2nd Parachute Brigade

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2nd_Parachute_Brigade
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod 1942–1948
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Athens
gptkb:Taranto
Greece 1944–45
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1948
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Operation_Slapstick
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Greek_Civil_War
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:formed 1942
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2nd Parachute Brigade
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Red_Devils
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Brigadier_Charles_Pritchard
gptkb:Brigadier_Ernest_Down
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:1st_Airborne_Division
Independent Brigade (from 1943)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:type Airborne infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1st_Airborne_Division_(UK)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6