9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/9th_(Eastern_and_Home_Counties)_Parachute_Battalion
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Parachute_Regiment
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1948
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:10th_Battalion,_Essex_Regiment
gptkbp:formedIn 1942
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Assault_on_Merville_Gun_Battery
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Tonga
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:3rd_Parachute_Brigade
gptkb:6th_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:type Airborne infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:3rd_Parachute_Brigade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6