British 1st Parachute Brigade

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_1st_Parachute_Brigade
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Arnhem
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Operation_Slapstick
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Husky
gptkbp:formed September 1941
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:RAF_Ringway
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 1st Parachute Brigade
gptkbp:motto Utrinque Paratus
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Red_Devils
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Brigadier_Edwin_Flavell
gptkb:Brigadier_Gerald_Lathbury
gptkb:Brigadier_Richard_Gale
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Geoffrey_Pine-Coffin
gptkb:John_Frost
gptkb:Frederick_Gough
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:British_Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:1st_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:role Paratrooper
gptkbp:size gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:type Airborne infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:8th_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6