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Paratrooper

A paratrooper or military parachutist is a soldier trained to conduct military operations by parachuting directly into an area of operations, usually as part of a large airborne forces unit. Traditionally paratroopers fight only as light infantry armed with small arms and light weapons, although some paratroopers can also function as artillerymen or mechanized infantry by utilizing field guns, infantry fighting vehicles and light tanks that are airdropped together into the combat zone.

Not to be confused with Paramilitary.

Military parachutists and parachutes were first used on a large scale during World War II for troop deployment and transportation, and are often used in surprise attacks to seize strategic positions behind enemy lines such as airfields, bridges and major roads.[1]

4th Airborne Brigade HQ (Córdoba)

2nd Paratroopers Regiment "General Balcarce" (Córdoba)

14th Paratroopers Regiment (Córdoba)

601st Air Assault Regiment (Campo de Mayo)

4th Paratrooper Artillery Group (Córdoba)

4th Paratrooper Cavalry Scout Squadron (Córdoba)

4th Paratrooper Engineer Company (Córdoba)

4th Paratrooper Signal Company (Córdoba)

4th Paratrooper Jump Support Company (Córdoba)

Logistic & Support Base "Córdoba" (Córdoba)

Argentine Paratroopers – Historical Equipment etc

Peruvian Paratroopers in 1941 War between Peru and Ecuador – translated from Spanish to English

an international organization based in Europe, composed of active and retired paratroopers, participates in WW2 reenactment events as well as joint military jumps with foreign nations

Pathfinder Parachute Group

(EMFV/EMPA/AEPM) is the first instance for active Military Parachuting in Europe.

The European Military- Parachuting Association

is a military association, which is a registered charity and is made up of serving and ex members of Airborne units of the British Corps of Royal Engineers.

The Airborne Engineers Association

ArmyParatrooper.org

The Belgian Special Forces Group

U.S. Navy Parachute Team ("Leapfrogs")

How Armies Hit The Silk - J. Peck Popular Science, June 1945