1st Airlanding Brigade

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British Army formation airborne infantry brigade

The 1st Airlanding Brigade was a British airborne infantry formation of glider-borne troops that saw notable action during World War II, including in the Battle of Arnhem.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army formation → airborne infantry brigade →
allegiance	Allies of World War II →
branchType	airborne forces →
conflict	Allied invasion of Sicily → Battle of Arnhem → Italian Campaign → Operation Ladbroke → Operation Market Garden → Second World War →
country	United Kingdom →
disbandedIn	1945 →
engagedAgainst	Nazi Germany →
era	World War II →
formedIn	1941 →
garrison	United Kingdom →
militaryBranch	British Army →
notableCommander	Brigadier George F. Hopkinson → Brigadier Philip Hicks →
notableEngagement	Battle of Arnhem → Operation Ladbroke → Operation Market Garden →
notableFor	defence of Arnhem bridgehead → glider-borne infantry assaults →
notableOperation	Operation Ladbroke → Operation Market Garden →
parentFormation	Airborne Forces, United Kingdom →
participatedIn	Battle of Arnhem → invasion of Sicily →
partOf	1st Airborne Division → British Army →
role	airlanding infantry → glider-borne troops →
service	British airborne forces →
status	disbanded →
subordinateUnit	1st Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, Royal Artillery → 1st Airlanding Brigade Defence Platoon → 1st Airlanding Brigade Headquarters → 1st Airlanding Light Regiment, Royal Artillery → 1st Battalion, Border Regiment → 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment → 7th (Galloway) Battalion, King’s Own Scottish Borderers →
theatre	European theatre of World War II → Mediterranean theatre of World War II →
typeOfTransport	military glider →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British 1st Airborne Division →	includedUnit