2nd Bn Parachute Regiment
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment | . |
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1948.07 | 5th Parachute Battalion redesignated as 2nd Bn The Parachute Regiment | . |
1948.07 | Germany: Leicester Barracks, Husum | 16 Indep Para Bde Group |
. | Sep 48: Germany: Hannover District | 16 Indep Para Bde Group |
1949.10 | England: Talavera Barracks, Aldershot | 16 Indep Para Bde Group |
. | 6 - 12 Jun: With only 72 hrs notice, 2 Para embarked Portsmouth on HMS Triumph (Aircraft Carrier) to Abadan with rest of 16 Ind Para Bde to retake oil wells after Mossadeq confiscation. Washington forbade this move a day or so later, so HMS Triumph was rerouted in Med. to Cyprus and disembarked at Famagusta by lighter | 16 Indep Para Bde Group |
. | Jun - Oct 51: Cyprus: Transit | 16 Indep Para Bde Group |
1951.10 | Egypt: Canal Zone | 16 Brigade |
1954.07 | England: Talavera Barracks, Aldershot | 16 Brigade |
. | Jul - Aug 56: Cyprus: Limni | . |
. | Aug - Nov 56: Cyprus: Troodos | . |
. | 6 - 14 Nov 56: Egypt: Port Said (Op Musketeer) | . |
. | Nov - Dec 56: Cyprus, Nicosia | . |
. | Dec 56 - Feb 57: Cyprus, Platres | . |
. | Jun - Jul 58: Cyprus | . |
. | Jul - Oct 58: Jordan: Amman | . |
. | Oct 58 - Jan 59: Cyprus | . |
. | Apr 60 - ?? 60??: Cyprus?? | 3 Brigade |
. | Jun - Jul 61: Kuwait | . |
. | Jul - Sep 61: Bahrain | . |
. | Sep - Oct 61: Kuwait | . |
. | Oct 61 - ?? 61: Cyprus | . |
1963.04 | Bahrain | . |
1964.04 | England: Aldershot, ??? Barracks | 16 Brigade |
. | Late 64 - Mar 65: Singapore (training for Borneo) | . |
. | Mar - Jul 65: Borneo | . |
1966.02 | Bahrain | . |
1967.04 | England: Aldershot, ??? Barracks | 16 Brigade |
. | Jun 68 - ??: Hong Kong?? | . |
. | 19 Mar - May 69: Anguilla (Op Sheepskin) (Bn less B Coy) | . |
. | May - 14 Sept 69: Anguilla (B Coy) | . |
. | Feb - Jun 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast | . |
. | 21 Apr - Aug 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield) | . |
. | 15 Feb - 15 June 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Carnmoney/Unity) | . |
. | 29 Jul - 28 Sep 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield) | . |
. | 27 Mar - 18 Jul 73: Northern Ireland: South Armagh | . |
. | 31 May - 27 Sep 75: Northern Ireland: Belfast (New Lodge/Ardoyne) | . |
. | 2 Dec 76 - 16 Mar 77: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ballymurphy/Springfield/Whiterock) | . |
1977.05 | Berlin: Brooke Barracks | Berlin Brigade |
1979.07 | Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler | 39 Infantry Brigade |
1981.03 | England: Mons Barracks, Aldershot | 6 Field Force |
. | Jan 82: Mons Barracks, Aldershot | 5 Infantry Brigade |
. | 26 Apr - Jun 82: Falkland Island (Op Corporate) | 5 Infantry Brigade |
. | Nov 83: Aldershot, Mons Barracks | 5 Airborne Brigade |
. | Nov 84 - Mar 85: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook | . |
1985 | England: Bruneval Barracks, Aldershot | . |
1987.06 | England: Clive Barracks, Ternhill | 143 Brigade |
1989.04 | England: Normandy Barracks, Aldershot | 5 Airborne Brigade |
. | Mar - Sep 90: Northern Ireland: Fermanagh [FRB] | . |
. | Jul - Oct 92: Northern Ireland: Girdwood [GRB] | . |
1993.06 | Northern Ireland: Palace Barracks, Holywood | 39 Infantry Brigade |
. | 1994: C Coy attached (Gurkha Reinforcement Company) | . |
1995.07 | England: Bruneval Barracks, Aldershot | 5 Airborne Brigade |
. | Oct 96 - Apr 97: Northern Ireland: | . |
. | Jan - Jul 99: Bosnia | . |
. | 1 Sep 99: Bruneval Barracks, Aldershot | 16 Air Assault Brigade |
2000.04 | England: Meanee Barracks, Colchester | 16 Air Assault Brigade |
. | Dec 00 - Jun 01: Northern Ireland: Rural Roulement Battalion | . |
. | 2001: C Coy (Gurkha Reinforcement Company) disbands | . |
. | 25 Aug 01 - ?? 01: Macedonia | . |
. | Feb - May 02: Afghanistan | ISAF |
. | Sept 02 - Mar 03: Northern Ireland: | . |
. | Nov 03 - Mar 04: Iraq (Op Telic 3) | 20 Armoured Brigade |
. | Oct 05 - Apr 06: Iraq (Op Telic 7) | 7 Armoured Brigade |
. | Apr - Oct 08: Afghanistan: Helmand Province: (Op Herrick 8) | 16 Air Assault Brigade |
2008.10 | England: Merville Barracks, Colchester | 16 Air Assault Brigade |
. | Oct 10 - Apr 11: Afghanistan (Op Herrick 13) | 16 Air Assault Brigade |
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