South African 5th Brigade

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The South African 5th Brigade was a World War II infantry formation of the Union Defence Force that fought with the British Eighth Army in the North African campaign.

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Label Occurrences
South African 5th Brigade canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf South African Army formation ⓘ
infantry brigade ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
alliance Allied Powers ⓘ
alliedWith British Eighth Army ⓘ
branch South African Army ⓘ
Union Defence Force ⓘ
campaign North African campaign ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country Union of South Africa ⓘ
engagedAgainst German Afrika Korps ⓘ
Italian Army ⓘ
equipmentType infantry weapons ⓘ
garrisonCountry Union of South Africa ⓘ
militaryRole infantry combat operations ⓘ
notableEvent suffered heavy losses at Sidi Rezegh ⓘ
operatedUnderCommandOf British Eighth Army ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Sidi Rezegh ⓘ
Operation Crusader ⓘ
Western Desert campaign ⓘ
partOf 1st South African Infantry Division ⓘ
regionOfOperations Egypt ⓘ
Libya ⓘ
role frontline infantry formation ⓘ
size brigade ⓘ
subordinateTo 1st South African Infantry Division ⓘ
Union Defence Force ⓘ
theatre North African campaign ⓘ
timePeriod World War II ⓘ
type infantry ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sidi Rezegh → associatedMilitaryUnit → South African 5th Brigade ⓘ
Battle of Sidi Rezegh → involvedUnit → South African 5th Brigade ⓘ