6th Airborne Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/6th_Airborne_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:British_Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Arnhem
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Normandy
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_Richard_Gale
gptkbp:disbanded 1945-11-30
gptkbp:equipment Glider
Paratrooper
gptkbp:formation_date 1943-06-01
gptkbp:garrison Aldershot
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 6th Airborne Division
gptkbp:is_active_in 1943
1945
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Per_Ardua_ad_Astra
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Red_Devils
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Tonga
gptkb:Operation_Varsity
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:size approximately 10,000 personnel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:16_Air_Assault_Brigade
gptkbp:type gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Major_John_Howard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5