1st Independent Parachute Brigade

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1st_Independent_Parachute_Brigade
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Polish_government-in-exile
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Stanisław_Sosabowski
gptkbp:country gptkb:Poland
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Virtuti_Militari
gptkbp:disbanded 1947
gptkbp:formed September 1941
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Stanisław_Sosabowski
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Scotland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Independent Parachute Brigade
gptkbp:motto Najkrótszą drogą (The shortest way)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Sosabowski's_Brigade
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Stanisław_Sosabowski
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Polish_Armed_Forces_in_the_West
gptkbp:size brigade
gptkbp:type parachute infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Polish_Armed_Forces_in_the_West
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6