Canadian Airborne Regiment (in role lineage)
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The Canadian Airborne Regiment was an elite, highly mobile parachute infantry unit of the Canadian Army known for its rapid deployment capabilities and controversial history before its disbandment in the 1990s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canadian Airborne Regiment | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airborne forces
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ parachute infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | Queen of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Land Force Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | human rights abuses in Somalia ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| disbandmentAuthority |
Department of National Defence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1995 ⓘ |
| equipmentType |
air-transportable vehicles
ⓘ
light weapons ⓘ |
| garrison |
CFB Edmonton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CFB Petawawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Canadian parachute units of the Second World War ⓘ |
| inception | 1968 ⓘ |
| motto | Aere perennius ⓘ |
| nickname | CAR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDeploymentLocation |
Cyprus
NERFINISHED
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Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
distinctive maroon beret
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elite selection standards ⓘ high readiness status ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial conduct in Somalia
ⓘ
rapid deployment capability ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Operation Deliverance
NERFINISHED
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Operation Snowgoose NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Emergency Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Operation in the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDisbandment | Somalia Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleLineage | Canadian Airborne Regiment (in role lineage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Canadian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | regiment ⓘ |
| specialization |
airborne operations
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light infantry ⓘ rapid deployment ⓘ |
| successorUnit |
Canadian Special Operations Regiment
NERFINISHED
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airborne companies in regular infantry battalions ⓘ |
| trainingFocus |
airmobile operations
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parachute operations ⓘ rapid reaction operations ⓘ |
| translationOfMotto | More lasting than bronze ⓘ |
| type | airborne infantry ⓘ |
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