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The 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (3 PARA), is a battalion sized formation of the British Army's Parachute Regiment and is a subordinate unit within 16 Air Assault Brigade. Roled as an Airborne light infantry unit, the battalion is capable of a wide range of operational taskings.
It would ultimately be the only battalion in its regiment, that existed in name only with no active regimental headquarters, and would later be redesignated the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion in 1944. The 3rd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry was activated 4 June 1942, formed by elements of the 502nd Parachute Infantry; the Headquarters ...
In 1947, the 3rd Battalion was reduced to zero strength. The separate 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (the "Triple Nickles") the army's only all-black airborne unit, was then inactivated, and its paratroopers were reassigned to the 505th's 3rd Battalion. Soon after, its black paratroopers began to be reassigned as individuals throughout the ...
509th Parachute Infantry Battalion (PIB) Torch: 556 Algeria Tafaraoui airfield, La Senia 15 November 1942 509th PIB Torch 300–350 Algeria Youks les Bains 24 December 1942 509th PIB, Headquarters Company Two French paratroopers 32 Tunisia El Djem 9 July 1943 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 3rd Battalion (jumped first).
The Parachute Regiment consists of three regular army battalions, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, and an Army Reserve battalion, the 4th. The 1st is based at St Athan , Wales, and is permanently attached to the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG).
Lt. General Mark W. Clark pins a battle streamer on the guidon of Co. G, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment which is held by Pvt. Harold T. Williams, Long Beach, California, April 8, 1944. The near-continuous fighting in Italy had cost the 504th dearly; just over 1,100 casualties were sustained. [1]