Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army during the Second World War.The battalion was formed by the conversion of the 10th (East Riding Yeomanry) Battalion, Green Howards to parachute duties in May 1943. They were then assigned to the 5th Parachute Brigade, which was part of the 6th Airborne Division.They battalion took part in Operation Tonga during the Normandy invasion, capturing Ranville and held it against several German counter-attacks. It later fought in the Battle of Breville, and played a part in the 6th Airborne Division advance to the River Seine, after which it was returned to England. The battalion was deployed to the River Meuse with the 5th Brigade during the German Ardennes offensive. Its final mission in Europe was Operation Varsity the River Rhine crossing. They then advanced further into Germany, and had reached the Baltic Sea, when Germany surrendered.After the war in Europe the battalion was sent to the Far East, taking part in operations in Malaya and Java. In 1946 the battalion rejoined the 6th Airborne Division in Palestine, where it was disbanded. In 1947 a new 12th Battalion was raised as part of the 16th Airborne Division in the reformed Territorial Army.. }
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- 12th_(Yorkshire)_Parachute_Battalion abstract "The 12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army during the Second World War.The battalion was formed by the conversion of the 10th (East Riding Yeomanry) Battalion, Green Howards to parachute duties in May 1943. They were then assigned to the 5th Parachute Brigade, which was part of the 6th Airborne Division.They battalion took part in Operation Tonga during the Normandy invasion, capturing Ranville and held it against several German counter-attacks. It later fought in the Battle of Breville, and played a part in the 6th Airborne Division advance to the River Seine, after which it was returned to England. The battalion was deployed to the River Meuse with the 5th Brigade during the German Ardennes offensive. Its final mission in Europe was Operation Varsity the River Rhine crossing. They then advanced further into Germany, and had reached the Baltic Sea, when Germany surrendered.After the war in Europe the battalion was sent to the Far East, taking part in operations in Malaya and Java. In 1946 the battalion rejoined the 6th Airborne Division in Palestine, where it was disbanded. In 1947 a new 12th Battalion was raised as part of the 16th Airborne Division in the reformed Territorial Army.".