List of paratrooper forces

The following is a list, albeit incomplete, of paratrooper forces from around the world.

Contents 1 Argentina 2 Australia 3 Austria 4 Belgium 5 Brazil 6 Bulgaria 7 Canada 8 Chile 9 China 10 Czech Republic 11 Finland 12 France 13 Germany 14 Greece 15 India 16 Indonesia 17 Israel 18 Italy 19 Japan 20 Malaysia 21 Mexico 22 Netherlands 23 Pakistan 24 Poland 25 Portugal 26 Rhodesia 27 Russia 28 Serbia 29 South Africa 30 Spain 31 Sri Lanka 32 Sweden 33 Switzerland 34 Taiwan (Republic of China) 35 Thailand 36 Turkey 37 Ukraine 38 United Kingdom 39 United States 40 Venezuela 41 Vietnam 42 References

Argentina

• Argentine Army
  • 4th Parachute Brigade (Brigada Paracaidista IV)^[1]

Australia

• Australian Army
  • 3rd Brigade
    • 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment^[2][3]
    • A Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery

Austria

• Austrian Federal Armed Forces
  • 7th Infantry Brigade
    • Jägerbataillon 25^[4][5]

Belgium

• Belgian Land Component
  • Light Brigade
    • 2nd Commando Battalion
    • 3rd Paratroop Battalion

Brazil

• Brazilian Army - Paratroopers Brigade

Bulgaria

• Bulgarian Army
  • 68th Special Forces Brigade (68 Бригада Специални Сили)

Canada

• Canadian Army
  • A Company 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry^[6]
  • M Company 3rd Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment
  • A Company 3rd Battalion Royal 22^e Régiment
  • Para Company The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada^[7]
  • E Troop, E Battery, 2 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery

Chile

• Chilean Army
  • 1st Parachute Battalion "Pelantaru" (1^o Batallón de Paracaidistas "Pelantaru")

China

• People's Liberation Army
• 15th Airborne Corps Wuhan
  • Airborne Special Operation Team
    • 43 Airborne Division, Keifeng
      • 127, 128, 129 Para regt and one light arty regt
    • 44 Airborne Division, Yingshan
      • 130, 131, 132 Para regt and one light arty regt
    • 45 Airborne Division, Huangpi
      • 133, 134, 135 Para regt and one light arty regt
  • Airborne Training Division

Czech Republic

• Czech Army
  • 4th Rapid Reaction Brigade
    • 43rd Airborne Battalion in Chrudim

Finland

• Finnish Army
  • Utti Jaeger Regiment

France

• French Army
  • 11^e Brigade Parachutiste (11^e BP)

Germany

See article Fallschirmjager

• German Federal Army
  • Special Operations Division
    • Airborne Brigade 26
    • Airborne Brigade 31

Greece

• Hellenic Army
  • 1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade (1η ΤΑΞΚΔ-ΑΛ), based at Rentina, Macedonia
  • [2sec Raider/Paratrooper Brigade (Greece) 2 MAL/LOK, Based in Athens (special forces, Commando airborne) the original S.A.S.]]
  • 71st Airmobile Infantry Brigade (71η Α/M ΤΑΞ), based at Nea Santa, Macedonia

India

• Indian Army
  • Parachute Regiment (India) (Ten regular and two territorial parachute battalions

Indonesia

• Indonesian Armed Forces
  • Brigade Infanteri Lintas Udara 17/Kujang I Brigif Linud 17; 17th Airborne Infantry Brigade
  • Brigade Infanteri Lintas Udara 18/Trisula Brigif Linud 18; 18th Airborne Infantry Brigade
  • Brigade Infanteri Lintas Udara 3/Tri Budhi SaktiBrigif Linud 3; 3rd Airborne Infantry Brigade

Israel

Israeli Defence Forces

• Paratroopers Brigade "Hativat HaTzanhanim" חטיבת הצנחנים

Italy

Italian paratroopers are called Paracadutisti

• Regio Esercito - Royal Army (Historical)
  • 80 Infantry Division La Spezia (Airlanding) - trained and equipped similar to the German Airlanding divisions.
  • 183rd Ciclone Parachute Division - Disbanded while forming at the Italian 1943 Surrender.
  • 184th Nembo Parachute Division - Destroyed at Anzio and remnants formed the German 4th Parachute Division.
  • 185th Folgore Parachute Division - Raised for the Invasion of Malta but was instead deployed to and later destroyed in North Africa. In its final form it was the 185th Folgore Parachute Battalion.
• Italian Army
  • Folgore Parachute Brigade
  • 4th Alpini Parachutist Regiment
• Carabinieri
  • 1st Carabinieri Parachute Regiment

