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Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)
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Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)
The
Parachute Regiment
, colloquially known as the
Paras
, is an
airborne
infantry
regiment
of the
British Army
. One battalion is permanently under the command of the
Director Special Forces
in the
Special Forces Support Group
. The other battalions are the
parachute infantry
component of the British Army's rapid response formation,
16 Air Assault Brigade
. The Paras are the only
line infantry
regiment of the British Army that has not been amalgamated with another unit since the end of the
Second World War
.
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