Parachute Regiment
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| Motto | "Utrinque Paratus" (Latin); "Ready for Anything" |
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| Colonel Commandant | Lieutenant General |
| Sir John Lorimer | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HRH Prince of Wales |
| Size | Four battalions |
| March | Quick—Ride of the Valkyries; Slow—Pomp and Circumstance No 4 |
| Founded | 1942 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1073809 |
About Parachute Regiment
The Parachute Regiment, colloquially known as the Paras, is an elite airborne infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment is one of the most elite units in the world. The first battalion is part of the Special Forces Support Group under the operational command of the Director Special Forces.
Body found in search for UK fighter Daniel Burke in Ukraine, say police
... He previously served in the Parachute Regiment between 2007 and 2009...
Ex-paratrooper Chris Lewis finishes six-year walk around UK
... Mr Lewis, who served with 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, struggled to cope after entering civilian life...
The cost of the Ukraine war for one Russian regiment
... The 331st Guards Parachute Regiment, often called the Kostroma Airborne Regiment, has been the subject of investigations by BBC s Newsnight since shortly after last February s invasion...
Ukraine war: Briton Simon Lingard killed in conflict
... " Mr Lingard, who was a former member of the Parachute Regiment, had two children aged 13 and 17...
Bloody Sunday: Soldier F prosecution resumes in court
... Thirteen people were shot dead and at least 15 others injured when members of the Army s Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in the Bogside, a predominantly Catholic part of Derry...
MoD fire on Salisbury Plain: helicopters could be used to tackle flames
... Soldiers from the Second Parachute Regiment and Royal Artillery have joined firefighters in attempts to tackle the fires...
Ukraine round-up: Elite Russian regiment fights for support and the war for borsch
... Elite Russian regiment fights for public supportOne of Russia s elite fighting forces, the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment, is back in Ukraine after suffering heavy losses at the start of the war...
Russia's elite 331st paras regiment fight for public support
...One of Russia s elite fighting forces, the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment, is back in Ukraine after suffering heavy losses at the start of the war...
Body found in search for UK fighter Daniel Burke in Ukraine, say police
By Vinnie O'Dowd & Samantha JaggerBBC News
A body has been found in The Search for a missing former paratrooper who was fighting in Ukraine, police have said.
Daniel Burke , of Wythenshawe, Manchester, was reported missing by His Family on 16 August after he had travelled to the Front Line in 2022.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the Ukrainian authorities had recovered his body.
His Family said the 36-year-old was found in, which lies about 44km (27 miles) from the Front Line .
Mother Diane Sniath told The Bbc that " this is The Moment I have been dreading".
GMP said it was working with Mr Burke's family and the Ukrainian authorities " to support the identification of Daniel and bring him back" home.
The Bbc last spoke to Mr Burke on 6 August, when he expressed intentions to join a Ukrainian army unit to fight against Russian forces.
He previously served in the Parachute Regiment between 2007 and 2009.
In 2019 he spent eight months in prison accused of terror offences after going to Syria to fight with Kurdish militia against the Islamic State group. All the in 2020.
Other Britons have recently lost their lives in Ukraine, including Samuel Newey, who was in The Eastern part of the country.
Former Scots Guard Jordan Chadwick, 32, was.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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