 In March 1945 the 401st Glider Infantry Regiment was disbanded and the battalions formally became part of their new regiments.In both the British and American armies, there was a sense that the glider infantry were poor cousins to the more glamorous paratroopers.In the British Army, whereas paratroops were all volunteers, airlanding units were standard line infantry units converted without any option (although they were entitled to wear the same maroon beret as the Parachute Regiment).