[citation needed] In 1914, during World War I the regiment was at first in the 4th (Quetta) Division which remained in India, on internal security and as a training unit.
[2] The second battalion was also involved in the Mesopotamia campaign with the 14th Indian Division and fought in the Second Battle of Kut and the Fall of Baghdad (1917).
In 1978, the unit became the third commando battalion of the Indian Army after 9 and 10 Para Cdo.
Presently, the unit is called 1st Para (Special Forces) and celebrated its 250 Raising Day in October 2011.
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