Bosnian Civil WarKosovo War Afghanistan War The Paratrooper Battalion 263 (Fallschirmjägerbataillon 263) was one of the three combat battalions of the German Army's Airborne Brigade 26, which is a part of the Special Operations Division.

Paratrooper Battalion 263 was fully airmobile and could act both as air assault infantry or could be dropped by parachute into the area of operations.

Since then, Paratrooper Battalion 263 has taken part in numerous operations all over the globe and spent much time in northern Afghanistan, as part of the Kunduz Province Campaign, battling the resurgent Taliban insurgency.

In 2006, the battalion attracted attention when some of its infantrymen were involved in the desecration of an Afghan cemetery.

Following a restructuring of the German armed forces, the battalion was integrated into the newly raised Paratrooper Regiment 26.