7th Armoured Division
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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.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 7th Armoured Division canonical | 21 |
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 |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1958 ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst |
German Afrika Korps
ⓘ
Italian Army in North Africa ⓘ North-West Europe campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Wehrmacht in Northwest Europe
|
| equipment |
Cromwell tanks
ⓘ
Cruiser tanks ⓘ Infantry tanks ⓘ M4 Sherman tank ⓘ
surface form:
Sherman tanks
|
| formed | 1938 ⓘ |
| garrison | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| motto | Desert Rats (informal) ⓘ |
| nickname | Desert Rats ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Advance into Germany
ⓘ
Battle for Caen ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Caen
Battle of Sidi Barrani ⓘ Battle of Villers-Bocage ⓘ Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form:
First Battle of El Alamein
Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of Sicily
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
Operation Bluecoat ⓘ Operation Compass ⓘ Operation Crusader ⓘ Operation Goodwood ⓘ Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form:
Second Battle of El Alamein
Siege of Tobruk ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Lieutenant-General William Gott
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign
North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
North African Campaign
North-West Europe campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Europe Campaign
North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Western Desert Campaign
|
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eighth Army
subject surface form:
XXX Corps
subject surface form:
Desert Rats
subject surface form:
Desert Rats
subject surface form:
Operation Battleaxe
subject surface form:
Michael O’Moore Creagh
subject surface form:
George Erskine
subject surface form:
George Erskine