Major-General Roy Urquhart
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Major-General Roy Urquhart was a British Army officer best known for leading the 1st Airborne Division during Operation Market Garden and the Battle of Arnhem in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major-General Roy Urquhart canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
ⓘ
Companion of the Order of the Bath ⓘ Distinguished Service Order ⓘ |
| conflict |
Operation Market Garden
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Arnhem
Operation Market Garden ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
accounts of the Battle of Arnhem
ⓘ
histories of Operation Market Garden ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
ⓘ
St Edmund's School, Canterbury ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Urquhart ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | military leadership ⓘ |
| genreOfOccupation | army officer ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
command of troops in urban combat at Arnhem
ⓘ
planning and execution of airborne operations ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Major-General ⓘ |
| hasRank | general officer ⓘ |
| hasRole |
airborne division commander
ⓘ
field commander in Northwest Europe campaign ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major-General ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Northwest Europe ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
1st Airborne Division
ⓘ
British airborne forces ⓘ
surface form:
British Army airborne forces
|
| notableEvent |
separation from main force during Battle of Arnhem
ⓘ
withdrawal of surviving airborne troops across the Rhine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding British airborne forces at Arnhem in 1944
ⓘ
leadership under encirclement at Arnhem ⓘ post-war reflections on Arnhem campaign ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| partOf |
1st Airborne Division
ⓘ
British 1st Airborne Division ⓘ
surface form:
British I Airborne Corps
|
| positionHeld | General Officer Commanding 1st Airborne Division ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | British Army officer service number (exact value not provided) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
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