Parachute Regiment Explained

A Parachute regiment is an airborne infantry military unit of paratroopers, trained in parachuting into a combat zone. Parachute Regiment may refer to:

• Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom), an elite airborne infantry regiment of the British Army
• Parachute Regiment (India), the airborne infantry regiment of the Indian Army
• Paratroopers Brigade, a unit of the Israel Defense Forces
• 44 Parachute Regiment (South Africa), the South African Army's chief airborne infantry unit
• 1st Airborne Brigade (Japan), a unit of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, also known as the Narashino Airborne Brigade
• Brigada de Fusileros Paracaidistas, a unit of the Mexican Air Force
• 501st Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army,
• 504th Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army,
• 509th Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army
• 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team, a unit of the United States Army
• Any of the divisions of the Fallschirmjäger, a branch of the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany before and during World War II