1st Airborne Division

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Arnhem
gptkbp:combat_role Light infantry
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:British_Army_Air_Corps
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brigadier_James_Martin
gptkbp:current_status active
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:equipment various airborne weapons
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1940
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Colchester
gptkbp:has_ability airborne assaults
gptkbp:has_units Parachute wings
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Andover,_England
Marlborough Lines, Andover
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Airborne Division
gptkbp:insignia Parachute badge
gptkbp:leadership British Army leadership
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Army
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Per_Ardua_ad_Astra
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Red_Devils
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:operational_history multiple deployments
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:1st_Parachute_Brigade
gptkbp:recruitment voluntary
gptkbp:role Airborne operations
gptkbp:size approximately 3,000 personnel
gptkbp:symbol Red beret
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Regiment
gptkbp:training Parachute training
gptkbp:training_programs gptkb:RAF_Brize_Norton
gptkbp:type gptkb:Airborne_forces
gptkbp:unit_history over 80 years
gptkbp:unit_type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:website www.army.mod.uk/airborne
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Major_General_Richard_Gale
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4