PARAS 2 - Parachute Regiment postwar |
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HISTORY 1 Parachute Brigade Palestine 1946-47 1 Bn,2 Bn,3 Bn (original battalions) 2 Parachute Brigade Palestine 1946-47 4 Bn (amalgamated into 4/6 Bn Dec.1947 + became new 1 Para June 1948 ) 5 Bn (became new 2 Para July 1948) 6 Bn (see 4 Bn) 3 Parachute Brigade Palestine 1946-47 8 Bn (amalgamated into 8/9 Bn and disbanded June 1948 ) 9 Bn (see 8 Bn) 5 Parachute Brigade 7 Bn Java 1945-46 Palestine 1946-47 (1 + 2 Brigade) + became new 3 Para July 1948 in Germany 12 Bn Java 1945-46 + disbanded 1946 13 Bn Java 1945-46 + disbanded 1946 21 Independent Parachute Company Palestine 1946 (6 Airborne Division) + disbanded September 1946 1,2 and 3 Bns Parachute Regiment formed 1948 | ||||
Roll Of Honour: 468 | Awards: 356 | Images: 266 | Links: 3 |
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17: The Death And Life Of Private Jason Burt By Mark Higgitt |
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3 Para By Patrick Bishop |
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3 Para: Mount Longdon - The Bloodiest Battle By Jon Cooksey |
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A Soldier's Song: True Stories from the Falklands A Soldier's Song: True Stories from the Falklands By Ken Lukowiak |
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Company Commander By Russell Lewis |
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Danger Close: Commanding 3 PARA in Afghanistan By Stuart Tootal DSO |
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Falklands Hero: Ian McKay, the Last VC of the 20th Century By Jon Cooksey |
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Ground Truth: 3 Para Return to Afghanistan By Patrick Bishop |
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Our Boys: The Story of a Paratrooper By Helen Parr |
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Storming The Falklands: My War and After By Tony Banks |
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The Ordinary Heroes: Untold Stories from the Falklands Campaign By Christopher Hilton |
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Three Days In June (Falklands war) By James O'Connell |
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Two Para - Falklands: The Battalion at War By John Frost |
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With 3 Para to the Falklands By Graham Colbeck |