The Parachute Regiment is the main airborne formation of the Indian Army. It was initially formed as 50 Independent Parachute Brigade in 1945, made up of battalions from the Punjab Regiment, Marathra Light Infantry and Kumaon Regiment. In 1952, these battalions were rebadged as the new Parachute Regiment. File links The following pages link to this file: Parachute Regiment (India) ... The Indian Army is the army of the Republic of India. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... In military terminology, a battalion consists of two to six companies typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The regiment's first action was towards the end of the Second World War, when it was parachuted into Burma. However, post independence the regiment's first active service was during the 1971 Indo-Pak War, when the 2nd Battalion became the first Indian unit into Dhaka. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Bangladesh Liberation War (two other names are also used occasionally) refers to an approximately nine month long armed conflict between West Pakistan (now Pakistan) and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh. ... Note: You may need a Bangla Font to see all the characters on this page. ...
The regiment has a total of ten battalions; of these, five are standard infantry battalions, while the others are commando trained battalions. These commando units are designated as special forces: The French Navy commando Jaubert storm the Alcyon in a mock assault. ...
1st Battalion (Special Forces) - ex 1st Battalion, Punjab Regiment
The missing 8th Battalion became 16th Battalion, Mahar Regiment in 1976 before transferring as the 12th Battalion, Mechanised Infantry Regiment. This article needs to be wikified. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Mechanised Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. ...
Regimental Details
Regimental Centre: Bangalore with the training establishment at Agra. Recruit training is imparted at Bangalore whereas Para training is imparted at Agra.
Regimental Insignia: An open parachute with wings spread out and a dagger placed upright, between the wings. The other badge, shown on the right, is used by the four Parachute (Special Forces) Battalions.
The ParachuteRegiment was formed as the result of a call by Winston Churchill, in June of 1940, for the raising of 'a corps of at least five thousand parachute troops'.
The ParachuteRegiment formally established as a regiment in 1942.
Second Colours of The ParachuteRegiment were presented by Her Majesty The Queen to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, and first Colours to the 4th(Volunteer) Battalion at Rushmoor Area, Aldershot on July 15th 1974.
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