List of paratrooper forces
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The following is a list, albeit incomplete, of paratrooper forces from around the world.
Argentina
- Argentine Army
- 4th Parachute Brigade (Brigada Paracaidista IV)[1]
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
- 1st Para-Commando Battalion (Bangladesh Army)
- Bangladesh Army 2nd Commando Battalion (The Vipers)
- Special Warfare Diving And Salvage
- Black Eagle
Belgium
- Belgian Land Component
- Light Brigade
- 2nd Commando Battalion
- 3rd Paratroop Battalion
- Light Brigade
Brazil
- Parachute Infantry Brigade (Brigada de Infantaria Pára-quedista)
- Special Operations Command (Comando de Operações Especiais)
- Airborne Rescue Squadron (Esquadrão Aeroterrestre de Salvamento (EAS))
- Combat Divers Group (Grupamento de Mergulhadores de Combate), subordinated to Submarine Fleet Command
- Amphibious Commandos (Comandos Anfíbios), subordinated to Marine Corps General Command
Bulgaria
- Bulgarian Army
- 68th Special Forces Brigade (68 Бригада Специални Сили)
Canada
- Canadian Army
- B Company 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry[4]
- M Company 3rd Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment
- A Company 3rd Battalion Royal 22e Régiment
- Para Company The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada[5]
- E Troop, E Battery, 2 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Chile
- Chilean Army
- 1st Parachute Battalion "Pelantaru" (1o Batallón de Paracaidistas "Pelantaru")
China
- People's Liberation Army Ground Force
- more than seven Special Operation Teams
- People's Liberation Army Air Force
- 15th Airborne Corps Wuhan
- Airborne Special Operation Team of 15th Corps
- 43rd Airborne Division, Kaifeng
- 127th, 128th, 129th Para regt and one light arty regt
- 44th Airborne Division, Yingshan
- 130th, 131st, 132nd Para regt and one light arty regt
- 45th Airborne Division, Huangpi
- 133rd, 134th, 135th Para regt and one light arty regt
- 15th Airborne Corps Wuhan
Croatia
Czech Republic
- Czech Army
- 4th Rapid Reaction Brigade
- 43rd Airborne Battalion in Chrudim
- 4th Rapid Reaction Brigade
Egypt
- Egyptian Army
- 222nd Airborne Brigade
- 414th Airborne Brigade
Finland
France
French Army (Armee de Terre):
- French Army Special Forces Brigade: Army component of Special Operations Command (France):
- 11th Parachute Brigade:
- Commando Parachute Group: Pathfinders and Recon Group.
- 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (France):
- Commando Mountain Group (Groupement de commandos de montagne): Recon. Group.
- Centre national d'entraînement commando (CNEC). National Commando training Center: Similar to US Ranger School.
French Foreign Legion (La Légion Etrangère) :
- 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment: Commando Parachute Group
- 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment : DINOPS
- 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment : DINOPS
French Navy (Marine Nationale):
- Commandos Marine: Navy component of Special Operations Command (France):
- Commando Hubert (also named Commando d'Action Sous-Marine Hubert, CASM, "underwater operations commando"): Submarine action (combat divers).
- Commando Jaubert: Assault at sea, exfiltration, close quarters battle at sea.
- Commando Trepel: Assault at sea, exfiltration.
- Commando de Penfentenyo: Reconnaissance, Intelligence Operations (recon swimmers)
- Commando de Montfort: Long range neutralisation (missile launchers, light mortars, heavy sniper rifles), fire support designation
- Commando Kieffer: C3I, military dogs
French Air Force (Armee de L'Air):
- Commando parachutiste de l'Air n°10 (CPA 10): Air Force component of Special Operations Command (France):
- Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air
- (CPA 20): Bases Protection Squads
- (CPA 30): RESCO
National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale):
- National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN): performs counter-terrorist and hostage rescue missions in France or anywhere else in the world
Directorate-General for External Security: Division Action:
- The Centre Parachutiste d'Entraînement Spécialisé (CPES, "Paratrooper Specialised Training Centre") in Cercottes for clandestine operations
- The Centre Parachutiste d'Instruction Spécialisée (CPIS, "Paratrooper Specialised Instruction Centre") in Perpignan for special commandos.
- The Centre Parachutiste d'Entraînement aux Opérations Maritimes (CPEOM, "Paratrooper Training Centre for Naval Operations") in Quelern, which instructs combat divers.
