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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:alliance
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gptkb:Commonwealth_Airborne_Forces
gptkb:United_States_Airborne_Forces
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gptkbp:currentCommander
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gptkb:General_Sir_Mark_Carleton-Smith
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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Approximately 10,000 personnel
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gptkbp:equipment
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Land Rover
C-130 Hercules
Chinook helicopter
L119 Light Gun
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gptkbp:formed
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1940
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gptkbp:headquarters
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Colchester,_Essex
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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gptkb:First_Airborne_Division
Formation of the Airborne Forces
Creation of the Parachute Regiment
Establishment_of_the_SAS
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gptkbp:historicalFigures
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gptkb:Brigadier_General_James_Hill
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Hackett
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_David_Stirling
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Frost
gptkb:Major_General_Orde_Wingate
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Battle of Arnhem
D-Day landings
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British airborne forces
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:Airborne_Forces_badge
Parachute wings
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gptkbp:motto
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The_Sky's_the_Limit
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Special_Air_Service
gptkb:Parachute_Regiment
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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Counter-terrorism
Humanitarian assistance
Rapid deployment
Special operations
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
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airborne operations
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gptkbp:traditions
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Freefall parachuting
Static line parachuting
Jumping from aircraft
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:RAF_Brize_Norton
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gptkbp:trainingPrograms
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Advanced Parachute Course
Basic Parachute Course
Combat Survival Course
Jungle Warfare Course
Winter Warfare Course
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gptkbp:uniform
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DPM_(Disruptive_Pattern_Material)
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