It was hoeever changed to align with soviet doctrine after that year. Until 1950 the battalion main tasks were small team operations, diversions and sabotages. Two years later it was renamed to Parashute Battalion 71 "Československých parašutistů" to honor Czechoslovak paratroopers both from west and east that served during the Woold War II. History 71st Parashute Battalion Ĥ3rd Regiment traces its roots to the Infantry Battalion 71 (Parashute) that was formed on 1 October 1947 at Zákupy u České Lípy as a first parashute unit in the peacetime Czechoslovak Army after WWII. It was activated on 1 October 2020 from its direct predecessor, the 43rd Airborne Battalion of the 4th Rapid Deployent Brigade. It is the Czech Army third and youngest main ground fighting unit for defence of Czech Republic and for EU and NATO alliance forces.
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