An Indonesian Javanese battalion attacked the B Company base at Plaman Mapu on 27 April and was repelled, suffering 50 casualties at a cost of two paratroopers killed and seven wounded the biggest battle of the confrontation.įrom February 1966, 2 PARA completed a 12 month tour in Bahrain, with Special Patrol Company in Radfan. C Company converted to a special patrols company operating in the jungle on SAS lines. In early 1965 the battalion was flown to Singapore for jungle training and established jungle bases on the border against Indonesia during its confrontation with the newly established Federal Malaysia. In 1964 D Company Group including Support Company were sent to Aden in anticipation of being deployed to Zanzibar due to the Communist uprising there but the operation was cancelled. Subsequent deployments to the island of Bahrain followed in 1963 and 66. Alongside other British reinforcements the battalion occupied the Matla Ridge astride the main Iraqi tank route to Kuwait City. Once again in June 1961 2 PARA formed part of a strategic reserve ‘fire-brigade’ deployment, this time to Kuwait to deter an Iraqi invasion threat. Then in July 1958 it flew into Amman Jordan as part of the 16th Parachute Brigade intervention force. In July 1956 2 PARA was conducting anti-terrorist operations against EOKA in Cyprus and in November it participated in the sea-borne landings at Port Said during the Suez Crisis. The battalion deployed for internal security operations with the 16th Parachute Brigade to the Canal Zone in Egypt during 1951-4. (For further information on the 2nd Parachute Battalion which was formed in 1941 and amalgamated with the 3rd Para Bn in 1947 please click here.)
The present day 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, also known as 2 PARA was formed in July 1948 from the 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion.
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