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1st Parachute Brigade

former airborne forces brigade of the British Army
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1st Parachute Brigade

Summary

1st Parachute Brigade is a military unit[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1st Parachute Brigade is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • 1st Parachute Brigade's image is recorded as Four men of the 1st Paratroop Battalion.jpg[4].
  • 1st Parachute Brigade's instance of is recorded as military unit[5].
  • 1st Parachute Brigade's instance of is recorded as British Airborne forces[6].
  • 1st Parachute Brigade's instance of is recorded as parachute brigade[7].
  • 1st Parachute Brigade's military branch is recorded as British Army[8].
  • 1st Parachute Brigade's part of is recorded as 1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)[9].
  • 1st Parachute Brigade's part of is recorded as 6th Airborne Division[10].
  • +1941-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of 1st Parachute Brigade[11].
  • 1st Parachute Brigade was dissolved in +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • 1st Parachute Brigade's participated in conflict is recorded as Operation Biting[13].
  • 1st Parachute Brigade's participated in conflict is recorded as Operation Torch[14].
  • 1st Parachute Brigade's participated in conflict is recorded as British airborne operations in North Africa[15].
  • 1st Parachute Brigade's participated in conflict is recorded as Operation Fustian[16].
  • 1st Parachute Brigade's participated in conflict is recorded as 6th Airborne Division in Palestine[17].
  • 1st Parachute Brigade's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Arnhem[18].
  • 1st Parachute Brigade's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g5dn1[19].
  • 1st Parachute Brigade's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Red Devils'}[20].

Body

Founding

+1941-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of 1st Parachute Brigade[11].

Identity

Part of include 1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)[9], an airborne division[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1941[23] and 6th Airborne Division[10], an airborne division[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1943[26].

Dissolution

1st Parachute Brigade was dissolved in +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].

Why It Matters

1st Parachute Brigade ranks in the top 4% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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