Major-General Frederick Arthur Montague Browning

E41945

Major-General Frederick Arthur Montague Browning was a senior British Army officer often regarded as the "father of the British Airborne Forces" and a key architect of Allied airborne operations during the Second World War.


Statements (28)
Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
human
major-general
allegiance United Kingdom
conflict Second World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
familyName Browning
fieldOfWork airborne warfare
military leadership
fullName Frederick Arthur Montague Browning
genre military history subject
givenName Frederick
hasHonorificPrefix Major-General
hasInfluenced Allied airborne operational planning in World War II
development of British airborne doctrine
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Major-General
nickname father of the British Airborne Forces
notableFor development of British airborne forces
notableRole key architect of Allied airborne operations
pioneer of British airborne forces
notableWork planning of Allied airborne operations in World War II
occupation military leader
soldier
participatedIn Second World War
positionHeld senior British Army officer
sexOrGender male

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
British 1st Airborne Division
commander
I Airborne Corps ("Lieutenant-General Frederick Arthur Montague Browning")
notableCommander

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