Paratrooper Company
| Paratrooper Company | |
|---|---|
Members of the unit marching in Lima | |
| Active | 1939 – after 1941? |
| Country | Peru |
| Branch | Aeronautical Corps of Peru |
| Type | Light infantry Airborne infantry |
| Engagements | Ecuadorian–Peruvian War |
| Commander | Cpt. Augusto Duarte Colichón 2nd Lt. Jesús Polar Valdivia |
The Paratrooper Company (Spanish: Compañía de Paracaidistas) was the paratroop branch of the Aeronautical Corps of Peru. Formed in 1939, it saw combat during the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War, when it seized the Ecuadorian port city of Puerto Bolívar on 27 July 1941, marking the first time in the Americas that airborne troops were used in combat.