World War II U.S. Army Rangers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/World_War_II_U.S._Army_Rangers
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:distinctiveInsignia gptkb:Ranger_Tab
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Normandy_Campaign
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Western_European_Campaign
gptkbp:firstCommander gptkb:William_Orlando_Darby
gptkbp:formed 1942
gptkbp:hasUnit gptkb:infantry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label World War II U.S. Army Rangers
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:British_Commandos
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Rangers_Lead_the_Way
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Darby's_Rangers
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:James_Earl_Rudder
gptkb:Ralph_Puckett
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Battle_of_Cisterna
gptkb:Pointe_du_Hoc
gptkbp:numberOfBattalions 6
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:role gptkb:infantry
special operations
gptkbp:successor gptkb:75th_Ranger_Regiment
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Achnacarry,_Scotland
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:modern_U.S._Army_Rangers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6