Frederick Browning
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Frederick Browning was a senior British Army officer and early pioneer of airborne forces, often called the "father of the British Airborne," who played a key leadership role in major World War II operations.
Statements (45)
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| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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human → military leader → |
| allegiance |
United Kingdom
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| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Distinguished Service Order → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath → |
| conflict |
First World War
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Second World War → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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| educatedAt |
Eton College
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Royal Military College, Sandhurst → |
| employer |
British Army
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| familyName |
Browning
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| fieldOfWork |
airborne warfare
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| fullName |
Frederick Arthur Montague Browning
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| givenName |
Frederick
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| hasHonorificPrefix |
Lieutenant-General Sir
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| influenced |
Allied airborne operational planning in World War II
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British airborne doctrine → |
| militaryBranch |
British Army
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| militaryRank |
Lieutenant-General
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| movement |
development of airborne forces in the British military
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| nickname |
father of the British Airborne
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| notableCommand |
1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
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Airborne troops in North-West Europe → I Airborne Corps → |
| notableFor |
pioneering British airborne forces
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planning Allied airborne operations in Europe during World War II → |
| notableWork |
development of British airborne forces
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| occupation |
military administrator
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soldier → |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Arnhem
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Normandy campaign → Operation Market Garden → Operation Overlord → Second World War → |
| positionHeld |
Chief of Staff to Admiral Lord Mountbatten, South East Asia Command
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Commander of 1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom) → Commander of I Airborne Corps → Deputy Commander of First Allied Airborne Army → |
| serviceNumber |
British Army officer service number (specific number not provided)
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Daphne du Maurier
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| workedFor |
War Office
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Operation Market Garden
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commander |