Editing Paratrooper (section)

=== Argentina ===
[[File:Military parachuting in Argentina.jpg|thumb|Military exhibition]]

In 1944, Argentina became the second country on the continent of South America to use Paratroopers, after Peru. The first paratroopers were issued jump helmets similar to that used by the British at the time,<ref>{{cite web |title=Mº 44 "Circa" (E.T.A.) Paracaidista|url=http://www.cascoscoleccion.com/argentin/argpa.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301082430/http://www.cascoscoleccion.com/argentin/argpa.htm|archive-date=March 1, 2014}}</ref> with other equipment based on the {{lang|de|[[Fallschirmjäger]]}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/3702/1334146w3ftqbkb.jpg |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329192225/http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/3702/1334146w3ftqbkb.jpg |url-status=dead |title=2 helmets |archivedate=March 29, 2012 |website=img695.imageshack.us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/5643/17233319ixvgx482.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726111255/http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/5643/17233319ixvgx482.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 26, 2011 |title=Paratrooper photograph |publisher=Img856.imageshack.us |access-date=2014-02-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://modelaria.blogspot.com/ |title=Modelaria |publisher=Modelaria.blogspot.com |date=2004-02-27 |access-date=2014-02-25}}</ref><ref>[http://exparacaistasea.blogcindario.com/2008/01/00014-escuela-de-paracaidismo-argentino-nuestra-cuna.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901104940/http://exparacaistasea.blogcindario.com/2008/01/00014-escuela-de-paracaidismo-argentino-nuestra-cuna.html|date=September 1, 2011}}</ref><ref>Manual de informaciones, VOLUMEN II – ANO 1960 – Numero.</ref><ref>PARACAIDISTAS, General alemán
H. B. RAMCKE, Ediciones Almena 1978.</ref> The [[4th Parachute Brigade (Argentina)|4th Parachute Brigade]] (''4 Brigada Paracaidista'') is a unit of the [[Argentine Army]] specialised in airborne assault operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ejercito.mil.ar/sitio/_noticias/todas.asp |title=Sitio Oficial del Ejército Argentino – Un Ejército presente |publisher=Ejercito.mil.ar |date=2014-02-03 |access-date=2014-02-25}}</ref> It is based in [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]], [[Córdoba Province (Argentina)|Córdoba Province]]. The [[Fuerza de Despliegue Rápido (Argentina)|''Fuerza de Despliegue Rápido'']] ("Rapid Deployment Force") is based on this unit. The members of the unit wear [[Red beret]]s (''Boina Rojas'') of the paratroopers with unit badges. As of 2022 it consists of:

* 4th Airborne Brigade HQ (Córdoba)
* 2nd Paratroopers Regiment "''General Balcarce''" (Córdoba)
* 14th Paratroopers Regiment (Córdoba)
* 601st Air Assault Regiment (Campo de Mayo)
* 4th Paratrooper Artillery Group (Córdoba)
* 4th Paratrooper Cavalry Scout Squadron (Córdoba)
* 4th Paratrooper Engineer Company (Córdoba)
* 4th Paratrooper Signal Company (Córdoba)
* 4th Paratrooper Jump Support Company (Córdoba)
* Logistic & Support Base "Córdoba" (Córdoba)