Kieffer Commandos

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kieffer_Commandos
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:1er_Bataillon_de_Fusiliers_Marins_Commandos
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Croix_de_la_Libération
gptkbp:branch gptkb:French_Navy
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:formedIn 1942
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Portsmouth,_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kieffer Commandos
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Philippe_Kieffer
gptkbp:notableFor only French unit to land on D-Day
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Normandy_landings
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkbp:size 177 men (at D-Day)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._4_Commando_(Free_French)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6