Gabon
Germany
See article Fallschirmjager
Greece
- Hellenic Army
- 1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade (1η ΤΑΞΚΔ-ΑΛ), based at Rentina, Macedonia
Honduras
- 2do batallon de infanteria aerotransportada (2nd airborne battalion)
Hungary
- HDF 34th ’László Bercsényi’ Special Operations Battalion[6]
- HDF 25/88th Light Mixed Battalion[7]
- HDF 5/24th 'Gergely Bornemissza' Reconnaissance Battalion[8]
India
Indonesia
Indonesian Army
Grup 1 Para Komando Kopassus/Eka Wastu Baladhika (1st Army Special Forces Para Commando Group)- Grup 2 Para Komando Kopassus/Dwi Dharma Bhirawa Yudha (2nd Army Special Forces Para Commando Group)
Brigade Infanteri Lintas Udara 17/Kujang I (17th Airborne Infantry Brigade)- Brigade Infanteri Lintas Udara 18/Trisula (18th Airborne Infantry Brigade)
- Brigade Infanteri Lintas Udara 3/Tri Budhi Sakti (3rd Airborne Infantry Brigade)
Indonesian Air Force
Indonesian Air Force Special Forces (Paskhas)
Iran
Ireland
- Army Ranger Wing (ARW)[10][11]
Israel
- 35th Paratroopers Brigade (Regular) "Hativat HaTzanhanim"
- 551st Paratroopers Brigade (Reserve) "Hetzei Ha-Esh"/"Arrows of Fire"
- 623rd Paratroopers Brigade (Reserve) "Hod Ha-Hanit"/"Head of the Spear"
- Special Forces Deep Penetration Demolition Unit "Maglan"/"Ibis"
- Unit 7298 Special Forces Anti-Aircraft Parachuting Unit "YANMAM"
- 933rd Infantry Brigade "Nahal"
- 50th Battalion
- Other units
- Unit 669
- Unit Yanmam
- Shaldag Unit
- Sayeret Matkal
- Shayetet 13
- Airborne supply and training center
- Airborne school
Italy
Italian paratroopers are called Paracadutisti.
- Carabinieri
- 1st Carabinieri Parachute Regiment
- Special Intervention Group - Special Forces
- Italian Army
- Italian Navy
- Undersea Raiders Group "Teseo Tesei" - Navy Special Forces. All personnel of its Operational Raiders Group is parachute-trained.
- Italian Air Force
- 17º Stormo Incursori - Air Force Special Forces. All personnel of its Operational Raiders Group is parachute-trained.
Japan
Jordan
- Joint Special Operations Command - JSOC
- 81st Airborne Battalion
- 91st Airborne Orientation Battalion
- 30th Hussein Bin Ali Special Mission Brigade
- 15th Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Special Mission Battalion (Para)
- 16th King Faisal Special MissionBattalion (Para)
- 20th Tariq Bin Zyad Special Mission Battalion (Para)
Malaysia
Mongolia
- Mongolian Army
- 084th Special Task Battalion
- 337th Airborne Division
Mexico
Nepal
Netherlands
Poland
Philippines
Portugal
Rhodesia
- Rhodesian Security Forces (disbanded 1980)
- Rhodesian African Rifles (from 1977)
- Rhodesian Light Infantry (from 1977)
- Rhodesian Special Air Service
Russia
- Russian Airborne Troops
- 45th Specnaz Brigade
- 7th Guards Airborne Division
- 76th Guards Air Assault Division
- 98th Guards Airborne Division
- 106th Guards Airborne Division
- 11th Guards Airborne Brigade
- 31st Guards Airborne Brigade
- 56th Guards Airborne Brigade
- 83rd Guards Airborne Brigade
- 242nd Training Centre
- 1182nd Guards Artillery Regiment
- 38th Guards Communications Regiment
- Russian Navy
- Russian Marines
- 336th Guards Marine Brigade
- 879th Desant Battalion
- 61st Marine Brigade
- 876th Desant Battalion
- 810th Marine Brigade
- 881st Desant Battalion
- 336th Guards Marine Brigade
- Russian Marines
- Dzerzhinsky Division (O.D.O.N.)
