The British 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment — just 600 men — were ordered to assault Goose Green. Intelligence said 500 defenders. Reality: more than 1,500 Argentine troops.

They have a reputation for daring and courage – seeing heroic action in Normandy, Arnhem, the Falklands and Afghanistan. But the future of the legendary 'Paras' could be under threat from cost-cutting ...

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Thirteen people were shot dead when members of the Army’s Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in Londonderry in 1972. Eight former soldiers who were investigated over ...

BERLIN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Germany's most senior general said on Wednesday he had been deeply shaken by a scandal over alleged sexual abuse, right-wing extremism and drug use at an elite paratroop ...

BERLIN - Germany’s military has been rocked by reports of widespread sexual harassment and right-wing extremism in an elite paratroop unit, as an initiative begins to expand the armed forces with ...

The elite Bundeswehr unit allegedly allowed a culture of misconduct to persist for years, such as antisemitism, sexual assault, and violent rituals. An elite German paratrooper regiment is reportedly ...

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22:49, Tue, Dec 16, 2025 Updated: 22:53, Tue, Dec 16, 2025 A British paratrooper who tragically lost his life in Ukraine is due to be repatriated to the UK. The return of Lance Corporal George Hooley, ...

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Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev promised he could seize Grozny with a single parachute regiment in two hours. On New Year's Eve 1994, his army instead drove into a meticulously planned ambush ...

A paratrooper who tragically lost his life in Ukraine whilst observing the trial of a new defensive capability was "a born soldier... who made the hard days easy and the good days memorable", ...