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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeDuring
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1940
1945
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:British_Special_Forces
Allied Forces
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:Arnhem
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Normandy
D-Day
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gptkbp:celebrates
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War_memorials_in_the_UK
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gptkbp:commander
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Major General
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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gptkb:British_Army_Air_Corps
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1940-06-01
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945-11-01
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gptkbp:engagesIn
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:equipment
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Weapons
Transport aircraft
Paratrooper gear
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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:historicalEvent
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gptkb:North_Africa_Campaign
Operation Market Garden
Battle of Arnhem
D-Day landings
Liberation_of_Europe
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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 50th Airborne Division
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced modern airborne units
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gptkbp:motto
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The Best
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gptkbp:nickname
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The 50th
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gptkbp:notable_member
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Veterans
Paratroopers
Commanders
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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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Volunteer_soldiers
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gptkbp:role
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Airborne operations
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gptkbp:size
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Division
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:British_16th_Air_Assault_Brigade
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gptkbp:training
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Combat training
Parachute training
Airborne operations training
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Airborne_Division
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