Assertion: battalion's unit | /r/HasProperty | formed in january
Facets:
value: to fill an operational role
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Marine Reconnaissance as a whole can trace its heritage back to two separate units—the Marine Raider Battalions, formed in January 1942 to fill an operational role similar to the British Royal Marine Commandos, and the 1st Marine Division’s “Observation Group,” which at the time consisted of about two officers and twenty enlisted men.