British 6th Airborne Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_6th_Airborne_Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd	1948
gptkbp:activeYearsStart	1943
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	1948
gptkbp:formedBy	British Army units
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British 6th Airborne Division
gptkbp:motto	Go to it!
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Red_Devils
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Eric_Bols gptkb:Richard_Gale gptkb:James_Hill
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Palestine_Emergency gptkb:D-Day gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy gptkb:Ardennes_Offensive gptkb:Operation_Tonga gptkb:Operation_Varsity
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gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:size	gptkb:division
gptkbp:type	Airborne infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Pegasus_Bridge_Museum gptkb:Operation_Coup_de_Main gptkb:Operation_Mallard gptkb:Operation_Tonga gptkb:Operation_Varsity gptkb:Crossing_of_the_Rhine gptkb:Operation_Plunder gptkb:Ardennes_Counteroffensive
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6