British airborne forces

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airborne forces military formation

British airborne forces are the United Kingdom’s specialized military units trained and equipped for parachute and air-landing operations behind enemy lines.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
British airborne forces canonical	13
British Army airborne forces	5
Airborne Forces of the British Army	2
Airborne Forces of the United Kingdom in the Second World War	1
Airborne Forces, United Kingdom	1
Airborne forces of the British Army	1
British Airborne Forces	1
British Army Airborne Forces	1
airborne forces of the British Army	1
parachute forces	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	airborne forces ⓘ military formation ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
doctrine	high readiness ⓘ operating ahead of main ground forces ⓘ rapid insertion by air ⓘ
engagementType	conventional warfare ⓘ counterinsurgency operations ⓘ expeditionary operations ⓘ peacekeeping operations ⓘ
hasCapability	air-landing from transport aircraft ⓘ operations behind enemy lines ⓘ parachute insertion ⓘ seizing key terrain ⓘ strategic mobility ⓘ
hasComponent	16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team ⓘ Army Air Corps ⓘ surface form: Army Air Corps aviation units Parachute Regiment ⓘ airborne artillery units ⓘ airborne engineer units ⓘ airborne signals units ⓘ pathfinder units ⓘ support and logistics units ⓘ
hasRole	air assault ⓘ air-landing operations ⓘ airborne operations ⓘ parachute assault ⓘ rapid deployment ⓘ
notableOperation	Afghanistan War operations ⓘ Falklands War ⓘ surface form: Falklands War operations Iraq War operations ⓘ Second World War airborne operations ⓘ
notableUnit	1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ surface form: 1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ surface form: 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ surface form: 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment Pathfinder Platoon ⓘ
operatedBy	British Army ⓘ
partOf	British Armed Forces ⓘ British Army ⓘ
supportedBy	Royal Air Force ⓘ
training	air assault training ⓘ expeditionary warfare ⓘ light infantry tactics ⓘ parachute training ⓘ
usesEquipment	air-portable equipment ⓘ helicopters ⓘ light armoured vehicles ⓘ light artillery ⓘ military transport aircraft ⓘ parachutes ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

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

I Airborne Corps → associatedWith → British airborne forces ⓘ

1st Airlanding Brigade → parentFormation → British airborne forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Airborne Forces, United Kingdom

1st Airlanding Brigade → service → British airborne forces ⓘ

Major-General George F. Hopkinson → partOf → British airborne forces ⓘ

subject surface form: George F. Hopkinson

2nd Parachute Brigade → service → British airborne forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army airborne forces

Major-General Roy Urquhart → militaryUnit → British airborne forces ⓘ

subject surface form: Roy Urquhart

this entity surface form: British Army airborne forces

P Company → relatedTo → British airborne forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army airborne forces

Pegasus Bridge → capturedBy → British airborne forces ⓘ

British 6th Airborne Division → partOf → British airborne forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army Airborne Forces

1st Airborne Division → partOf → British airborne forces ⓘ

Major John Frost → partOf → British airborne forces ⓘ

subject surface form: John Frost

this entity surface form: British Airborne Forces

Ponte Grande bridge captured and later temporarily lost → objectiveOf → British airborne forces ⓘ

1st Battalion, Border Regiment → associatedWith → British airborne forces ⓘ

2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment → associatedWithFormation → British airborne forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Airborne Forces of the British Army

1st Airlanding Brigade Defence Platoon → service → British airborne forces ⓘ

Brigadier Philip Hicks → partOf → British airborne forces ⓘ

subject surface form: Philip Hicks

this entity surface form: airborne forces of the British Army

Brigadier Philip Hicks → partOf → British airborne forces ⓘ

subject surface form: 1st Airlanding Brigade

British I Airborne Corps → partOf → British airborne forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army airborne forces

Herbert Jones → service → British airborne forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Airborne forces of the British Army

Ready for Anything → associatedWithBranch → British airborne forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army airborne forces

Merville Battery → memorialFor → British airborne forces ⓘ

7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery → supports → British airborne forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: parachute forces

Pegasus (emblem of British airborne forces) → usedBy → British airborne forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Airborne Forces of the United Kingdom in the Second World War

D Company, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry → branch → British airborne forces ⓘ

this entity surface form: Airborne Forces of the British Army

Memorial Pegasus → dedicatedTo → British airborne forces ⓘ

Bénouville Bridge → capturedBy → British airborne forces ⓘ