A paratrooper or military parachutist is a soldier trained to conduct military operations by parachuting directly into an area of operations, usually...
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the instruction center for recruitment and training of the Portuguese paratroopers. This unit includes an entire battalion, acting as support and reserve...
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Look up paratrooper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A paratrooper is a military parachutist, or generalized as airborne troops. Paratrooper or variant...
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The Portuguese Paratroopers (Portuguese: Tropas Paraquedistas) are an elite infantry assault force, representing the bulk of the airborne forces of Portugal...
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La Prière du Para (The Paratrooper's Prayer) is a French poem found in the possession of the presumed author, Aspirant (Brevet-Lieutenant) André Zirnheld...
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Fallschirmjäger (redirect from German Paratroopers)
[ˈfalʃɪʁmˌjɛːɡɐ] ) were the paratrooper branch of the German Luftwaffe before and during World War II. They were the first paratroopers to be committed in large-scale...
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A paratrooper helmet is a type of combat helmet used by paratroopers and airborne forces. The main difference from standard combat helmets is that paratrooper...
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The Paratrooper, also known as the "Parachute Ride" or "Umbrella Ride", is a type of fairground ride. It is a ride where seats suspended below a wheel...
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Blood on the Risers (redirect from Johnny Paratrooper)
"Blood on the Risers" is an American paratrooper song from World War II. Sung to the tune of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic", the song tells of a fatal...
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The 35th "Paratroopers" Brigade (Hebrew: חֲטִיבַת הַצַּנְחָנִים, Hativat HaTzanhanim) is an Israeli military airborne infantry brigade. It forms a major...
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countries around the world maintain military units that are trained as paratroopers. These include special forces units that are parachute-trained, as well...
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Airborne Forces Day (Russian: День Воздушно-десантных войск) also known as Paratroopers' Day (Russian: День десантника) is a professional military holiday observed...
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"HaEsh/Fire" 35th Paratroopers Brigade 101st Paratroopers Battalion "Peten" 202nd Paratroopers Battalion "Tzefa" 890th Paratroopers Battalion "Ef'a" (5135th)...
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soldiers. The gunfight resulted in two Indian casualties namely Paratrooper Rajmal and Paratrooper Balwan Singh who was a resident of Village Moungri of District...
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John Marvin Steele (November 29, 1912 – May 16, 1969) was the American paratrooper who landed on the pinnacle of the church tower in Sainte-Mère-Église...
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The 1st Raider–Paratrooper Brigade "El Alamein" (Greek: 1η Ταξιαρχία Kαταδρομών-Αλεξιπτωτιστών «Ελ Αλαμέιν», romanized: 1 Taxiarchia Katadromon-Alexiptotiston...
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Paratrooper is a 1982 fixed shooter written by Greg Kuperberg and published by Orion Software as a self-booting disk for IBM PC compatibles. It is based...
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The Paratrooper Battalion 263 (Fallschirmjägerbataillon 263) was one of the three combat battalions of the German Army's Airborne Brigade 26, which is...
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Karl Bushby (born 30 March 1969) is a British ex-paratrooper, walking adventurer and author, currently attempting to be the first person to completely...
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The Paratrooper Battalion 261 (Fallschirmjägerbataillon 261) was one of the three combat battalions of the German Army's Airborne Brigade 26, which was...
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Montague Bikes (redirect from Paratrooper folding Tactical Mountain Bicycle)
Paratrooper line of folding mountain bikes that utilize either 26" or 27.5" wheels. Included in the Paratrooper line are the Paratrooper, Paratrooper...
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the Interwar period when the French Armed Forces formed specialized paratroopers units. First formed in the French Air Force, they were rapidly integrated...
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The 31st Paratrooper Regiment (German: Fallschirmjägerregiment 31) is a 1,800 men strong formation of the German Army with its headquarters in Seedorf...
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Defense Forces. The 55th Paratroopers Brigade is subordinate to the 98th Paratroopers Division. The brigade is a paratrooper unit within the Israel Defense...
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The Japanese marine paratroopers was a marine airborne forces during World War II. The troops were officially part of the Special Naval Landing Forces...
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The Paratroopers Brigade "Almogávares" VI (Spanish: Brigada "Almogávares" VI de Paracaidistas - BOP PAC VI) is an Multipurpose Organic Brigade (Spanish:...
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Insignia Active 1945; 79 years ago (1945) Country Brazil Branch Army Type Paratrooper Role Infantry Part of Eastern Military Command Nickname(s) Bda Inf Pqdt...
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PTS (Paratroopers Training School) is a school in Agra, Uttar Pradesh for the training of paratroopers in the Indian Army. PTS was founded in Agra in...
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in an alternate 1940s where Executive Order 9981 is signed in 1944, a paratrooper squad, most of them in an integrated unit, is sent to destroy a German...
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Commandos, found on the list of commando units, and also paratrooper units found on the list of paratrooper forces. NATO currently defines "special operations"...
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