal role in North African campaigns during the Second World War.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army armoured division →
awardedHonor	battle honours in Italy → battle honours in North Africa → battle honours in Northwest Europe →
conflict	Second World War →
country	United Kingdom →
disbanded	1958 →
engagedAgainst	German Afrika Korps → Italian Army in North Africa → Wehrmacht in Northwest Europe →
equipment	Cromwell tanks → Cruiser tanks → Infantry tanks → Sherman tanks →
formed	1938 →
garrison	United Kingdom →
militaryBranch	British Army →
motto	Desert Rats (informal) →
nickname	Desert Rats →
notableBattle	Advance into Germany → Battle of Caen → Battle of Sidi Barrani → Battle of Villers-Bocage → First Battle of El Alamein → Invasion of Sicily → Normandy landings → Operation Bluecoat → Operation Compass → Operation Crusader → Operation Goodwood → Second Battle of El Alamein → Siege of Tobruk →
notableCommander	Lieutenant-General Sir William Gott → Major-General George Erskine → Major-General John Harding → Major-General Sir Michael O’Moore Creagh →
notableFor	continuous service from early to late stages of the Second World War → high mobility in desert warfare → pivotal role in British victories in North Africa →
partOf	British Eighth Army → British Second Army →
role	armoured warfare → mechanized infantry support →
symbol	Jerboa badge →
theatreOfOperations	Italian Campaign → North African Campaign → Northwest Europe Campaign → Western Desert Campaign →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sidi Rezegh →	associatedMilitaryUnit
British X Corps →	componentUnit
Eighth Army →	includedFormation
British Second Army →	includedUnit
Operation Crusader →	involvedUnit
XXX Corps →	notableUnit