2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment

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British Army unit airborne infantry unit infantry battalion

The 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment is an elite airborne infantry battalion of the British Army known for rapid deployment and high-readiness operations.

Aliases (1)

2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment ×3

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army unit → airborne infantry unit → infantry battalion →
airborneCapability	helicopter assault → parachute insertion →
allegiance	British Armed Forces →
basedIn	Colchester, England →
branch	British Army →
conflict	Falklands War → Iraq War → Operation Banner → Operation Herrick → Operation Telic → Second World War → Suez Crisis → War in Afghanistan →
country	United Kingdom →
decorations	battle honours of the Parachute Regiment →
doctrine	expeditionary warfare →
eliteStatus	yes →
equipment	air-transportable vehicles → light weapons →
formationYear	1941 →
garrison	Merville Barracks, Colchester →
motto	Utrinque Paratus →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
mottoTranslation	Ready for Anything →
nickname	2 PARA →
notableEngagement	Battle of Goose Green → Wireless Ridge →
notableTheatre	Afghanistan → Iraq → Italy → North Africa → Northern Ireland → Northwest Europe →
parentFormation	16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team →
partOf	Parachute Regiment →
readinessLevel	high-readiness →
role	airborne infantry → high-readiness unit → rapid deployment force →
selectionStandard	Parachute Regiment selection →
specialisation	air assault operations → airborne operations → rapid reaction operations →
training	air assault training → parachute training →
type	light infantry →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Parachute Regiment →	hasBattalion
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team ("2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment") →	hasComponent
Merville Barracks, Colchester ("2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment") →	hasUnit
Battle of Goose Green ("2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment") →	militaryUnit
Operation Biting →	participatingUnit
4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment →	supportsUnit