Parachute Regiment

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The Parachute Regiment is an elite airborne infantry regiment of the British Army renowned for its rapid deployment capabilities and distinguished combat history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airborne infantry regiment
regiment of the British Army
allegiance Charles III, King of Canada
surface form: King Charles III
battleHonour Operation Market Garden
surface form: Arnhem 1944

Goose Green
Mount Longdon
Operation Overlord
surface form: Normandy 1944
beretColour maroon
branch Army
capBadge Bellerophon riding Pegasus
conflict Falklands War
Iraq War
Malayan Emergency
World War II
surface form: Second World War

Suez Crisis
The Troubles
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan
country United Kingdom
decorations Victoria Cross recipients
doctrine airborne assault
light role infantry operations
formed 1942
garrison Merville Barracks, Colchester
hasBattalion Parachute Regiment self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment

2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
hasReserveBattalion 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment
language English
motto Utrinque Paratus
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation Ready for Anything
nickname The Paras
notableOperation Operation Corporate
Operation Herrick
Operation Market Garden
Operation Telic
parentFormation 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team
partOf British Army
reputation elite unit
rapid reaction force
role airborne infantry
rapid deployment force
selection P Company
service British Armed Forces
specialisation air assault operations
airborne operations
trainingLocation Catterick Garrison
type light infantry

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British Army hasBranch Parachute Regiment
Parachute Regiment hasBattalion Parachute Regiment self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment
Mark Burnett militaryBranch Parachute Regiment
this entity surface form: Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)
Netheravon Airfield usedBy Parachute Regiment
this entity surface form: Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)
Special Forces Support Group recruitsFrom Parachute Regiment
Aden Emergency militaryForceUsed Parachute Regiment
Merville Barracks, Colchester garrisonFor Parachute Regiment
Merville Barracks, Colchester hasCategory Parachute Regiment
this entity surface form: Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)
P Company primaryUnit Parachute Regiment
P Company operatedBy Parachute Regiment
2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment partOf Parachute Regiment
The Paras officialName Parachute Regiment
3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment partOf Parachute Regiment
Utrinque Paratus usedBy Parachute Regiment
Utrinque Paratus usedBy Parachute Regiment
this entity surface form: British Army Parachute Regiment
Utrinque Paratus partOf Parachute Regiment
this entity surface form: Parachute Regiment insignia
4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment partOf Parachute Regiment
1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment partOf Parachute Regiment
Massacres in Northern Ireland perpetratedBy Parachute Regiment
subject surface form: Bloody Sunday
this entity surface form: British Army Parachute Regiment
Massacres in Northern Ireland perpetratedBy Parachute Regiment
subject surface form: Ballymurphy massacre
this entity surface form: British Army Parachute Regiment
Patrick Doherty killedBy Parachute Regiment
this entity surface form: Parachute Regiment of the British Army
British airborne forces hasComponent Parachute Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Jones unit Parachute Regiment
subject surface form: Herbert Jones
Mount Longdon, East Falkland associatedWith Parachute Regiment
subject surface form: Mount Longdon
this entity surface form: British Parachute Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Hew Pike militaryUnit Parachute Regiment
subject surface form: Hew Pike
this entity surface form: The Parachute Regiment
Sergeant Ian McKay partOf Parachute Regiment
subject surface form: Ian McKay
Richard Todd militaryUnit Parachute Regiment
Herbert Jones unit Parachute Regiment
Herbert Jones regiment Parachute Regiment
3 PARA partOf Parachute Regiment
Alan Badel servedIn Parachute Regiment
216 Parachute Signal Squadron associatedWith Parachute Regiment
4 PARA partOf Parachute Regiment
British Army parachute wings usedBy Parachute Regiment
British Army parachute wings relatedUnit Parachute Regiment
Wireless Ridge associatedWith Parachute Regiment
this entity surface form: British Army Parachute Regiment
General Sir Michael Jackson militaryUnit Parachute Regiment
subject surface form: Michael Jackson
Pegasus (emblem of British airborne forces) usedBy Parachute Regiment
this entity surface form: Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)