11th Armoured Division

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The 11th Armoured Division was a British Army armoured formation that played a key role in the Northwest Europe campaign during World War II, particularly following the D-Day landings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation
armoured division
activeDuring 1941–1945
allegiance Allies
branch British Army
commander Major-General George Philip Bradley Roberts
Major-General Percy Hobart
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom
disbandedIn post-Second World War period
formedIn 1941
garrisonDuringWWII United Kingdom
insignia black bull on a yellow and red background
landedIn Normandy
nickname The Black Bull
notableEvent liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
linked to: BergenBelsen
notableFor key role in breakout from Normandy
rapid armoured advances in Northwest Europe
participatedIn Advance into Germany
Advance to the Seine
Battle of Normandy
Battle of the Bulge
Crossing of the Rhine
Falaise Pocket
Liberation of Antwerp
Northwest Europe campaign
Operation Bluecoat
Operation Epsom
Operation Goodwood
Operation Market Garden
partOf British Army
role armoured exploitation
breakthrough support
subordinateUnit 11th Armoured Divisional Artillery
11th Armoured Divisional Engineers
159th Infantry Brigade
29th Armoured Brigade
theatre Northwest Europe
tookPartIn D-Day campaign
linked to: Battle of Normandy
type armoured

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British XXX Corps subordinateUnit 11th Armoured Division
Bergen-Belsen liberationUnit 11th Armoured Division
subject linked to: BergenBelsen
British Second Army includedUnit 11th Armoured Division
XXX Corps notableUnit 11th Armoured Division
subject linked to: 30th Corps
11th Armoured Division subordinateUnit 11th Armoured Divisional Artillery
linked to: 11th Armoured Division
Operation Epsom involvedUnit 11th Armoured Division
The Black Bull refersTo 11th Armoured Division
The Black Bull usedBy 11th Armoured Division
The Black Bull symbolOf 11th Armoured Division
The Black Bull militaryUnit 11th Armoured Division
29th Armoured Brigade partOf 11th Armoured Division
159th Infantry Brigade partOf 11th Armoured Division
159th Infantry Brigade subordinateTo 11th Armoured Division
11th Armoured Divisional Engineers partOf 11th Armoured Division
Battle for Hill 112 involvedUnit 11th Armoured Division