2nd/3rd Parachute Battalion

2nd/3rd Parachute Battalion

1947 to 1948

In December 1947, the 2nd Battalion was merged with the 3rd Battalion and was redesignated the 2nd/3rd Parachute Battalion, however it was disbanded in July 1948 as part of the shake up of the Airborne forces. It was immediately replaced with 2 PARA, formed from the 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion, and this unit still exists today.

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    Recollections of active service of Robert A Allen, Tunisia, Sicily and Arnhem

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  • Second photo of Paras with Tonia Verbeek taken on Sunday 17th September by Mike Lewis.
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    Second photo of Paras with Tonia Verbeek taken on Sunday 17th September by Mike Lewis.

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  • The dead body of Major General Friedrich Kussin after he was ambushed by the 3rd Battalion.
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    The dead body of Major General Friedrich Kussin after he was ambushed by the 3rd Battalion.

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