The Parachute Regiment - British Army Website.flv

The Parachute Regiment forms the Airborne Infantry element of 16 Air Assault Brigade. Its role requires its soldiers to operate with minimal or no support behind enemy lines and against numerically superior forces.

Following Churchill's wishes for "a corps of at least 5,000 parachute troops, suitably organised and equipped" a Parachute Training School was established at Ringway Airport near Manchester and No 2 Commando was chosen for the first training in parachute duties; the regiment quickly growing into the 11th Special Air Service Battalion and ultimately, on the 1st August 1942, the Parachute Regiment. By the end of WW2, the Regiment comprised of 17 battalions.

Following an exceptional parachute raid in Southern Italy, the PARAS first successful raid came in 1942, with "C" Company of the 2nd Battalion's drop on an enemy radar station at Bruneval, France. The Regiment wore the maroon beret and the nickname"red devils" was bestowed by the enemy forces during fierce fighting in North Africa. Following many famous operations during the war, the Parachute Regiment went on to serve everywhere from Palestine to Northern Ireland to the Falklands, playing vital roles and winning numerous awards for gallantry. More recently the PARAS led the war in war-torn Kosovo and Sierra Leone - including rescue missions that were a precursor to 1 PARA's new fast - deploying roles as the Special Forces Support Group and in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Deploying by parachute, helicopter, sea or land, two battalions of The Parachute Regiment form part of 16 Air Assault Brigade and one battalion operates in direct support of UK Special Forces. The Regiments main job is to hit the enemy hard and fast, seizing airfields or bridges and knocking out weapon systems before the heavier main forces arrive.

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[bruv4eva]

I know it's a stupid question, but do the paras pretty much go in, do their mission and leave normally or do they stay on tours like other soldiers, someone please explain this just so i'm sure :P

[MrIHateAmerica]

@bruv4eva They do normal tours :P

[Jaimie322]

why do u hate america?

[MrIHateAmerica]

@Jaimie322 Because I do.

[bruv4eva]

@MrIHateAmerica cheers!

[WAXY950]

Paras are just cowardly child murderers

[MrNobodyGivesAFuck]

Theres my boys.airbourne forever.except no substitues

[RoKsTa9]

in training atm loving every minute. Well most of it ;)

[b1d21]

we are still the best army in the world!!

[superdog797]

@TheOctoman34 i am both because of dna

[TheOctoman34]

@superdog797 are you a dog or a cat