- 604th Special Purpose Center
- Various Specnaz units
Serbia
South Africa
Spain
- Spanish Army
- Spanish Air Force
- Escuadrón de Apoyo al Despliegue Aéreo - Air Deployment and Support Squadron (EADA)
- Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas - Parachute Sapper Squadron (EZAPAC) [citation needed]
Sri Lanka
Sweden
- Swedish Army
- Fallskärmsjägarna (Parachute Rangers)
- Särskilda operationsgruppen Special Operations Group
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan (Republic of China)
- Republic of China Army
- Aviation and Special Forces Command (航空特戰司令部)
- 3 Air Cavalry/Airborne brigades
- Aviation and Special Forces Command (航空特戰司令部)
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
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- Ukrainian Ground Forces
- Ukrainian Airmobile Forces[15]
- 25th Airborne Brigade (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Operation Command South )
- 95th Airmobile Brigade (Zhytomyr Oblast, Operation Command North)
- 79th Airmobile Brigade (Mykolaiv Oblast, subordinated to Ukrainian General Staff directly)
- 80th Airmobile Brigade (Lviv Oblast, Operation Command West)
- 81st Airmobile Brigade
- 28th Training Battalion (Chernihiv Oblast, 169th Ground Forces Training Center)
- Ukrainian Airmobile Forces[15]
- Border Guard Service
- Mobile Border Guard Detachment
- 23rd Airmobile Detachment (disbanded)
- Mobile Border Guard Detachment
United Kingdom
- Special Boat Service (Her Majesty's Naval Service)[16]
- Submarine Parachute Assistance Group (Royal Navy, Her Majesty's Naval Service)[17]
- Fleet Diving Unit 1 (Fleet Diving Group, Fleet Diving Squadron, Royal Navy, Her Majesty's Naval Service)[18]
- Brigade Patrol Troop (3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marine Corps, Her Majesty's Naval Service)[19]
- Reconnaissance Troop (40 Commando, 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marine Corps, Her Majesty's Naval Service)
- Reconnaissance Troop (42 Commando, 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marine Corps, Her Majesty's Naval Service)
- Reconnaissance Troop (45 Commando, 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marine Corps, Her Majesty's Naval Service)
- 22 Special Air Service Regiment (British Army)[20]
- 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment (British Army)[21]
- 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (16 Air Assault Brigade, British Army)[22]
- 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (16 Air Assault Brigade, British Army)[22]
- 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment (16 Air Assault Brigade, British Army)[22]
- Pathfinder Platoon (16 Air Assault Brigade, British Army)[22]
- 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (16 Air Assault Brigade, British Army)[23]
- 148 Commando Battery (29 Commando Regiment, Royal Regiment of Artillery, British Army)[24]
- 23 Engineer Regiment (Corps of Royal Engineers, British Army)[25]
- 299 Parachute Squadron (Corps of Royal Engineers, British Army)[25]
- 144 Parachute Medical Squadron (Royal Army Medical Corps)
- 216 Parachute Signal Squadron (Royal Corp of Signals)
- 264 SAS Signal Squadron (Royal Corp of Signals)
- LEWT troop 14 Signal regiment EW (Royal Corp of Signals)
- 2 Squadron (RAF Regiment, Royal Air Force)[26]
United States
- United States Army
- United States Army Special Forces
- Special Operations Team-Alpha (SOT-A)
- Military Information Support Command
- 75th Ranger Regiment
- XVIII Airborne Corps
- 101st Airborne Division
- 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
- 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
- US Army Long Range Surveillance Companies
- US Army Pathfinders Companies
- 28th Ordnance Company (EOD)(Airborne)
- United States Marine Corps
- United States Air Force
- Special Tactics Squadrons
- 93d Air-Ground Operations Wing
- 18th Air Support Operations Group This unit comprises five squadrons of which only the 14th Air Support Operations Squadron is airborne-trained.
- 14th Air Support Operations Squadron (14th ASOS)
- 15th Air Support Operations Squadron (15th ASOS)
- 18th Weather Squadron (18th WS)
- 19th Air Support Operations Squadron (19th ASOS)
- 20th Air Support Operations Squadron (20th ASOS)
- 820th Base Defense Group
- 18th Air Support Operations Group This unit comprises five squadrons of which only the 14th Air Support Operations Squadron is airborne-trained.
- 435th Security Forces Squadron
- 820th Red Horse Squadron [only RHS with this capability]
- U.S. Air Force SERE Specialists
- United States Navy
Joint Service Units
- Joint Communications Unit (JCU)
- Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE)
- Headquarters Support Squadron (HSS)
- Communications Support Detachment (CSD)
- 1st Joint Communications Squadron (JCS)
- 2nd Joint Communications Squadron (JCS)
- 3rd Joint Communications Squadron (JCS)
- 4th Joint Communications Squadron (JCS)
- 224th Joint Communications Support Squadron (JCSS)
- 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron (JCSS)
Venezuela
- Venezuelan Army
- 42nd Infantry Paratrooper Brigade (42a Brigada Paracaidista de Infanteria)
Vietnam
- Vietnam People's Air Force
- Vietnamese Paratroops
References
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- ^ http://www.army.dnd.ca/3PPCLI/
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