Slim

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Slim is the surname of Bill Slim, a prominent British field marshal who played a key leadership role in the Burma Campaign during World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Slim canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
awardReceived Distinguished Service Order ⓘ
Military Cross ⓘ
Order of the Bath ⓘ
Order of the Garter ⓘ
commanded Fourteenth Army ⓘ
I Burma Corps ⓘ
linked to: Burma Corps

XV Corps ⓘ
conflict Burma Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Burma campaign

World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
describedAs one of Britain’s most successful World War II generals ⓘ
ethnicGroup British ⓘ
familyName Slim ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
honorificTitle Viscount Slim ⓘ
linked to: 1st Viscount Slim
influenced post-war British military doctrine ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank Field Marshal ⓘ
nobleTitle 1st Viscount Slim ⓘ
notableFor leadership in the Burma Campaign during World War II ⓘ
reorganizing and revitalizing Allied forces in Burma ⓘ
notableWork Defeat Into Victory ⓘ
occupation military leader ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
partOf British Indian Army (as a commander in Burma) ⓘ
linked to: British Indian Army
positionHeld Chief of the Imperial General Staff ⓘ
Governor-General of Australia ⓘ
residence Australia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
serviceNumber British Army officer service (exact number not specified) ⓘ
strategy emphasis on morale, logistics, and jungle warfare training ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Gallipoli ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ

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

Bill Slim → familyName → Slim ⓘ
Bill Slim → familyName → Slim ⓘ
subject linked to: Slim