About: Parachute Regiment (India)

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The Parachute Regiment is an airborne and special forces regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1945 as part of the British Indian Army but was disbanded after World War II and was re-raised in 1952 as part of the Indian Army. Currently it consists of fifteen Special Forces, two Territorial Army and one Rashtriya Rifles battalions.

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  • The Parachute Regiment is an airborne and special forces regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1945 as part of the British Indian Army but was disbanded after World War II and was re-raised in 1952 as part of the Indian Army. Currently it consists of fifteen Special Forces, two Territorial Army and one Rashtriya Rifles battalions. (en)
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  • 1945-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • Shelatang, Naushera, Poonch, Jhanger, Hajipir, Poongli Bridge, Mandhol, and Chachro
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  • Maroon and sky blue (en)
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  • File:Parachute Regiment Indian Army Insignia.png
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  • 18 battalions
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  • Shatrujeet (The Conqueror)
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  • Special Reconnaissance
  • Direct Action
  • Counter Terrorism
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  • Shelatang, Naushera, Poonch, Jhanger, Hajipir, Poongli Bridge, Mandhol, and Chachro (en)
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  • Regimental Insignia of the Parachute Regiment (en)
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  • Maroon and sky blue (en)
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  • 1945 (xsd:integer)
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  • Rifle (en)
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  • An Indian Army paratrooper with the 50th Parachute Brigade exits a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in 2013. (en)
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  • Regimental Centre (en)
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  • Parachute Wings (en)
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  • An Indian Army paratrooper with the 50th Independent Para Brigade exits a CH47 Chinook helicopter during a partnered airborne training exercise with U.S. Army paratroopers in 2013.jpg (en)
  • An Indian Army paratrooper with the 50th Independent Para Brigade exits a CH47 Chinook helicopter in 2013.jpg (en)
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  • ''"Tum bharat ke veer ho, tum apne desh ke rakshak ho. jaati bhed bhav ko mitaye ja, Tu apni himmat badhaye ja, (en)
  • Kadam badhaye ja, peeche hatna kaam nahi, aage badhe ja."'' (en)
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  • Shatrujeet (en)
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  • Red Devils (en)
  • The Paras (en)
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  • (en)
  • Brigadier Mohammad Usman, MVC (en)
  • Captain Arun Singh Jasrotia, AC, SM (en)
  • Captain Harshan R, AC, (en)
  • Captain Pawan Kumar, SC (en)
  • Captain Tushar Mahajan, SC (en)
  • Lt. Gen. I.S. Gill, Padma Bhushan, PVSM, MC (en)
  • Lt. Gen. Nirbhay Sharma, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (en)
  • Lt. Gen. P.C. Bhardwaj, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, SC, VSM (en)
  • Lt. Gen. P.C. Katoch, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SC (en)
  • Lt. Gen. R.S. Dayal, PVSM, MVC, ADC (en)
  • Lt. Gen. Sagat Singh, Padma Bhushan, PVSM (en)
  • Lt. Gen. Vinod Bhatia, PVSM, AVSM, SM (en)
  • Major Mohit Sharma, SM, AC (en)
  • Major Sudhir Kumar Walia, AC, SM* (en)
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  • 18 (xsd:integer)
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  • Parachute Regiment India (en)
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  • The Parachute Regiment is an airborne and special forces regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1945 as part of the British Indian Army but was disbanded after World War II and was re-raised in 1952 as part of the Indian Army. Currently it consists of fifteen Special Forces, two Territorial Army and one Rashtriya Rifles battalions. (en)
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  • Parachute Regiment India (en)
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