British I Airborne Corps

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The British I Airborne Corps was a World War II British airborne formation that commanded paratroop and glider units in major operations such as Market Garden.

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British I Airborne Corps canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army corps
airborne corps
military formation
alliance Allied forces
alliedWith First Allied Airborne Army
associatedWith Arnhem 1944
surface form: Arnhem airborne landings

Operation Market Garden planning
branch British Army
commandStructure First Allied Airborne Army
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War

World War II
country United Kingdom
equipmentType gliders
parachutes
formedDuring World War II
surface form: Second World War
garrisonCountry United Kingdom
historicalEra 20th century
militaryBranchType airborne forces
militaryFunction coordinating glider landings
coordinating paratroop drops
planning airborne assaults
notableCommander Major-General Frederick Arthur Montague Browning
surface form: Lieutenant-General Frederick Arthur Montague Browning

Lieutenant-General Richard Nelson Gale
notableEngagement Rhine crossings in 1945
notableFor large-scale airborne operations in Northwest Europe
notableOperation Arnhem 1944
surface form: Battle of Arnhem

Operation Market Garden
Operation Varsity
opposedBy Nazi Germany
partOf British airborne forces
surface form: British Army airborne forces
role airborne warfare
command of glider-borne units
command of paratroop units
service British Army during World War II
specialization air-landing operations
airborne operations
status disbanded
subordinateUnit I Airborne Corps
surface form: 1st Airborne Corps Troops

1st Airborne Division
6th Airborne Division
Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade
theatre Northwest Europe
Western Front
typeOfUnit corps-level formation

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First Allied Airborne Army subordinateUnit British I Airborne Corps