Layforce

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Layforce
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Robert_Laycock
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1941
gptkbp:formed 1941
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Layforce
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Robert_Laycock
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Evelyn_Waugh
gptkb:David_Stirling
Randolph Churchill
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Battle_of_Crete
gptkb:Syria-Lebanon_campaign
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Mediterranean
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Special_Air_Service
gptkb:Special_Boat_Service
gptkbp:type commando unit
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Captain_Geoffrey_Appleyard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7