10th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, originally raised as the 10th (Sussex) Battalion...
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The 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment (4 PARA), is an Army Reserve unit of the British Army. Now recruiting across the United Kingdom originally the Battalion...
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9th battalion, Parachute Regiment (Commando) and the 10th battalion, Parachute Regiment (Commando). In 1979, the 1st battalion, Parachute Regiment, was...
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The Parachute Regiment, colloquially known as the Paras, is the airborne and elite infantry regiment of the British Army. The first battalion is part...
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origins to 1948. The regiment fought in the First Indochina War as the three-time reconstituted 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion, the Suez Crisis and Algerian...
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Infantry Regiment, originally designated the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment (506th PIR) during World War II, is an airborne light infantry regiment of the...
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World War. The battalion was created in late 1942 by the conversion of the 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment to parachute duties. The battalion was assigned...
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The 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, formed by the British Army during the Second...
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The 156th Parachute Battalion was a battalion of the Parachute Regiment raised by the British Army during the Second World War. The battalion was formed...
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the Second World War, consisted of the Parachute Regiment, the Glider Pilot Regiment, the airlanding battalions, and from 1944 the Special Air Service...
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4th IBCT(A) The 509th Infantry Regiment (previously the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment) is an airborne infantry regiment of the United States Army. The...
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parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, and two battalions from the regiment are currently active: the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry...
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501st Infantry Regiment, previously the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment, is an airborne forces regiment of the United...
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The 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment (French: 1er Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes, 1er R.C.P) is the oldest and among the most decorated Airborne forces...
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The 10th Parachute Brigade (Malay: Briged ke-10 Payung Terjun – 10 Briged Para, Jawi: ١٠ بريڬيد ڤارا), abbreviated as 10 PARA BDE, is an elite division-sized...
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The 503rd Infantry Regiment, formerly the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment (503rd PIR) and the 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment (503rd AIR), is an airborne...
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Singh Bohra, AC was a Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) the 10th Battalion, Parachute Regiment of the Indian Army who was a posthumous recipient of Ashok...
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Parachute Brigade until 1999 when the brigade was downsized to 44 Parachute Regiment The battalion has performed many active operations in battle – producing...
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Company. On 15 September the Arditi Regiment was renamed 10th Arditi Regiment. In January 1943 the I Arditi Battalion with the 101st Paratroopers Company...
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List of French paratrooper units (category Military parachuting in France)
BPC, 3rd Colonial Parachute Regiment 3e RPC, then 3e RPIMa), (Commando Parachute Group Teams). (5th Marine Infantry Parachute Battalion [fr] (5e BPIC, 5e...
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List of battalions of the Parachute Regiment from formation in 1940 to the present day. The Parachute Regiment is a parachute infantry regiment of the...
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second-in-command of the 10th battalion, Parachute Regiment (Commando) (10 Para Cdo), one of the two elite Special Forces battalions. He was appointed the...
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The 6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment raised by the British Army during the Second World...
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The 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment was created on 1 June 1956 in Algeria from the 4th Battalion of the 18th Choc Parachute Chasseur Regiment 18e RIPC...
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Para (Special Forces) (category Infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947)
Parachute Regiment (Special Forces), informally referred to as Para-Commandos, is a group of special forces battalions of the Parachute Regiment in the...
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Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles 1st Battalion, 3rd Gorkha Rifles 9th Battalion, Parachute Regiment Special Forces ATGM Detachment, 17th Battalion...
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131 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers (redirect from 131 Parachute Engineer Regiment)
had fought at Arnhem as second-in-command of the decimated 10th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, whilst at Surrey-based 301 Squadron Major Beverley Holloway...
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regiments. At its largest, the Malay Regiment comprised 27 battalions. At present, three battalions are parachute trained and form part of the Malaysian...
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created in 1947. The regiment is heir to the traditions of the 2nd Colonial Commando Parachute Battalion 2eB.C.C.P. As of 2008, the regiment is stationed at...
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of the Parachute Regiment and was renamed as the 1st battalion, Parachute Regiment (Punjab). The uniform changed to the Parachute Regiment's, but the...
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