Canadian 1st Parachute Battalion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Canadian_1st_Parachute_Battalion
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1945
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1942
gptkbp:awarded Battle Honours
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Jeff_Nicklin
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_G.F.P._Bradbrooke
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:disbanded September 1945
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Camp_Shilo,_Manitoba
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canadian 1st Parachute Battalion
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Ready
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:1_Can_Para
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Varsity
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:1st_Canadian_Parachute_Brigade
gptkb:6th_Airborne_Division_(British_Army)
gptkb:1st_Canadian_Parachute_Battalion
gptkbp:role airborne infantry
gptkbp:size gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ardennes_Counteroffensive
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6