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.

Aliases (1)

3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment ×4

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army unit → airborne infantry unit → infantry battalion →
allegiance	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 → Second World War → 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 → 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 (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mount Longdon ("3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment") →	attackedBy
Parachute Regiment →	hasBattalion
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team ("3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment") →	hasComponent
Merville Barracks, Colchester ("3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment") →	hasUnit
4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment →	supportsUnit
Battle of Mount Longdon ("3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment") →	unitInvolved