Paratrooper Forces around the world

[msteen1]

Paratrooper forces around the world

I dont know how up to date this is:

• Argentine Army
  • 4th Parachute Brigade (Brigada Paracaidista IV)
• Australian Army
  • 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
• Austrian Federal Armed Forces
  • Special Forces: Jagdkommando
  • Airborne and Parachute Battalion: Jägerbataillon 25
• Belgian Army
  • The Para-Commando Brigade
• Brazilian Army
  • Paratrooper Infantry Brigade (Brigada Infantaria Paraquedista)
• British Army
  • 16 Air Assault Brigade
    • Pathfinder Platoon
    • One Squadron of the Household Cavalry Regiment (can provide at least one Para trained Troop)
    • The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland)
    • 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment
    • 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
    • 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (contains an attached Platoon from the Household Division (Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish and Welsh Guards))
    • 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
    • 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault), Royal Engineers
    • 16 Air Assault Brigade HQ and Signal Squadron (216), Royal Corps of Signals - (One troop is parachute trained)
    • 7 Air Assault Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
    • 156 Provost Company, Royal Military Police - (No2 Platoon is parachute trained)
    • Brigade Parachute Squadron RAF
• Bulgarian Army
  • 68th Brigade Special Forces (68 Бригада Специални Сили)
• Canadian Army- retains four airborne companies (three in the regular forces, and one in the reserves)
• Chinese Army
• Czech Army
  • 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade (4. Brigáda Rychlého Nasazení)
    • 41st Mechanised Battalion (Žatec)
    • 42nd Mechanised Battalion (Tábor)
    • 43rd Airborne Mechanised Battalion (Chrudim)
  • 102nd Reconnaissance Battalion (Prostějov)
• Dutch Army
  • Luchtmobiele Brigade
• French Army
• 11ème Brigade Parachutiste
• 2eme Régiment Etranger Parachutiste (Foreign Legion)
• 1er Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (Special Forces)
• Commandos Parachutistes (formerly known as Commando de Recherche et d'Actions en Profondeur "CRAP" -meaning : long range action & recon commando)
• 13eme Régiment Dragon Parachutiste; an old former French cavalry regiment now converted into a Paratroopers regiment. This unit is directly linked with the DGSE. Its mission is to collect intelligence on the ground in pre-war/war/battlefield environment
• Escadron Parachutiste d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale
• Finnish Defence Forces
  • Laskuvarjojääkärirykmentti
• German Federal Armed Forces
  • Fallschirmjäger (WWII)
  • Luftlande- und Lufttransportschule (Training Center)
  • Division Spezielle Operationen (DSO)
    • Fernspählehrkompanie 200 (Long Range Reconaissance)
    • Luftlandeflugabwehrraketenbatterie 100 (Air Defence)
    • Fernmeldebataillon DSO (Signals)
    • Luftlandebrigade 26 (Airborne)
      • Luftlandeaufklärungskompanie 260 (Reconaissance)
      • Luftlandepionierkompanie 260 (Combat Engineers)
      • Fallschirmjägerbataillon 261
      • Fallschirmjägerbataillon 263
      • Luftlandeunterstützungsbataillon 262 (Support)
    • Luftlandebrigade 31 (Airborne)
      • Luftlandeaufklärungskompanie 310 (Reconaissance)
      • Luftlandepionierkompanie 270 (Combat Engineers)
      • Fallschirmjägerbataillon 313
      • Fallschirmjägerbataillon 373
      • Luftlandeunterstützungsbataillon 272 (Logistic and Medical Support)
    • Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) (Special Forces)
  • luftbewegliche Brigade 1 (Air Assault)
    • Jägerregiment 1
  • Kommando Schnelle Einsatzkräfte Sanitätsdienst (Medical)
  • Spezialisierte Einsatzkräfte Marine (SEK M) (Special Forces)
• Hellenic Army
  • 1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade (1 Taxiarhia Katadromon-Alexiptotiston) (Special Forces)
• Indian Army
  • Parachute Regiment (India)
  • Para Commandos
• Israeli Defence Forces
  • Paratroopers Brigade
• Italian Army
  • Paratroops Brigade "Folgore"
• Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
  • 1st Airborne Brigade (Japan)
• Malaysian Army
  • 10th Brigade (Para)
• Mexican Air Force
  • Brigada de Fusileros Paracaidistas
• Norwegian Army
  • Hærens Jegerkommando (Army Ranger Command)
• Russian armed forces
  • VDV (Airborne Assault Troops) - the largest airborne and paratroopes force in the world
• Spanish Army
  • BRIPAC (Brigada Paracaidista "Almogávares" VI)
• Swedish Army
  • Fallskärmsjägarna (Parachute Rangers)
  • Särskilda Skyddsgruppen Special Protection Group
• Swiss Army
  • Armeeaufklärungsdetachement (AAD) (Army Reconnaissance Group)
  • Fallschirmaufklärer Kp 17 (Parachute Reconnaissance Company 17)
• United States Army
  • 82nd Airborne Division 17th Airborne Division WWII Operation Varsity (Rhine Crossing)]]
  • 173d Airborne Brigade
  • 4th Brigade Combat Team (ABN), 25th Infantry Division
  • 101st Airborne Division (Now Air Assault)
  • 20th Engineer Brigade
  • Special Forces
  • XVIII Airborne Corps
  • 75th Ranger Regiment
  • 1st BN (ABN), 509th INF
• Venezuelan Army
  • 42nd Infantry Paratrooper Brigade (42a Brigada Paracaidista de Infanteria)

