1st Canadian Parachute Battalion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1st_Canadian_Parachute_Battalion
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1945
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1942
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Battle_Honour:_Ardennes
gptkb:Battle_Honour:_Normandy_Landing
gptkb:Battle_Honour:_North-West_Europe_1944–1945
gptkb:Battle_Honour:_Rhine
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Jeff_Nicklin
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:disbanded September 1945
gptkbp:formedIn gptkb:Fort_Benning,_Georgia,_USA
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Camp_Shilo,_Manitoba
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Ready
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Red_Devils
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Varsity
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Charles_Forbes_Galbraith
gptkb:Jeff_Nicklin
gptkb:John_Frost
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:1st_Canadian_Parachute_Brigade
gptkb:6th_Airborne_Division_(British_Army)
gptkbp:role airborne infantry
gptkbp:size gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4