11th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
The 11th Armoured Division, also known as The Black Bull, was an armoured division of the British Army which was created in March 1941 during the Second World War. The division was formed in response to the unanticipated success of the German panzer divisions. The 11th Armoured was responsible for several major victories in the Battle of Normandy from in the summer of 1944, shortly after the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944, and it participated in the rapid advance across France, Belgium, and the Netherlands and, later, the Rhine crossing in March 1945, and later invaded Germany. It was disbanded in January 1946 and reformed towards the end of 1950. In 1956, it was converted into the 4th Infantry Division.
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11th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
The 11th Armoured Division, also known as The Black Bull, was an armoured division of the British Army which was created in March 1941 during the Second World War. The division was formed in response to the unanticipated success of the German panzer divisions. The 11th Armoured was responsible for several major victories in the Battle of Normandy from in the summer of 1944, shortly after the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944, and it participated in the rapid advance across France, Belgium, and the Netherlands and, later, the Rhine crossing in March 1945, and later invaded Germany. It was disbanded in January 1946 and reformed towards the end of 1950. In 1956, it was converted into the 4th Infantry Division.
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De Britse 11e Pantserdivisie ( ...... ijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
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L'11th Armoured Division (11ª ...... ia durante gli anni cinquanta.
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La 11e division blindée britan ...... Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers.
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The 11th Armoured Division, al ...... nto the 4th Infantry Division.
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第11装甲师,也就是被英国人所俗称的黑公牛师(The Bla ...... 为第4步兵师(4th Infantry Division)。
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343 tanksref|63 light tanks, 2 ...... ions of World War II.|group=nb
Division, 14,964 men
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De Britse 11e Pantserdivisie ( ...... ijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
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L'11th Armoured Division (11ª ...... ia durante gli anni cinquanta.
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La 11e division blindée britan ...... Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers.
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The 11th Armoured Division, al ...... nto the 4th Infantry Division.
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第11装甲师,也就是被英国人所俗称的黑公牛师(The Bla ...... 为第4步兵师(4th Infantry Division)。
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11e Pantserdivisie
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11e division blindée (Royaume-Uni)
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11th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
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11th Armoured Division
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英國陸軍第11裝甲師
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11th Armoured Division
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The Black Bull
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