British 30th Airborne Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring 1943
1945
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:battle Operation Market Garden
Operation Varsity
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1943-06-01
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1945-11-01
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Douglas_C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:Bristol_Blenheim
Horsa glider
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:England
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Aldershot
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 30th Airborne Division
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Parachute_Regiment_badge
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:North-West_Europe_Campaign
Battle of the Bulge
Operation Overlord
Battle of Arnhem
Operation Plunder
gptkbp:motto The_Sky's_the_Limit
gptkbp:nickname The Red Devils
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Major_General_John_Hackett
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:parent gptkb:British_1st_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:role Airborne operations
gptkbp:subordinateUnits 1st Parachute Brigade
2nd Parachute Brigade
3rd Parachute Brigade
gptkbp:successor 16 Air Assault Brigade
gptkbp:traditions Parachuting
gptkbp:type gptkb:Airborne_Division
gptkbp:unitHistory Commemorated in military history
Disbanded after the war
Involved in liberation of occupied territories
Legacy continued in modern airborne units
Participated in airborne assaults
Contributed_to_Allied_victory_in_Europe
Established_during_World_War_II