Parachute Regiment (India) (original) (raw)

dbo:abstract

• The Parachute Regiment is an airborne and special forces regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1945 as part of the British Indian Army but was disbanded after World War II and was re-raised in 1952 as part of the Indian Army. Currently it consists of fifteen Special Forces, two Territorial Army and one Rashtriya Rifles battalions. (en)

dbo:battleHonours

• Shelatang, Naushera, Poonch, Jhanger, Hajipir, Poongli Bridge, Mandhol, and Chachro

dbp:notableCommanders

• (en)
• Brigadier Mohammad Usman, MVC (en)
• Captain Arun Singh Jasrotia, AC, SM (en)
• Captain Harshan R, AC, (en)
• Captain Pawan Kumar, SC (en)
• Captain Tushar Mahajan, SC (en)
• Lt. Gen. I.S. Gill, Padma Bhushan, PVSM, MC (en)
• Lt. Gen. Nirbhay Sharma, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (en)
• Lt. Gen. P.C. Bhardwaj, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, SC, VSM (en)
• Lt. Gen. P.C. Katoch, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SC (en)
• Lt. Gen. R.S. Dayal, PVSM, MVC, ADC (en)
• Lt. Gen. Sagat Singh, Padma Bhushan, PVSM (en)
• Lt. Gen. Vinod Bhatia, PVSM, AVSM, SM (en)
• Major Mohit Sharma, SM, AC (en)
• Major Sudhir Kumar Walia, AC, SM* (en)

rdfs:comment

• The Parachute Regiment is an airborne and special forces regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1945 as part of the British Indian Army but was disbanded after World War II and was re-raised in 1952 as part of the Indian Army. Currently it consists of fifteen Special Forces, two Territorial Army and one Rashtriya Rifles battalions. (en)