Brigadier General John Frost

GPTKB entity

Properties (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Brigadier General
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Military Cross
gptkbp:birthDate 1912-12-21
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Wellington,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded 2nd Parachute Battalion
gptkbp:deathDate 2013-05-12
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:famousQuote "We are not going to surrender."
"We will hold this bridge."
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General John Frost
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Field_Marshal_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership during Operation Market Garden
gptkbp:legacy Military strategist
Subject of documentaries
Commemoration in military history
Inspiration for military literature
Hero of Arnhem
Symbol_of_British_airborne_forces
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Parachute_Regiment
Suez Crisis
Malayan Emergency
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname Johnny
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Arnhem
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Wellington,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:postWarCareer Author
Public speaker
Military advisor
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1930-1968
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Frost