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The 1st Parachute Battalion was a parachute infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised for service during the Second World War, it was formed in early 1943 from volunteers for airborne training. Despite achieving a high level of readiness, the battalion did not see action during the war and was disbanded in early 1946.
In the post-war period Australia's parachute capability was primarily maintained by special forces units. In the early 1980s a parachute infantry capability was revived which led to the Parachute Battalion Group forming in 1983 based on the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR). In 1997, a full time commando regiment was raised that ...
The regiment maintains a high readiness element which encompasses the parachute company group role that the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) had maintained before being re-roled as a light infantry battalion.
Trainees mostly came from the 1st Parachute Battalion and Z Special Unit. [1] The unit was formed on 3 November 1942 at RAAF Laverton, Victoria and moved to RAAF Station Tocumwal, New South Wales on 16 November 1942 to be co-located with the Army's fledgling parachute unit which later became 1st Parachute Battalion. [1]
Papuan Infantry Battalion; 1st Parachute Battalion (Australia) T. Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion This page was last edited on 13 February 2024, at 21: ...
The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) is part of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps, along with the six state-based infantry regiments of the Australian Army Reserve.It is the most senior of the corps' regiments in the order of precedence, [15] and currently consists of seven Regular Army infantry battalions: [16]
1st Parachute Battalion (Australia) Paratroop Training Unit RAAF; S. Special Air Service Regiment
0–9. 1st Parachute Battalion (Australia) 1st/19th Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment; 1st Battalion (Australia) 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment