General Officer Commanding 7th Armoured Division
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The General Officer Commanding 7th Armoured Division was the senior British Army commander in charge of the famed "Desert Rats" armoured formation during the North African campaigns of the Second World War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| General Officer Commanding, 7th Armoured Division | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Army appointment
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military position ⓘ |
| appointmentMadeBy | British Army high command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheatre |
Middle East theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
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Western Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British armoured warfare doctrine in WWII
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Desert Rats NERFINISHED ⓘ mobile desert warfare operations ⓘ |
| category | World War II British Army generals’ appointments ⓘ |
| commandedUnit | 7th Armoured Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandLevel | division ⓘ |
| commandResponsibility | armour, artillery, infantry, and support units within the division ⓘ |
| commandType | line command (as opposed to staff appointment) ⓘ |
| conflict |
North African Campaign
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World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctrineApplication | combined arms operations at divisional level ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | various locations in North Africa (during campaign) ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | GOC 7th Armoured Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInsigniaAssociation | red jerboa divisional sign ⓘ |
| hasTitleForm | General Officer Commanding, 7th Armoured Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | leadership of one of the most famous British armoured divisions of WWII ⓘ |
| languageOfDesignation | English ⓘ |
| militaryFormationType | armoured division ⓘ |
| militaryHierarchyLevel | general officer ⓘ |
| notableFor | command of the Desert Rats in North Africa ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | desert warfare ⓘ |
| organizationalContext | part of British armoured forces in WWII ⓘ |
| partOf | British Eighth Army (context-dependent during North African Campaign) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankRequired | major general (typically) ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
army commander (through corps HQ)
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corps commander (wartime British Army hierarchy) ⓘ |
| requires | extensive field command experience ⓘ |
| responsibility |
coordination with higher corps and army headquarters
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discipline and administration of divisional troops ⓘ operational command of 7th Armoured Division ⓘ planning and executing divisional operations ⓘ tactical employment of armoured and motorised units ⓘ |
| role |
armoured formation commander
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senior field commander ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| successorRole | post-war divisional commander of 7th Armoured Division (when active) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Second World War era ⓘ |
| tradition | Desert Rats jerboa insignia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCommand | combat formation command ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Gott
Major-General Sir Michael O’Moore Creagh
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positionHeld
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General Officer Commanding 7th Armoured Division
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subject surface form:
Michael O’Moore Creagh
subject surface form:
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
this entity surface form:
General Officer Commanding, 7th Armoured Division