General Officer Commanding, 8th Armoured Division
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The General Officer Commanding, 8th Armoured Division was the senior British Army officer responsible for leading and overseeing the operations, training, and administration of the 8th Armoured Division.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Officer Commanding, 8th Armoured Division canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army command appointment
ⓘ
military position ⓘ |
| appliesTo | 8th Armoured Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
armoured warfare operations
ⓘ
mechanized forces ⓘ |
| commandedFormationType | armoured division ⓘ |
| commandLevel | division ⓘ |
| commandStructure | divisional level ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty |
coordinating with adjacent formations
ⓘ
ensuring combat readiness of the division ⓘ implementing orders from higher command ⓘ overseeing divisional logistics at command level ⓘ planning divisional operations ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeControlOver |
divisional training schedules
ⓘ
personnel management policies in 8th Armoured Division ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
brigades of 8th Armoured Division
ⓘ
support units of 8th Armoured Division ⓘ |
| hasOperationalControlOver |
combat operations of 8th Armoured Division
ⓘ
deployment of divisional units ⓘ |
| hasRank | major general ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
allocation of divisional resources
ⓘ
coordination of divisional staff ⓘ discipline within 8th Armoured Division ⓘ implementation of training policy in 8th Armoured Division ⓘ morale of troops in 8th Armoured Division ⓘ |
| hasTitleAbbreviation | GOC 8th Armoured Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStyleOf | General Officer Commanding positions in British Army ⓘ |
| operatesWithin | British Army doctrine ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | British Army general officer ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
corps commander
ⓘ
higher army headquarters ⓘ |
| requiresRankAtLeast | brigadier or equivalent prior to appointment ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of 8th Armoured Division
ⓘ
operational command of 8th Armoured Division ⓘ training of 8th Armoured Division ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
experienced in armoured warfare
ⓘ
senior career officer ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| sharesCharacteristicsWith | other British divisional commanders ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century British Army organization ⓘ |
| typicalStaff |
divisional armoured brigade commanders
ⓘ
divisional artillery commander ⓘ divisional chief of staff ⓘ |
| usedIn | wartime organization of British Army armoured divisions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton