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Para (Special Forces)

Para (Special Forces),[2] commonly known as Para SF, is the special operations unit of the Indian Army. It is attached to the Parachute Regiment.
Parachute Regiment and Special Forces
Para Commandos.jpg
"Balidaan" Badge of the Para SF
Active1966–present
CountryIndia India
AllegianceIndia
Branch Indian Army
TypeSpecial forces
Role
Size9 battalions
Part ofParachute Regiment
Garrison/HQBengaluru
Motto(s)"Men apart, every man an emperor"
ColoursMaroon background, centaur holding a bow and arrow
EngagementsIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
Operation Blue Star
Operation Cactus
Operation Pawan
1995 Kashmiri hostage taking
Kargil War
Operation Rakshak
Operation Khukri
COIN Operation in Samba
Operation Summer Storm 2009
2015 counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar
2016 Line of Control strike
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment		Lt Gen Paramjit Singh Sangha
Insignia
Identification
symbol		Maroon Beret, shoulder titles, and the "Balidaan" badge (PARA SF).
Identification
symbol		Sleeve Patch
The unit's heritage stems from World War II, with the creation of the 50th Parachute Brigade in October 1941. 9 Para SF, raised in 1966 as 9th Parachute Commando Battalion, is the oldest among the eight Para SF units of the Indian Army.

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