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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First Allied Airborne Army canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military unit
multinational airborne army formation
alliance Western Allies
areaOfOperations Belgium
France
Germany
Netherlands
branch airborne forces
commandStructure Allied Expeditionary Force
composition American airborne forces
British airborne forces
Polish airborne forces
conflict World War II
country Poland
United Kingdom
United States of America
disbandedInPeriod post-World War II
formedInPeriod 1944
notableBattle 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 101st Airborne Division (United States)
1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
1st Polish Parachute Brigade
6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
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
1st Airborne Division higherFormation First Allied Airborne Army
British I Airborne Corps alliedWith First Allied Airborne Army
British I Airborne Corps commandStructure First Allied Airborne Army