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