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The 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment (4 PARA), is an Army Reserve unit of the British Army.Now recruiting across the United Kingdom originally the Battalion covered the North of England, with its headquarters located in Pudsey, West Yorkshire.
11th Parachute Battalion [1943–1944] – formed from cadre of the 156th Parachute Battalion 12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion [1943–1956] – formed from the 10th Battalion, Green Howards 13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion [1943–1945] – formed from the 2/4th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment
The Parachute Regiment consists of three regular army battalions, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, and an Army Reserve battalion, the 4th. The 1st is based at St Athan , Wales, and is permanently attached to the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG).
The Parachute Regiment. 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment. Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company, at Thornbury Barracks, Pudsey [184] A (Scottish Volunteers) Company, in Glasgow [185] Platoon, in Edinburgh [186] B Company, in White City, London [187] Platoon, at The Barracks, Croydon [188] Platoon, in Romford, London [189]
The brigade's 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery entered Iraq on 20 March to support U.S. Marine Corps forces in their efforts to capture the Rumaila oil fields, nearly all of the oil wells being taken intact. The rest of the brigade, supported by its AAC helicopters, entered Iraq soon afterwards, still tasked with securing Rumaila.
10th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment was formed in Egypt. The battalion was then assigned to the 4th Parachute Brigade, joining the 156th Parachute Battalion. [9] [nb 2] Upon formation, the battalion had an establishment of 556 men in three rifle companies. The companies were divided into a small headquarters and three platoons.
The 156th Parachute Battalion and the rest of the 4th Parachute Brigade landed to the west of Arnhem on the second day of the battle 18 September 1944. Their objective was to hold a position on the high ground north of Arnhem at Koepel. [11] With the 156th Parachute Battalion leading on the right followed by the 10th Battalion on the left.
On 22 June 1940, No. 2 Commando was turned over to parachute duties and on 21 November, re-designated the 11th Special Air Service Battalion, with a parachute and glider wing. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was 38 men of this battalion who on 10 February 1941 took part in Operation Colossus the first British airborne operation. [ 5 ]