| 词条 | 16th (Staffords) Parachute Battalion |
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|unit_name=16th (Staffords) Parachute Battalion | image=Parachute Regiment cap badge.jpg | image_size = 200 |caption=Cap badge of the Parachute Regiment |dates= |country={{flag|United Kingdom}} |allegiance= |branch={{army|United Kingdom}} |type=Infantry |role=Airborne forces |size=Battalion |command_structure=77th Indian Parachute Brigade |current_commander= |garrison= |ceremonial_chief= |ceremonial_chief_label= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |colonel_of_the_regiment_label= |nickname=Red Devils[1] |patron= |motto= |colours= |identification_symbol= |identification_symbol_label=The emblem of the Second World War British Airborne Forces, Bellerophon riding the flying horse Pegasus |identification_symbol_3= |identification_symbol_3_label= |march= |mascot= |battles= |notable_commanders= |anniversaries= }} The 16th (Staffords) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army in World War II. World War IIThe battalion was formed in India from the 1st Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment in January 1945. The South Staffords had previously been part of the Chindits special force and took part in the second Chindit expedition in 1944, Operation Thursday. The battalion was then assigned to the 77th Indian Parachute Brigade, attached to the 44th Indian Airborne Division. The war ended before the battalion was committed to action but a number of men parachuted into Japanese Prisoner of War camps to aid the prisoners. Territorial ArmyThe battalion was disbanded in 1946, but a new battalion was formed in the United Kingdom as part of the Territorial Army. Renamed the 16th (Welsh) Parachute Battalion (TA), it was assigned to the TA 5th Parachute Brigade of the 16th Airborne Division. It was re-designated 16 (Welsh) PARA (TA) in 1948 and resulting from defence cuts disbanded in October 1956.[2] Notes1. ^Otway, p.88 {{British parachute units of the Second World War}}{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}{{mil-unit-stub}}{{WWII-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|accessdate=6 April 2011|publisher=Paradata|title=16th Parachute Battalion|url=http://www.paradata.org.uk/units/16th-parachute-battalion-ta}} 3 : British Parachute Regiment Battalions|Airborne units and formations of the United Kingdom|Military units and formations in Burma in World War II |
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