1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery

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The 1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery was a British airborne artillery unit of the Second World War, equipped with anti-tank guns to support glider-borne infantry operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army artillery unit
Second World War military unit
airborne anti-tank unit
allegiance Allied forces
branch British Army
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom
equipment anti-tank guns
era 20th century
mobility airlanding (glider-borne)
notableFeature designed to provide anti-tank defence for airborne infantry formations
partOf Royal Regiment of Artillery
surface form: Royal Artillery
role airborne support unit
anti-tank artillery support
service British airborne forces
specialisation air-transportable anti-tank warfare
supported glider-borne infantry operations
theatre European theatre of World War II
transportMethod military gliders
type airlanding battery

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1st Airlanding Brigade subordinateUnit 1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery