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Re: OT New American Uniforms

From: Adrian Johnson <adrian@s...>
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 11:32:14 -0700
Subject: Re: OT New American Uniforms

Laserlight responded:

>> I think that was a WW2 para unit, wasn't it?
>
>The Red Devils are the British Parachute Regiment's display team.

The "Red Devils" is the official name for their display team now, but
the
term originally was the nickname for the WWII-era British paras in
general,
not just display guys.	The Parachute Regiment are the Red Devils...

(They originated the custom of parachute units wearing red (maroon in
some
places) berets, since copied in many other countries... and they fought
very well against pretty much everyone they went up against, hence "red"
and "devils")

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