43rd Airborne Batalion, 4th brigade
of fast reaction and Special Forces
4. Brigáda rychlého nasazení - BRN)
Chrudim - Eastern Bohemia
Consists of 3 combat companies
1 company have 3 platoons. one platoon have 3 squads by 6 men.
Batalion continues in traditions of Czechoslovakian paratroopers in WWII. In the begining of 90' was oficial designation "71st Abn batalion" and you can still see on their badges "71 Výsadkový prapor CZ" (71 Airborn batalion CZ).
Batalion is one of the elite units of our army. It's equiped with one of the finest czech tactical gear, arms and other equipment
Today, part of batalion is in KFOR.
In 2001 in Macedonia 120 paratroopers arrived to disarm albanian rebels.