D Company, 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:affiliatedWith other airborne units
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:The_Parachute_Regiment
gptkbp:alumni annual reunions
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_airborne_forces
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Arnhem
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Arnhem_Memorial
gptkbp:colors green and black
gptkbp:commandStructure part_of_1st_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1940
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:cultural_heritage gptkb:Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry
gptkbp:culturalImpact depicted in films
gptkbp:currentStatus historical unit
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1945
gptkbp:electronic_warfare served in multiple campaigns
gptkbp:engagements Battle of Arnhem
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Oxfordshire
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Oxford
gptkbp:historicalEvent D-Day landings
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part_of_British_airborne_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label D Company, 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
gptkbp:insignia parachute badge
parachute wings
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future units
gptkbp:militaryRank D_Company_veterans
gptkbp:motto The Ox and Bucks motto
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Ox_and_Bucks
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Major_John_Frost
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of the Bulge
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Frost
gptkbp:operations Operation Market Garden
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:2nd_Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry
gptkbp:postWarCareer disbanded_after_WWII
gptkbp:publications unit history books
gptkbp:recruitment volunteer recruitment
gptkbp:role airborne operations
gptkbp:size company
gptkbp:symbol cap badge
gptkbp:traditions parachute training
gptkbp:training jump training
various training camps
gptkbp:type infantry
gptkbp:uniform paratrooper uniform
gptkbp:website unit association website