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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 ...
0–9. 1st Parachute Battalion (Australia) 1st/19th Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment; 1st Battalion (Australia) 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
495th Parachute Battalion "Captain Ștefan Sovereth" (Batalionul 495 Parașutiști "Căpitan Ștefan Soverth") [532] Training Center for ISR, Paratroopers, Special operations and JTAC "Major General Grigore Baştan [ ro ] " ( Centrul de Instruire pentru ISR, Parașutiști, Operații Speciale și JTAC "General-maior Grigore Baștan" ) [ 533 ]
Kenneth Rochester Clift DCM (9 January 1916 – 22 July 2009) was an Australian soldier and author. During World War II, he served with the 6th Division Signals and the 1st Parachute Battalion, and for his actions around Tobruk in 1941 he received the Distinguished Conduct Medal. After the war, he published several books including The Saga of a ...
1st Parachute Battalion may refer to: 1 Parachute Battalion, a South African Army unit; 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment, a British Army unit; 1st Parachute Battalion (Australia) 1st Parachute Battalion (Belgium) 1st Parachute Battalion (Hungary) 1st Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, a former U.S. Marine unit
1st Parachute Battalion (Australia) T. Australian Defence Force Parachuting School This page was last edited on 28 November 2022, at 13:27 (UTC). ...
In August 1944, the battery was added to the 1st Parachute Battalion, providing an organic indirect fire support, equipped with Short 25-pounder guns. [18] Although the battalion was warned for deployment on a number of occasions, [19] the battery saw no further action before the war ended. It ceased to exist in 1946 when the 1st Parachute ...