paratroops
Soldiers from above
Paratroops are soldiers trained to parachute into combat zones from aircraft.
The term functions as a plural noun referring to such forces collectively: Paratroops landed behind enemy lines.
A single soldier is a paratrooper.
Paratroop works as an adjective: a paratroop regiment, paratroop training.
Parachute delivery from aircraft
- dropzoneAerial delivery target area
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- haloLuminous ring overhead
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
chute · canopy · rigging · aircraft · altitude · deployment · insertion · glide
1944 Normandy invasion
Colonel-led military unit
- brigadeLarge military unit
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- divisionSplitting into parts
- platoonSmall infantry formation
squad · deployment · assault · combat · operation · tactics · maneuver · reconnaissance
Elite assault troops
- RangersNamed teams, various sports
- SASThree-letter acronym, multiple meanings
- SpetsnazRussian elite military units
- pathfindersThose who discover routes
Armed soldier or NZ bird
- grenadierElite explosive-hurling soldier
- fireteamSmallest infantry element
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- patrolRegular surveillance route
camouflage · combatant · frontline · grunts · weapons · ammunition · foxhole · close-quarters
airdrop
Parachute delivery from aircraft
jumpmaster · chute · canopy · rigging · aircraft · altitude · deployment · insertion · glide · harness
D-Day
1944 Normandy invasion
regiment
Colonel-led military unit
platoon · squad · deployment · assault · combat · operation · tactics · maneuver · reconnaissance · logistics
commandos
Elite assault troops
rifleman
Armed soldier or NZ bird
- grenadierElite explosive-hurling soldier
- fireteamSmallest infantry element
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
patrol · camouflage · combatant · frontline · grunts · weapons · ammunition · foxhole · close-quarters · infantry
- British militaryBritish Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, RAF, brigade
- Cold War militariesSoviet Army, Warsaw Pact, Soviet military, People's Liberation Army, tank divisions
- French militaryFrench Foreign Legion, French Army, legionnaires, chasseurs, gendarme
- Maghreb HistoryMorocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Algiers, Marrakech
- Wartime FranceVichy France, Free France, Free French, French Resistance, de Gaulle
- French IndochinaIndochina, Saigon, Tonkin, Hanoi, Tonkinese
paratroopsinfantry
Ground combat troops
ground troops · foot soldiers · mechanized infantry · armored units · ground forces