Allied airborne operations

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Allied_airborne_operations

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:conductedBy	gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:firstMajorOperation	gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkbp:hasUnit	paratroopers glider infantry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Allied airborne operations
gptkbp:involvedCountry	gptkb:Canada gptkb:France gptkb:Poland gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:largestOperation	gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:largestSingleDayOperation	gptkb:Operation_Varsity
gptkbp:legacy	influenced postwar airborne doctrine
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Sicily_landings gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy gptkb:Rhine_Crossing gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem gptkb:Southern_France_landings
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Operation_Varsity gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden gptkb:Operation_Dragoon gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:1st_Airborne_Division_(UK) gptkb:1st_Polish_Parachute_Brigade gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division gptkb:6th_Airborne_Division_(UK) gptkb:Canadian_1st_Parachute_Battalion French 2nd Parachute Chasseur Regiment Soviet 1st Airborne Corps
gptkbp:objective	support amphibious landings disrupt enemy communications seize key terrain
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:period	1943-1945
gptkbp:result	varied success
gptkbp:significance	pioneered large-scale airborne warfare
gptkbp:tactics	parachute drop glider landing air resupply
gptkbp:usedInAircraft	gptkb:Airspeed_Horsa_glider gptkb:Douglas_C-47_Skytrain gptkb:Waco_CG-4_glider
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Holland_1944
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7