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The 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, formed by the British Army during the Second World War. The battalion was raised in November 1942 by the conversion of the 10th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry to parachute duties. It was initially assigned to the 3rd Parachute Brigade, part of 1st Airborne Division, but moved to the 5th Parachute Brigade, alongside the 12th and 13th Parachute battalions, of the 6th Airborne Division soon afterwards.

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  • The 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, formed by the British Army during the Second World War. The battalion was raised in November 1942 by the conversion of the 10th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry to parachute duties. It was initially assigned to the 3rd Parachute Brigade, part of 1st Airborne Division, but moved to the 5th Parachute Brigade, alongside the 12th and 13th Parachute battalions, of the 6th Airborne Division soon afterwards. The battalion saw combat on D-Day in Operation Tonga on 6 June 1944, the Battle of the Bulge in December and the River Rhine crossing in March 1945. After the war ended in Europe, the battalion, with the 5th Parachute Brigade, was sent to the Far East to undertake operations against the Japanese Empire. However, the war ended just after the men had started jungle training. Moving by sea, the battalion took part in the reoccupation of Malaya and Singapore. Problems in Java resulted in the battalion being sent to Batavia (Jakarta) to control the unrest, until relieved by a Dutch force. The battalion then rejoined the 6th Airborne Division in Palestine. Post war army reductions saw the battalion amalgamated with the 17th Parachute Battalion, but still remaining the 7th Parachute Battalion. But further reductions eventually saw the battalion disbanded. (en)
  • 7-й (легкопехотный) парашютный батальон (англ. 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion) — воздушно-десантный батальон Парашютного полка Великобритании, существовавший в 1942—1948 годах и участвовавший во Второй мировой войне. Создан на основе 10-го батальона , переформированного в парашютное подразделение. Состоял во 3-й парашютной бригаде 1-й воздушно-десантной дивизии, затем был переведён в 5-ю парашютную бригаду вместе с и парашютными батальонами из . Боевое крещение принял во время высадки в Нормандии, в рамках операции «Тонга». Участвовал в операции «Дэдстик», сражался в Арденнах и на Рейне. После завершения войны был отправлен на Дальний Восток для подготовки к боям с японцами, но ещё до завершения учений Япония капитулировала. Батальон участвовал в восстановлении контроля над Малайией и Сингапуром, подавлял восстание на Яве; затем отправился в Палестину как часть 6-й воздушно-десантной дивизии, где объединился с 17-м парашютным батальоном, сохранив своё название. Расформирован в 1948 году. (ru)
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  • (Latinfor Ready for Anything)
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  • The emblem of the Second World War British Army Airborne Forces, Bellerophon riding the flying horse Pegasus (en)
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  • The 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, formed by the British Army during the Second World War. The battalion was raised in November 1942 by the conversion of the 10th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry to parachute duties. It was initially assigned to the 3rd Parachute Brigade, part of 1st Airborne Division, but moved to the 5th Parachute Brigade, alongside the 12th and 13th Parachute battalions, of the 6th Airborne Division soon afterwards. (en)
  • 7-й (легкопехотный) парашютный батальон (англ. 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion) — воздушно-десантный батальон Парашютного полка Великобритании, существовавший в 1942—1948 годах и участвовавший во Второй мировой войне. Создан на основе 10-го батальона , переформированного в парашютное подразделение. Состоял во 3-й парашютной бригаде 1-й воздушно-десантной дивизии, затем был переведён в 5-ю парашютную бригаду вместе с и парашютными батальонами из . (ru)
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  • 7-й парашютный батальон (Великобритания) (ru)
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