Japan

• Imperial Japanese Army
  • Raiders
• Imperial Japanese Navy
  • Special Naval Landing Force paratroops
• Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
  • 1st Airborne Brigade (Japan)

Malaysia

• Malaysian Army
  • 10th Brigade (Para)

Mexico

• Mexican Air Force
  • Brigada de Fusileros Paracaidistas

Netherlands

• Royal Netherlands Army
  • 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade

Pakistan

• Pakistan Army
  • 50th Airborne Division

Poland

• Polish Land Forces
  • 6th Airborne Brigade

Portugal

Portuguese Army

• Paratrooper Battalions of the Portuguese Rapid Reaction Brigade.

Rhodesia

• Rhodesian Security Forces (disbanded 1980)
  • Rhodesian African Rifles (from 1977)
  • Rhodesian Light Infantry (from 1977)
  • Rhodesian Special Air Service

Russia

• Russian armed forces
  • Russian Airborne Troops

Serbia

• Serbian Army
  • 63rd Paratroop Battalion

South Africa

• South African Army
  • 44 Parachute Regiment

Spain

• Spanish Army
  • 6th Parachute Infantry Brigade
• Spanish Air Force
  • EZAPAC (Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas , Parachute Sapper Squadron)

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Army

• • Commando Regiment

Sri Lanka Air Force

• • SLAF Regiment

Sweden

• Swedish Army
  • Fallskärmsjägarna (Parachute Rangers)
  • Särskilda Skyddsgruppen Special Protection Group

Switzerland

• Swiss Army
  • Armeeaufklärungsdetachement (AAD) (Army Reconnaissance Group)
  • Fallschirmaufklärer Kp 17 (Parachute Reconnaissance Company 17)

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

Thailand

• Royal Thai Army
  • 31st Infantry Regiment (Thailand)

Turkey

• Turkish Army
  • 1. Kayseri Hava İndirme Tugayı
• Turkish Navy
  • Underwater Attack
    • MAK Forces

Ukraine

• Ukrainian Ground Forces
  • Ukrainian Airmobile Forces^[8]
    • 25th Airborne Brigade (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 6th Guard Army Corps)
    • 95th Airmobile Brigade (Zhytomyr Oblast, 8th Army Corps)
    • 79th Airmobile Brigade (Mykolaiv Oblast, subordinated to Ukrainian General Staff directly)
    • 80th Airmobile Regiment (will be a Brigade by end of 2009)^[9] (Lviv Oblast, 13th Army Corps)
    • 28th Training Battalion (Chernihiv Oblast, 169th Ground Forces Training Center)
• Border Guard Service
  • Mobile Border Guard Detachment
    • 23rd Airmobile Detachment (disbanded)

United Kingdom

• British Army
  • 1st Airborne Division - (1941-1945)
  • 6th Airborne Division - (1943-1948)
  • 16th Air Assault Brigade - present
• Royal Air Force
  • 2 Squadron RAF Regiment

United States

• United States Army
  • XVIII Airborne Corps
    • 82nd Airborne Division
    • 20th Engineer Brigade
  • 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
  • 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
  • US Army Long Range Surveillance Companies
  • US Army Pathfinders Companies
  • 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat)(Airborne), 2d Engineer Brigade

• United States Marine Corps
  • ANGLICO
  • Radio Recon Platoons
  • Division Reconnaissance Battalions
  • Force Reconnaissance Companies

• United States Air Force
  • 93d Air-Ground Operations Wing
    • 3d Air Support Operations Group
    • 18th Air Support Operations Group
      • 18th Weather Squadron
    • 820th Base Defense Group
  • 435th Security Forces Squadron
  • Airborne RED HORSE (ARH)

Venezuela

• Venezuelan Army
  • 42nd Infantry Paratrooper Brigade (42^a Brigada Paracaidista de Infanteria)

Vietnam

• Vietnam People's Air Force
  • Vietnam Paratrooper

References