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A List of battalions of the Parachute Regiment from formation in 1940 to the present day. The
Parachute Regiment is a
parachute infantry
regiment of the
British Army that was formed in the early stages of
World War II.
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1st Battalion [1940–present]
- 1st (Guards) Parachute Battalion [1946–1948]
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2nd Battalion [1941–present]
- 2nd/3rd Battalion [1946–1948]
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3rd Battalion [1941–present]
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4th Battalion [1942–1946]
- 4th/6th Battalion [1946–1948]
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5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion [1942–1948] – formed from 7th Battalion,
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
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6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion [1942–1946] – formed from 10th Battalion,
Royal Welch Fusiliers
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7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion [1942–1948] – formed from 10th Battalion,
Somerset Light Infantry
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8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion [1942–1946] – formed from 13th Battalion,
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- 8th/9th Battalion [1946–1948] –
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9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion [1942–1946] – formed from 10th Battalion,
Essex Regiment
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10th (Sussex) Parachute Battalion [1943–1944] – formed from volunteers from the 2nd, 4th and
5th battalions,
Royal Sussex Regiment
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11th Parachute Battalion [1943–1944] – formed from cadre of the 156th Parachute Battalion
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12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion [1943–1956] – formed from the 10th Battalion,
Green Howards
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13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion [1943–1945] – formed from the 2/4th Battalion,
South Lancashire Regiment
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15th (King's) Parachute Battalion [1945–1947] – formed from the 1st Battalion,
King's Regiment (Liverpool) in
Rawalpindi
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16th (Staffords) Parachute Battalion [1945–1947] – formed from the 1st Battalion,
South Staffordshire Regiment in Rawalpindi
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17th Parachute Battalion [1945–1967]
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151st Parachute Battalion [1941–1942] – formed in
British India from volunteers of 27 different battalions. Redesignated 156th Battalion.
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156th Parachute Battalion [1942–1944]
Territorials and Volunteers
Notes