British 26th Airborne Division

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1948
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Artillery
gptkb:Royal_Army_Service_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkb:Royal_Signals
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
Operation Market Garden
Operation Varsity
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:cultural_heritage British_military_history
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1948
gptkbp:disbanded 1948
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkb:Bren_gun
gptkb:Sten_gun
Mortars
Anti-tank weapons
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Aldershot
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First British airborne division
Innovations in airborne tactics
Contributions_to_World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 26th Airborne Division
gptkbp:insignia Parachute badge
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Airborne warfare tactics
Paratrooper training programs
Military parachuting techniques
Joint_operations_with_NATO
Special_Forces_development
gptkbp:motto The_Sky's_the_Limit
gptkbp:nickname The Red Devils
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Major_General_John_Hackett
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Cold_War
Post-war operations
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:role airborne operations
gptkbp:successor 16 Air Assault Brigade
gptkbp:symbol Parachute
gptkbp:traditions gptkb:Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:training Parachute training
gptkbp:type gptkb:Airborne_Division