British 1st Airborne Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_1st_Airborne_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:North_Africa_Campaign
gptkb:Operation_Tonga
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkb:Operation_Varsity
gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Arnhem
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_Roy_Urquhart
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1948
gptkbp:formation_date 1942-08-01
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Arnhem
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 1st Airborne Division
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Parachute_Regiment_badge
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:1940
1945
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Per_Ardua_ad_Astra
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Red_Devils
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:role Airborne operations
gptkbp:size Approximately 10,000 personnel
gptkbp:type gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhine
gptkb:Operation_Goodwood
gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkb:Operation_Avalanche
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4