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.
Statements (35)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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