British 1st Airlanding Brigade

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_1st_Airlanding_Brigade
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod 1941–1945
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brigadier_Philip_Hicks
gptkb:Brigadier_George_Hopkinson
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Glider_Pilot_Regiment
gptkb:2nd_Battalion,_South_Staffordshire_Regiment
gptkb:1st_Battalion,_Border_Regiment
gptkb:7th_Battalion,_King's_Own_Scottish_Borderers
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 1st Airlanding Brigade
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Red_Devils
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:notableFor glider-borne infantry operations
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:1st_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:role airborne operations
gptkbp:type airlanding infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Ladbroke
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6