PARAS
Parachute Regiment 1941 - 45
By Darryl Young
PARAS - Parachute Regiment 1941 - 45 |
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HISTORY Members of 2 Commando selected for parachute training July 1940. Formed into 11 Special Air Service Bn (approx 500 men) November 1940 Renamed 1 Parachute Bn September 1941 1 Parachute Brigade (formed 5.9.1941) 1 Bn formed September 1941 2 Bn formed 30.9.1941 3 Bn formed 1.10.1941 2 Independent Parachute Brigade Group (formed July 1942 as 2 Brigade but became Independent 17.11.1942) 4 (Wessex) Bn formed in Derby 1.1.1942,amalgamated into 4/6 Bn Dec.1947 and became new 1 Bn June 1948 5 (Scottish) Bn formed May 1942 from 7 Bn Cameron Highlanders became new 2 Bn July 1948 6 (Royal Welch) Bn formed mid 1942 from 10 Bn Royal Welch Fusiliers amalgamated into 4/6 Bn Dec.1947 and became new 1 Bn June 1948 3 Parachute Brigade (formed 7.11.1942 on conversion 223 Indep.Infantry Brigade) 7 Bn 7.11.1942-8.8.1943 (to 5 Brigade) 8 (Midland Counties) Bn formed November 1942 from volunteers from 13 Bn Royal Warwickshire Reg.,amalgamated as 8/9 Bn 10.1.1948,disbanded June 1948 9 (Eastern and Home Counties) Bn formed November 1942 from volunteers from 10 Bn Essex Regiment),amalgamated and disbanded with 8 Bn 1 Canadian Parachute Bn (see own Category) 4 Parachute Brigade (formed December 1942,disbanded 10.12.1944) 156 Bn formed as 151 Bn(50 Indian Para Bde) 18.10.1941,156 1943,disbanded 10.12.1944 10 Bn formed 1943 from volunteers of 2 Royal Sussex Reg.,disbanded 10.12.1944 11 Bn formed from cadre of 156 Bn + volunteers Middle East,disbanded 10.12.1944 5 Parachute Brigade (formed 1.6.1943) 7 (Light Infantry) Bn formed Nov.1942 from 10 Bn Somerset Light Infantry,3 to 5 Brigade 8.8.1943,1 + 2 Brigade 1946-47,reformed as 3 Para Bn July 1948 12 (Yorkshire) Bn formed June 1943 from 10 Bn Green Howards,disbanded 1946 13 (Lancashire) Bn formed Jun.1943 from 2/4 South Lancashire Regiment, disbanded on return from Java 1946 21 Independent Parachute Company formed June 1942 from volunteers,some from Glider Pilot Regiment disbanded September 1946 1 Independent Parachute Platoon formed November 1943 from 3 Platoon,21 Indep.Para Company (originally 23 Independent Platoon) disbanded June 1945 22 Independent Parachute Company formed October 1943 served Java 1945-46 with 5 Parachute Brigade on arrival Palestine 1946 members absorbed into Parachute Bns note :- The first 3 parachute training deaths can be found in the Army Commandos section as 2 Commando (R.Evans,S.Watts and H.J. Carter) | ||||
| Roll Of Honour: 2358 | Awards: 667 | Images: 572 | Links: 4 | |
• Arnhem Roll of Honour - Website includes 4200 files in Roll of Honour plus 5000 + photos. Excellent.
• Parachute Regiment War Dead - Website created by Bern and Fay Robins showing the war dead of the Parachute Regiment and contains photographs of the graves of those buried in France.
• Pegasus Archive - The British Airborne Forces 1940-45
• Unit Histories - Details of military officers,etc Contains Airborne section.
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