British 45th Airborne Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring 1943
1945
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:alumni Annual reunions
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:branch Army
gptkbp:celebrates Polar_Bear_memorials
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_John_Hackett
gptkbp:commandStructure Allied Forces
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:Germany
1945
gptkbp:equipment Paratrooper gear
gptkbp:established 1943
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:England
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Aldershot
gptkbp:historicalRecords War diaries
gptkbp:historicalRole Paratrooper operations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 45th Airborne Division
gptkbp:insignia Polar_Bear_emblem
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_modern_Airborne_units
gptkbp:militaryRank Battle Honours
Polar_Bear_veterans
gptkbp:motto The Best
gptkbp:nickname The Polar Bears
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Brigadier_General_James_Hill
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Frost
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Hackett
gptkb:Major_General_Roy_Urquhart
gptkb:Major_General_John_Hackett
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Market Garden
Operation Varsity
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:45th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:role Airborne Operations
gptkbp:size Division
gptkbp:successor No direct successor
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Arnhem
gptkb:Rhine_Crossing
D-Day
gptkbp:traditions Airborne traditions
gptkbp:training Jump School
gptkbp:type gptkb:Airborne_Division
gptkbp:uniform Camouflage
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Airborne_Infantry