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Parachute Troops
Tropas Paraquedistas
Portuguese Paratroopers during NATO Trident Juncture 2015 exercise
Active
1956 – Present day
Country
Portugal
Branch
Portuguese Army
Type
Paratrooper
Part of
Rapid Reaction Brigade
Nickname(s)
Paras Boinas Verdes (Green Berets)
Motto(s)
Que nunca por vencidos se conheçam "May they never be known as defeated"
Military unit
The Portuguese Paratroopers (Portuguese: Tropas Paraquedistas) are an elite infantry assault force, representing the bulk of the airborne forces of Portugal. They were created in 1956 as part of the Portuguese Air Force, being transferred to the Portuguese Army in 1993. Presently, most of the Paratroopers are part of the Portuguese Rapid Reaction Brigade which comprises all 3 special forces troops.
The Portuguese Paratroopers were usually nicknamed "Paras" or "Green Berets" (Boinas Verdes).
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