|
gptkbp:instanceOf
|
military unit
|
|
gptkbp:activeYears
|
1942-1948
|
|
gptkbp:associatedWith
|
gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
gptkb:British_Special_Forces
gptkb:NATO
|
|
gptkbp:commandStructure
|
gptkb:British_Army_Air_Corps
|
|
gptkbp:commissioningDate
|
1942-02-01
|
|
gptkbp:disbanded
|
1948
|
|
gptkbp:equipment
|
gptkb:Lee-Enfield_Rifle
gptkb:Bren_Gun
gptkb:Sten_Gun
Mortars
|
|
gptkbp:filmography
|
gptkb:Western_Europe
|
|
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer
|
gptkb:Major_General_John_Hackett
gptkb:Major_General_John_W._W._H._Houghton
|
|
gptkbp:garrison
|
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
|
gptkbp:headquarters
|
gptkb:Aldershot
|
|
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
|
First British airborne division
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
British 31st Airborne Division
|
|
gptkbp:insignia
|
gptkb:Parachute_Regiment_Badge
|
|
gptkbp:legacy
|
Influenced modern airborne units
|
|
gptkbp:motto
|
The_Sky's_the_Limit
|
|
gptkbp:nickname
|
The Red Devils
|
|
gptkbp:notable_member
|
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_J._A._M._H._H._Houghton
gptkb:Major_General_John_Hackett
gptkb:Colonel_J._A._M._H._H._Houghton
gptkb:Major_General_J._A._M._H._H._Houghton
gptkb:Brigadier_J._A._M._H._H._Houghton
|
|
gptkbp:notableOperations
|
Operation Market Garden
Operation Varsity
|
|
gptkbp:partOf
|
gptkb:British_Army
|
|
gptkbp:role
|
Airborne operations
|
|
gptkbp:successor
|
16 Air Assault Brigade
|
|
gptkbp:training
|
Parachute training
|
|
gptkbp:type
|
gptkb:Airborne_Division
|