British Parachute Regiment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Parachute_Regiment
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:beret_color maroon
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentRegiments gptkb:3rd_Battalion
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
gptkbp:founded 1942
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Merville_Barracks,_Colchester
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Parachute Regiment
gptkbp:insignia winged parachute with crown
gptkbp:motto Ready for Anything
Utrinque Paratus
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Paras
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Operation_Herrick
gptkb:Operation_Telic
gptkb:Suez_Crisis
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:numberOfBattalions 3
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:British_Army_Infantry
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:16_Air_Assault_Brigade
gptkbp:regimentalMarch gptkb:Ride_of_the_Valkyries
gptkb:The_Red_Beret
gptkbp:role airborne infantry
gptkbp:website https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/infantry/parachute-regiment/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battledress
gptkb:Airborne_Warfare
gptkb:Parachute_Infantry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6