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Parachute Regiment (Special Forces), [6] informally referred to as Para-Commandos, is a group of special forces battalions of the Parachute Regiment in the Indian Army. These units specialise in various roles including counter-insurgency , counter-terrorism , direct action , hostage rescue , special reconnaissance and unconventional warfare .
The Paratrooper (Special Forces), or Para (SF), are the special forces of the Indian Army. [3] [4] This unit was created in June 1966 in the aftermath of the 1965 Indo-Pakistani war. An impromptu commando unit called Meghdoot Force, which took part in the 1965 war, formed the first nucleus of the permanent Para commando battalion which was to ...
The Parachute Regiment is an airborne and special forces regiment of the Indian Army.It was raised in 1945 as part of the British Indian Army but was disbanded after World War II and was re-raised in 1952 as part of the Indian Army.
The Parachute Regiment, known colloquially as the Paras, is the airborne and elite infantry regiment of the British Army.The first battalion is part of the Special Forces Support Group under the operational command of the Director Special Forces.
The 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment (1 PARA), is a special forces battalion of the British Army's Parachute Regiment. Along with various other regiments and corps from across the British Armed Forces, it is part of Special Forces Support Group.
Special Forces Command and Signal Company (Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions des Forces Spéciales - CCTFS) [87] French Navy. FORFUSCO. Commandos Marine [87] French Air and Space Force. Air Parachute Commando No. 10 (CPA 10) [87] Special Operations Division, Transport section (ET 03/61 Poitou) [87] Directorate-General for External ...
The Para Commando Brigade (Bengali: প্যারা কমান্ডো ব্রিগেড) is a special operations force of the Bangladesh Army. This special forces brigade is headquartered at Jalalabad Cantonment, Sylhet. It is composed of two para commando battalions.
2 PARA guarding Argentine prisoners of war at Port Stanley in 1982. The 2nd Battalion was formed on 30 September 1941, as the 2nd Parachute Battalion, and later became part of the Army Air Corps. The battalion took part in its first active operation over the night of 27–28 February 1942, Operation Biting, the raid on Bruneval in France. [3]