Parachute Regiment cap badge

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The Parachute Regiment cap badge is the distinctive insignia worn by British Army paratroopers, featuring the figure of Bellerophon riding the winged horse Pegasus beneath a crown.

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Label Occurrences
Parachute Regiment cap badge canonical 3
Parachute Regiment beret 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military cap badge
military insignia
associatedWith British Airborne Forces formation sign Pegasus
airborne warfare
parachute infantry
branch infantry
collectibleType cap badge collecting item
militaria
country United Kingdom
depicts Bellerophon
Bellerophon riding Pegasus
Pegasus
crown
winged horse
designFeature central figure of Bellerophon
outstretched wings of Pegasus
royal crown above Pegasus
scroll bearing the regiment’s title
hasMotto Utrinque Paratus
hasVariant officers’ cap badge
other ranks’ cap badge
inspiredBy Greek mythology
mythological hero Bellerophon
linked to: Bellerophon

mythological horse Pegasus
introducedBy Parachute Regiment
introducedIn 20th century
material metal
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoMeaning Ready for Anything
partOfUniform Parachute Regiment dress regulations
represents airborne mobility
courage
elite status of the regiment
service British Army
symbolOf British airborne forces
Parachute Regiment
usedBy British Army
British Army paratroopers
Parachute Regiment
usedIn Second World War
linked to: World War II

post-war British military operations
wearsOn beret
headdress
wornBy officers of the Parachute Regiment
soldiers of the Parachute Regiment
wornOnColor maroon beret

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Referenced by (4)

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

3 PARA capBadge Parachute Regiment cap badge
4 PARA capBadge Parachute Regiment cap badge
British Army parachute wings wornWith Parachute Regiment beret
linked to: Parachute Regiment cap badge
1 PARA uniformDistinction Parachute Regiment cap badge