1st Airborne Divisional Artillery

E604068

The 1st Airborne Divisional Artillery was the artillery formation responsible for providing fire support to the British 1st Airborne Division during World War II.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
1st Airborne Divisional Artillery canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army artillery formation
military unit
activeDuring World War II
allegiance Allies
branch British Army
composedOf 1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery
1st Airlanding Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
1st Airlanding Light Regiment, Royal Artillery
other attached Royal Artillery units
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom
equipmentClass anti-tank artillery
field artillery
light anti-aircraft artillery
era 20th century
function air defence of airborne troops
anti-tank defence
indirect fire support
garrison United Kingdom
notableOperation Battle of Arnhem
linked to: Arnhem 1944

Operation Market Garden
operations in the Mediterranean theatre
partOf 1st Airborne Division
role airborne artillery support
divisional fire support
service British Army airborne forces
subordinateTo Airborne Forces, British Army
supportedUnit 1st Airborne Division
theatre European theatre of World War II
type airborne artillery

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1st Airborne Division componentUnit 1st Airborne Divisional Artillery