11th Armoured Division

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British Army formation armoured division

The 11th Armoured Division was a British Army armoured formation that played a key role in the Northwest Europe campaign during World War II, particularly following the D-Day landings.

Aliases (1)

11th Armoured Divisional Artillery ×1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army formation → armoured division →
activeDuring	1941–1945 →
allegiance	Allies →
branch	British Army →
commander	Major-General George Philip Bradley Roberts → Major-General Percy Hobart →
conflict	Second World War →
country	United Kingdom →
disbandedIn	post-Second World War period →
formedIn	1941 →
garrisonDuringWWII	United Kingdom →
insignia	black bull on a yellow and red background →
landedIn	Normandy →
nickname	The Black Bull →
notableEvent	liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp →
notableFor	key role in breakout from Normandy → rapid armoured advances in Northwest Europe →
participatedIn	Advance into Germany → Advance to the Seine → Battle of Normandy → Battle of the Bulge → Crossing of the Rhine → Falaise Pocket → Liberation of Antwerp → Northwest Europe campaign → Operation Bluecoat → Operation Epsom → Operation Goodwood → Operation Market Garden →
partOf	British Army →
role	armoured exploitation → breakthrough support →
subordinateUnit	11th Armoured Divisional Artillery → 11th Armoured Divisional Engineers → 159th Infantry Brigade → 29th Armoured Brigade →
theatre	Northwest Europe →
tookPartIn	D-Day campaign →
type	armoured →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
11th Armoured Division ("11th Armoured Divisional Artillery") → British XXX Corps →	subordinateUnit
British Second Army →	includedUnit
Operation Epsom →	involvedUnit
Bergen-Belsen →	liberationUnit
XXX Corps →	notableUnit