US Army Rangers (early WWII)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/US_Army_Rangers_(early_WWII)

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decorations	gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:disbandedUnits	gptkb:1st_Ranger_Battalion_(1944) gptkb:3rd_Ranger_Battalion_(1944) gptkb:4th_Ranger_Battalion_(1944)
gptkbp:distinctFrom	modern US Army Rangers
gptkbp:firstCommander	gptkb:William_O._Darby
gptkbp:firstUnit	gptkb:1st_Ranger_Battalion
gptkbp:formed	1942
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	US Army Rangers (early WWII)
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:British_Commandos
gptkbp:inspiredBy	gptkb:British_Commandos
gptkbp:legacy	gptkb:75th_Ranger_Regiment
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Rangers_Lead_the_Way
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Darby's_Rangers
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Battle_of_Bataan gptkb:Battle_of_Omaha_Beach gptkb:Cabanatuan_Raid gptkb:Battle_of_Brest gptkb:Battle_of_Cisterna gptkb:Battle_of_El_Guettar
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:James_Earl_Rudder gptkb:Ralph_Puckett
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:D-Day gptkb:Dieppe_Raid gptkb:North_African_Campaign gptkb:Italian_Campaign gptkb:Battle_of_Pointe_du_Hoc
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:role	reconnaissance direct action special operations raids
gptkbp:subsequentUnits	gptkb:2nd_Ranger_Battalion gptkb:3rd_Ranger_Battalion gptkb:29th_Ranger_Battalion gptkb:4th_Ranger_Battalion gptkb:5th_Ranger_Battalion gptkb:6th_Ranger_Battalion
gptkbp:trainer	gptkb:Achnacarry,_Scotland
gptkbp:type	gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battledress
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6