List of battalions of the Parachute Regiment

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A List of battalions of The Parachute Regiment from formation in 1940 to the present day.

• 1st Battalion [1940-present]

• 2nd Battalion [1941-present]

• 2nd/3rd Battalion [1946-1948]

• 3rd Battalion [1941-present]

• 4th Battalion [1942-1946]

• 4th/6th Battalion [1946-1948]

• 5th (Scottish) Battalion [1942-1948] - formed from 7th Bn, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders

• 6th Battalion (Royal Welsh) [1942-1946] - formed from 10th Bn, The Royal Welch Fusiliers

• 7th (Light Infantry) Battalion [1942-1948] - formed from 10th Bn, The Somerset Light Infantry - see 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion

• 8th (Midland Counties) Battalion [1942-1946] - formed from 13th Bn, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment

• 8th/9th Battalion [1946-1948] -

• 9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Battalion [1942-1946] - formed from 10th Bn, The Essex Regiment

• 10th Battalion [1943-1944] - formed from volunteers from the 2nd, 4th and 5th Bn, The Royal Sussex Regiment

• 11th Battalion [1943-1944] - formed from cadre of the 156th Battalion

• 12th (Yorkshire) Battalion [1943-1956] - formed from the 10th Bn, The Green Howards

• 13th (Lancashire) Battalion [1943-1945] - formed from the 2/4th Bn, South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
• 15th (The King's) Battalion [1945-1947] - formed from the 1st Bn, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) in Rawalpindi

• 16th (South Staffordshire) Battalion [1945-1947] - formed from the 1st Bn, The South Staffordshire Regiment in Rawalpindi

• 151st Battalion [1941-1942] - formed in India from volunteers of 27 different battalions. Converted to 156th Battalion.

• 156th Battalion [1942-1944]

[edit] Territorials and Volunteers

• 4th/6th Battalion [1947-1948]

• 4th (V) Battalion [1967-present]

• 10th (County of London) Battalion [1947-1999]

• 11th (Middlesex) Battalion [1947-1956]

• 12th (Yorkshire) Battalion [1943-1956]

• 12th/13th (Yorkshire and Lancashire) Battalion [1956-1967]

• 13th (Lancashire) Battalion [1947-1956]

• 14th Battalion [1948-1956]

• 15th (Scottish) Battalion [1947-1992] -

• 16th (Welsh) Battalion [1947-1956]

• 17th Battalion (9th Bn The Durham Light Infantry) [1948-1967]

• 18th Battalion [1947-1956]

[edit] Independent Squadrons and Companies

• No. 1 (Guards) Independent Company [1948-1975]

• Gurkha Independent Parachute Company [1961-1971?]

• Parachute Squadron, Royal Armoured Corps [1964-1976]

• Pathfinder Platoon

• Pathfinder Platoon (Regimental site)

• Pathfinder Platoon (Army site)

• 16th (Lincoln) Independent Parachute Company [T.A.] [1950-1988?]