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T Force operation to Kiel
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T17E1 Staghound Armoured Car
by Jon Baker
The T17E1 was a large 4 wheel armoured car produced by Chevrolet, in the United States, during the Second World War.
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TA on Active Service
by Paradata EditorIn 1947 a Territorial Airborne Division was formed to compensate for the disbandment of the three wartime Airborne Divisions and Independent Brigade Group, to one regular Airborne Brigade.
about TA on Active Service
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Tamera Valley
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Tatton Park
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about Tatton Park
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Territorial Efficiency Decoration
by Paradata EditorThe Efficiency Decoration was awarded to commissioned officers for twelve years service in the Territorial Army, with war service counting as double time.
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Tetrarch Light Tank
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The Tetrarch, Light Tank MkVII was designed in the late 1930s to replace the existing fleet of British Light Tanks.
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The 10th Battalion The Parachute Regiment (10 PARA)
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The 10th Parachute Battalion was formed from the 2nd Battalion the Royal Sussex Regiment at Kabrit in the Suez Canal zone in January 1943 under Lt Col KBI Smyth.
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The 15th Battalion The Parachute Regiment (15 PARA SV)
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The 15th (British) Parachute Battalion was formed in 1945 from the 1st Battalion the Kings Regiment in India. It belonged to the 77th Indian Brigade, part of the 44th Indian Airborne Division.
about The 15th Battalion The Parachute Regiment (15 PARA SV)
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The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA)
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The Battalion formed on 15th September 1941 from the 11th Special Air Service Battalion
about The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA)
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The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA)
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The 2nd Parachute Battalion formed at Hardwick in Derbyshire from volunteers across the Army in September 1941 under Lt Col Flavell.
about The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA)
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The 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (3 PARA)
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The Battalion was formed in September 1941 from volunteers from across the Army at Hardwick in Derbyshire and commanded by Lt Col GW Lathbury.
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The 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment (4 PARA)
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The 4th Parachute Battalion was formed in January 1942 under Lt Col Hope-Thompson and was recruited from volunteers army-wide.
about The 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment (4 PARA)
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The Airborne Family
by ParaData editor
For as long as there have been Airborne soldiers, there has been Airborne Families. These sometimes forgotten members of the Airborne Community have sh
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The Airborne Shop
by Jon Baker
The shop was opened in Browning Barracks, Aldershot, to serve museum visitors and the wider garrison and veterans with Airborne related memorabilia, clothing and books. In January 2012, however, Br
about The Airborne Shop
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The Bands of the Parachute Regiment
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The Band of the Parachute Regiment is the official musical band for the Regiment and attends a variety of formal, commercial and commemorative events.
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The Blues and Royals
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The Blues and Royals Airborne Troop
Commanding Officers
1990 Lt Col PB Rogers
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This unit's history is currently being researched.
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The Dutch at Arnhem
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Dutch civilian Kate ter Horst agreed that her home, the ‘Old Vicarage,’ next to the Oosterbeek Church could be used as a Regimental Aid Post during the height of the fighting.
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The Fishmongers' Trophy
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The Fishmongers' Trophy is an annual outstanding achievement award made to a member or former member of the Parachute Regiment by the
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The Longest Day (1966)
by ParaData editorFeature film detailing actions of the coup de main assault on Pegasus Bridge on 5-6th June 1944, produced in 1966.
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The Parachute Regiment
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On 2nd July 1941, spurred on by the German airborne capture of Crete and the Prime Minister’s urging, 11th Special Air Service Battalion was authorised to expand beyond the 1st Parachute Batt
about The Parachute Regiment
The Parachute Regiment Charity
by Jon Baker
The Parachute Regiment Charity was established to support soldiers of the Parachute Regiment and other Airborne Forces and their families. Its objects, as stated in its governing document, are:
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The Red Beret (1953)
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The Red Beret was a British film released in 1953 about The Parachute Regiment.
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The Red Devils
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The 1st Parachute Brigade had received its distinctive maroon berets shortly before departure for the North African campaign.
about The Red Devils
The Republic of South Africa UNITAS Medal
by Paradata EditorAwarded to mark the amalgamation of SADF with homeland and liberation forces to form SANDF.
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Theirs Is the Glory (1946)
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The film Theirs Is the Glory, produced in 1946, was the first significant effort to chronicle the gallant stand of the British 1st Airborne Division, including 2 Wings of the Glider Pilot
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Thompson Machine Carbine MG
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Tiger Moth aircraft
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Tournaments, Tattoos and Public Displays
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Tragino (Operation Colossus)
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A small raiding party of seven officers and 28 men from the newly formed Special Air Service Battalion under command of Major TAG Pritchard were dropped on the Tragino Aqueduct, under cover of a diversionary bombing raid on Foggia, during the night of 10 Feb 1941.
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Training and Recruitment Posters, Pamphlets and Brochures
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The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces have always recruited from within the Army to undertake the demanding roles of Parachuting and Airborne operations.
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Training and selection
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The Parachute Regiment, spearhead of the infantry, has three regular battalions.
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Training, Exercises and Courses
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Soldiers of Airborne Forces form one of the elite services for the British Army.
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