Question

Write a brief note on paracommandos special forces

Answer 1

The unit was created in 1966 by the Indian Army. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, a small ad hoc force comprising volunteers from most infantry units from North India under Maj Megh Singh of the Brigade of the Guards, operated along and behind enemy lines. The performance of this force made the powers that be sit up and take notice of the contribution and necessitated the raising of unconventional forces.

Exactly to the date, 1st July, 1967, 10 Para Commando was raised by splitting 9 Para Commando at Gwalior. The Para Commandos were first deployed in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, with 9 Para Cdo capturing the heavy gun battery at Mandhol in Poonch, J&K. They took part in the 1984 Operation Blue Star. They were deployed in Sri Lanka in 1980s during India's involvement in the civil war, codenamedOperation Pawan. They also saw action in the Operation Cactus in 1988 in Maldives and in the 1999 Kargil War.

Answer 2

Paracommando force is a special unit of the Indian Army's Parachute Regiment tasked with missions such as special operations,direct actions,counter terrorism,foreign internal defense and personal recovery.
The paracommando units of Indian army are among oldest airborne units in the world.
This unit saw its first action in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war,the first six man assault team was
inserted 240 kms deep into Indus ans Charchao,where they carried out raids.
In 1984 Paracommandos were involved in Operation blue star.They were charged to lead an attack on the Holy Site of the Sikh religion the Golden Temple to evict Sikh militants in Punjab.
The functions of paracomando forces:
1.Intelligence collection,special reconnaissance
2.Hostage rescue
3.Convert direct action special operations as part of the Indian Army's counter terrorist and counter-insurgency operations.
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