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.
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... He previously served in the Parachute Regiment between 2007 and 2009...
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... Mr Lewis, who served with 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, struggled to cope after entering civilian life...
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... 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...
Ukraine war: Briton Simon Lingard killed in conflict
A British man has been killed while fighting in Ukraine.
Simon Lingard, from Blackburn, Lancashire, died when his unit was attacked on Monday.
His Family described him as " The Bravest man" and a " true hero" who went to Ukraine to " stand up for what he believed was right".
A Foreign Office spokesperson said it was supporting The Family of a British national who had lost his life in Ukraine.
" We Are In Touch with The Local authorities in connection with his death, " he added.
Stacey Longworth, the mother of Mr Lingard's Two Children , said he had been a soldier for most of his life, and when The Invasion started, she was " just waiting for him to tell me he was going to go".
She Said she kept In Touch with him when possible while he was in Ukraine before getting a phone call on Monday night to say he had been killed.
" I'm aware they were Under Attack , and that it was shrapnel, and that it was instant, " She Said .
" I've been in contact with Close Friends of his in Ukraine. They are absolutely distraught. "
Mr Lingard, who was a Former Member of the Parachute Regiment , had Two Children aged 13 and 17.
" Telling them was The Most difficult thing I've ever had to do, " Ms Longworth said.
" We want people to remember him as a hero.
" He was very funny, an inspiration and he was loved and adored by so many. "
Source of news: bbc.com
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