 

[pardus]

In the Brit Army, they left out 4th Bn Para Reg (TA), I also know there are Gurkhas in 2 Para (1 company IIRC) , though they may be actually part of the Bn now.

http://www.army.mod.uk/para/4bn.htm

Pathfinders, SAS, SBS.

South Africa, 44 Parachute Regiment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_44_Parachute_Regiment

 

[SpitfireV]

Aren't all of 4RAR parachute trained as well?

 

[Robal2pl]

Poland,
1. 6th Air - Assault Brigade - http://rozeta.com.pl/~vi-bdsz/home.html
Now only one bn , 16th Airborne Bn - http://www.16bpd.pl/ - is considered as a paratroop and all soldiers are paratroopers, as well as Brigade Recon Company and scout platoons in other bns - 18th and 6th Air Assault Bns and artilerry bn have parachute training olny if budget permits (helicopters are mostly used)

2. 25th Air Cavalry Brigade (light infantry) - had status airborne unit and recived training, now its changed and they rely mostly on helicopters http://www.kawaleria.pl/ http://www.kawaleria.pl/?a=gallery&id=13

3. 1st Special Commando Regiment
4. GROM
5. Formoza (naval special unit - very small)


Regards
Robal2pl

 

[Boondocksaint375]

We should consolidate the list these guys are giving us into one

 

[pardus]

Aren't all of 4RAR parachute trained as well?

Yes.

http://www.defence.gov.au/army/4rar/index.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Battalion,_Royal_Australian_Regiment

 

[Max Power]

And lets not forget 35th Signal Brigade and 525 MI Brigade, both part of 18th Airborne Corps.

I'm sure there are quite a few more we're forgetting.

 

[pardus]

If we are going to include Special ops units and supporting units that are Para qual'd that list is woefully short, ive limited my responces to Paratroop units only, i.e. airborne Inf.

 

[Boondocksaint375]

If we are going to include Special ops units and supporting units that are Para qual'd that list is woefully short, ive limited my responces to Paratroop units only, i.e. airborne Inf.

the original list ocox posted included SOF units (not all obviously)

 

[pardus]

Yeah, i'll fill the gaps on the ones I know later.

 

[Boondocksaint375]

its also missing US NSW

 

[msteen1]

I should of put it in another posting, not International SOF. More like international military, and I knew it was lacking, just thought it was interesting.

 

[Boondocksaint375]

No worries, I think we can update it. It includes alot of international SOF already....moreso than US SOF

 

[AWP]

There is a group of USAF REDHORSE and Security Forces out of.....Eglin or Hurlburt and Moody on jump status. I'll try to dig up the units.

Also, JCSE out of Macdill is on jump status.

Here:
http://www.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?storyID=123020091

 

[Mack PL]

Poland,
1. 6th Air - Assault Brigade - http://rozeta.com.pl/~vi-bdsz/home.html
Now only one bn , 16th Airborne Bn - http://www.16bpd.pl/ - is considered as a paratroop and all soldiers are paratroopers, as well as Brigade Recon Company and scout platoons in other bns - 18th and 6th Air Assault Bns and artilerry bn have parachute training olny if budget permits (helicopters are mostly used)

2. 25th Air Cavalry Brigade (light infantry) - had status airborne unit and recived training, now its changed and they rely mostly on helicopters http://www.kawaleria.pl/ http://www.kawaleria.pl/?a=gallery&id=13

3. 1st Special Commando Regiment
4. GROM
5. Formoza (naval special unit - very small)

Regards
Robal2pl

2nd Recon Regiment soldiers also have parachute training. Afair they suppose to become smth like Long Range Reconnaissance regiment.

I've read some article about our Psyops group, and idea of creating small airborne section, but not sure If they have created it or not.

As for POLSOFCOM units, I guess that also the newest unit in this part of Polish armed forces(Special Forces) which is JWDiZWS(NIL) may have some parachute training as well.

 

[ÉIREGOBRÁCH1922]

Irish Defence Forces - Army Ranger Wing.

Irish Defence Forces (Irish Army, Air Corps & Navy) display team - Black Knights.

 

[AWP]

Holy necrothread! Bbbrrrrrraaaaiiinnnnnnnsssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, some of those units no longer exist and were canned, removed from status, or rolled into current units, not to mention those which were created since '07.

We could update it, but it would take some work.

 

[AWP]

Here's Wikipedia's take on it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_paratrooper_forces