One An-2TD used for paratroop training by the 63rd Paratroop Battalion. IDF Reserve Paratroop Battalion 55 entered Tulkarm with armored support. The gendarmerie also has armoured and paratroop squadrons. One of Gur's paratroop battalions approached the fortified Police Academy. The "" was a Romanian built version which equipped mountain, paratroop and naval infantry. Lieutenant-Colonel Mathieu, the paratroop commander, is the principal French character. Globemasters to transport French paratroop reinforcements to Indochina. Along with Luftwaffe paratroop forces, Brandenburgers took part in the recapture of the island. During the fighting, Jordanian troops surrounded a paratroop company. The 601 SFG finds its roots in a paratroop brigade created in 1952. When used as a paratroop transport, ten fully armed troops could be carried. In the aftermath, paratroop officers severely criticized Dayan for alleged tactical mistakes. Tests included carrier operations, simulated rescues, paratroop drops, and low-level cargo extraction. This heavier equipment made otherwise lightly armed paratroop forces a much more capable force. The survivors of the paratroop detachment reached Sidi Ifni once more on 5 December.