First Allied Airborne Army

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The First Allied Airborne Army was a World War II multinational airborne formation of American, British, and Polish forces responsible for planning and executing major airborne operations in Northwest Europe, including Operation Market Garden.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military unit
multinational airborne army formation
alliance Allies of World War II
surface form: Western Allies
areaOfOperations Belgium
France
Germany
Netherlands
branch airborne forces
commandStructure Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
surface form: Allied Expeditionary Force
composition American airborne forces
British airborne forces
Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade
surface form: Polish airborne forces
conflict World War II
country Poland
United Kingdom
United States of America
disbandedInPeriod post-World War II
formedInPeriod 1944
notableBattle Operation Market Garden
surface form: Battle of Arnhem
notableOperation Operation Market Garden
Operation Varsity
objective support Allied ground offensives by airborne assaults
partOf Allied forces
purpose coordinate multinational airborne operations in Northwest Europe
role executing airborne operations
planning airborne operations
subordinateUnit U.S. 101st Airborne Division
surface form: 101st Airborne Division (United States)

British 1st Airborne Division
surface form: 1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)

Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade
surface form: 1st Polish Parachute Brigade

6th Airborne Division
surface form: 6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom)

U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
surface form: 82nd Airborne Division (United States)

British I Airborne Corps
XVIII Airborne Corps
theater Northwest Europe
typeOfWarfare airborne warfare

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British 1st Airborne Division higherCommand First Allied Airborne Army
I Airborne Corps subordinateTo First Allied Airborne Army