27th Armoured Brigade
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The 27th Armoured Brigade was a British Army tank formation that played a key role in the D-Day landings and early stages of the Normandy campaign during World War II.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Army formation
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World War II military unit → armoured brigade → |
| alliance |
Allies
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| associatedEvent |
6 June 1944 landings in Normandy
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| beachSectorSupported |
Gold Beach
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Juno Beach → Sword Beach → |
| branch |
British Army
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| campaign |
Normandy campaign
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| conflict |
Second World War
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| equipment |
Churchill tanks
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Sherman tanks → specialised assault tanks → |
| equipmentType |
tanks
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| forceType |
armoured formation
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| garrisonCountry |
United Kingdom
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| geographicFocus |
Normandy, France
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| historicalSignificance |
contributed to securing Allied beachheads in Normandy
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| militaryBranch |
Royal Armoured Corps
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| militaryBranchType |
armoured
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| notableEngagementRole |
breakthrough and close-support armour
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| notableFor |
providing close tank support to infantry units
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supporting initial Allied landings in Normandy → |
| notableOperation |
Battle of Normandy
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Normandy landings → |
| notableTheatre |
Western Front in Europe
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| operationalStatus |
disbanded
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| participatedIn |
D-Day landings
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Operation Neptune → Operation Overlord → |
| partOf |
British Army Armoured Forces
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| roleInDDay |
tank support on British beaches
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| roleInOperationOverlord |
armoured support for assault infantry
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| scale |
brigade
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| service |
British Army in World War II
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| specialRole |
armoured assault support
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| supportedForces |
British infantry divisions
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Canadian infantry units → |
| theatre |
Northwest Europe
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| timePeriod |
20th century
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| type |
armoured brigade
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| war |
World War II
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Sword Beach
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supportingUnit |