Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Parachute_Regiment_(United_Kingdom)
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Parachute_Regiment_(India)
gptkb:Parachute_Regiment_(Pakistan)
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Arnhem_1944
gptkb:Normandy_1944
gptkb:Falklands_1982
gptkbp:beret_colour maroon
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentRegiments gptkb:3rd_Battalion
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:founded 1942
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Merville_Barracks,_Colchester
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)
gptkbp:insignia winged parachute with crown
gptkbp:motto Ready for Anything
Utrinque Paratus
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Paras
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Richard_Gale
gptkb:John_Frost
gptkbp:numberOfBattalions 3
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:British_Army_Infantry
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:16_Air_Assault_Brigade
gptkbp:regimentalMarch gptkb:The_Red_Beret
gptkbp:regimentalMuseum gptkb:Airborne_Assault_Museum
gptkbp:reserve_battalion 4th Battalion
gptkbp:role airborne infantry
gptkbp:website https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/infantry/parachute-regiment/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alan_Badel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6