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