17th Parachute Battalion (United Kingdom)
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The 17th Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, which was raised by the British Army during the Second World War.
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17th Parachute Battalion | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Airborne forces |
Size | Battalion |
Part of | 1st Parachute Brigade 6th Parachute Brigade |
Nickname(s) | Red Devils[1] |
Motto(s) | Utrinque Paratus (Latin for "Ready for Anything") |
Insignia | |
The emblem of the Second World War British Airborne Forces, Bellerophon riding the flying horse Pegasus |
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