3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment

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British Army unit airborne infantry unit infantry battalion

The 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment is an elite airborne infantry battalion of the British Army known for rapid deployment and high-readiness operations.

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Label Occurrences
3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment 10
3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment canonical 2
3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army unit ⓘ
airborne infantry unit ⓘ
infantry battalion ⓘ
allegiance Charles Philip Arthur George ⓘ
surface form: King Charles III
alliance 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team ⓘ
associatedFormation Airborne Forces ⓘ
branch British Army ⓘ
capability air assault from helicopters ⓘ
airborne insertion ⓘ
rapid reaction deployment ⓘ
conflict Falklands War ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
Operation Banner ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form: War in Afghanistan
country United Kingdom ⓘ
deploymentModel rapid deployment ⓘ
doctrine expeditionary warfare ⓘ
formationYear 1941 ⓘ
garrison Merville Barracks, Colchester ⓘ
garrisonCountry England ⓘ
garrisonTown Colchester ⓘ
insignia Parachute Regiment cap badge ⓘ
maroon beret ⓘ
language English ⓘ
motto Utrinque Paratus ⓘ
mottoLanguage Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation Ready for Anything ⓘ
nickname 3 PARA ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Mount Longdon ⓘ
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Normandy landings

Operation Herrick ⓘ
Operation Market Garden ⓘ
Operation Telic ⓘ
operationalReadiness high-readiness ⓘ
parachuteQualification British Army parachute wings ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
Parachute Regiment ⓘ
personnelType regular army ⓘ
role airborne infantry ⓘ
high-readiness force ⓘ
rapid deployment force ⓘ
selectionStandard Parachute Regiment physical standards ⓘ
service British Armed Forces ⓘ
size battalion ⓘ
specialisation air assault operations ⓘ
airborne operations ⓘ
training P Company ⓘ
type light infantry ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parachute Regiment → hasBattalion → 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ
Battle of Mount Longdon → unitInvolved → 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
Mount Longdon → attackedBy → 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
Merville Barracks, Colchester → hasUnit → 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment → supportsUnit → 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team → hasComponent → 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
British airborne forces → notableUnit → 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
Mount Longdon, East Falkland → attackingUnit → 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ
subject surface form: Mount Longdon
this entity surface form: 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA)
Lieutenant Colonel Hew Pike → militaryUnit → 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ
subject surface form: Hew Pike
this entity surface form: 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment → engagedAgainst → 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
Sergeant Ian McKay → unit → 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ
subject surface form: Ian McKay
this entity surface form: 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
Victoria Cross to Sergeant Ian McKay → recipientUnit → 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
3 PARA → nickname → 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment