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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1940-1945
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations
gptkb:NATO
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:British_Special_Forces
gptkb:British_airborne_forces
gptkb:Allied_airborne_operations
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:Arnhem
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Normandy
gptkb:Holland
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gptkbp:celebrates
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Airborne_memorials_in_the_UK
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Major_General_John_Hackett
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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gptkb:British_Army_Air_Corps
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:equipment
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Airborne weapons
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gptkbp:established
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1940
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Western_Europe
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gptkbp:firstGeneration
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Operation Varsity
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Aldershot
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gptkbp:historicalRole
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gptkb:Key_role_in_WWII_airborne_operations
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First British airborne division
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British 29th Airborne Division
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gptkbp:insignia
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Parachute badge
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced modern airborne operations
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Airborne forces veterans
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gptkbp:motto
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The_Sky's_the_Limit
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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:Brigadier_General_James_Hill
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Frost
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Hackett
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Smith
gptkb:Major_General_Roy_Urquhart
gptkb:Colonel_John_Hackett
gptkb:Major_Richard_A._Smith
gptkb:Captain_Eric_H._Smith
gptkb:Major_John_Howard
gptkb:Sergeant_Major_John_W._Smith
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:Parachute_Regiment
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gptkbp:role
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Airborne Assault
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gptkbp:skills
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approximately 10,000 personnel
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gptkbp:successor
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16 Air Assault Brigade
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gptkbp:training
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Parachute training
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Airborne_Division
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gptkbp:uniform
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Camouflage_pattern
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