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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeDuring
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1940
1945
present
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:North_Africa_Campaign
gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
gptkb:European_Theatre_of_World_War_II
gptkb:Operation_Tonga
gptkb:British_Special_Forces
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:NATO
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkb:Special_Air_Service
Airborne forces
Battle of the Bulge
Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
D-Day
Battle of Arnhem
Operation Dragoon
Operation Neptune
Operation Plunder
Operation Varsity
Operation Fustian
Operation Ladbroke
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:Arnhem
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gptkbp:colors
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Red and white
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Major_General_Roy_Urquhart
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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gptkb:British_Army_Air_Corps
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1942
1942-08-01
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:currentCommander
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gptkb:Brigadier_James_Martin
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
1945-11-30
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gptkbp:equipment
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gptkb:C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:Bristol_Blenheim
Horsa glider
Douglas_Dakota
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:North_Africa
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gptkbp:garrison
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Catterick Garrison
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Arnhem
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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Battle of Arnhem
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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D-Day operations
First British airborne division
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British 1st Airborne Division
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:Parachute_Regiment_badge
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gptkbp:motto
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Per Ardua ad Astra
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Red Devils
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:James_Hill
gptkb:Brian_Urquhart
gptkb:David_Stirling
gptkb:John_Frost
gptkb:Major_General_Roy_Urquhart
gptkb:John_Hackett
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Market Garden
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:reform
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1948
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gptkbp:role
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Airborne assault
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
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Airborne assault
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 10,000 personnel
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gptkbp:supportRole
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Airborne infantry
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gptkbp:symbol
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Parachute
Parachute insignia
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gptkbp:traditions
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Parachuting
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:RAF_Ringway
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gptkbp:type
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Airborne forces
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Parachute_Division
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Bosnia
Counter-terrorism operations
Joint exercises
Humanitarian missions
Peacekeeping missions
Post-war operations
Training missions
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