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The history of the paratroopers in Egypt begins When Egypt's Military Attache in Britain saw how Airborne forces were being established all over the world and how it was very effective during World War 2. The Military Attache suggested the creation of an Egyptian Paratroop Regiment in 1946 and idea was widely welcomed by the High Command of the Armed Forces. Due to the political and economical problems of Egypt at the time, the program of forming a Paratroop unit was halted until 1951.