British 49th Airborne Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_49th_Airborne_Division
GPTKB entity
Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Army_Air_Corps
gptkb:Special_Air_Service
gptkb:Parachute_Regiment
gptkbp:alumni Annual gatherings
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_airborne_forces
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Arnhem
gptkb:Normandy
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Airborne_Forces
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:British_Army
1950
gptkbp:equipment Paratrooper gear
gptkbp:established gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:formed 1947
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Aldershot
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Aldershot
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Cold_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 49th Airborne Division
gptkbp:insignia Polar_Bear_emblem
gptkbp:militaryRank Polar_Bear_Association
gptkbp:motto The Few
gptkbp:nickname The Polar Bears
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Market Garden
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:reform 1950s
gptkbp:role Airborne operations
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Kosovo
gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Bosnia
Suez Crisis
Malayan Emergency
Borneo Confrontation
gptkbp:successor 16 Air Assault Brigade
gptkbp:traditions gptkb:Parachute_Regiment
gptkbp:type gptkb:Airborne_Division