2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment commando discussing with other legionnaires of the 3rd Company
The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, or 2e REP, are the French Foreign Legion's premier quick reaction force. It is the only airborne regiment in the FFL, and also serves a quasi-special operations role. The regiment got its beginnings in the Algerian War in 1955. It moved to Corsica in 1967.
Legionnaire of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment during a NRBC exercise. [2048x1539] r
After its return from French Indochina in Southeast Asia to Algeria in France's North Africa in late November 1955, the 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion (2e BEP) - the most decorated among the French battalions that participated in the First Indochina War (1946-1954) - was ordered to transform into a new regiment by merging with another Foreign L.
Soldiers of the Calvi's 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (Foreign Legion) march during the
2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment. 93 likes · 1 talking about this. The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment is an airborne regiment of the French Foreign Legion,.
Paratroopers from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e Régiment étranger de parachutistes
The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment ( French: 2e Régiment étranger de parachutistes, 2e REP) is the only airborne regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. It is one of the four infantry regiments of the 11th Parachute Brigade and part of the spearhead of the French rapid reaction force. 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment.
1st Company of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment in France (20 pics)
The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment is a motorized light infantry regiment designated as an airborne intervention unit; it is trained and equipped to respond quickly to emergency situations such as in Loyada in 1976, Kolwezi in 1978, and Ivory Coast in 2004. The unit makes part of the 11th Parachute Brigade (11e BP).
1st Company of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment in France (20 pics)
9 October 1948 - present • Air Assault • Urban Warfare (1 CIE) • Mountain warfare (2 CIE) • Amphibious warfare (3 CIE) • Sniping and Demolitions (4 CIE) 11th Parachute Brigade , Corsica France (after the custom (or manner) of our ancestors) La Legion Marche (vers le front) Saint-Michel Day (29 September)
1st Company of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment in France (20 pics)
On October 1, 1948, the 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion ( Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes, 2e BEP) was officially activated. The battalion's HQ and 1st Company (Captain Cailloud) were organized a week later in the Caserne Chadeysson, an old French barracks in Sétif, northeastern Algeria.
A sniper pair of French 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment r/MilitaryFans
1 FairbanksFl • 4 yr. ago That's a weird question. Yes here's why you will most likely get first pic on regiments even if you have many francophones in your section. They are also favored. So the Cpls will go to you if you understand. I'd work in French 6 months if I could do it over again. 3 Dieter_Pootisspencer • 4 yr. ago
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2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment
1st Company of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment in France (20 pics)
The 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion ( French: 2 e Bataillon Étranger de Parachutistes, 2 e B.E.P) was a parachute battalion of the Foreign Legion in the French Army initially composed of volunteers of the 4th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion ( 4e D.B.L.E ). History, creation and different nomination designations
Commandos from the 2nd foreign parachute regiment, French Foreign Legion in Mali [400x400] • /r
The Second Battalion, Parachute Regiment (2 PARA), is a formation of the Parachute Regiment, part of the British Army, and subordinate unit within 16th Air Assault Brigade.. 2 PARA is an airborne light infantry battalion capable of a wide range of operational tasks, based at Merville Barracks, Colchester Garrison, England.Personnel regularly deploy outside the United Kingdom on operations and.
A legionnaire from a company of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) returning to his
The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment ( French: 2e Régiment étranger de parachutistes, 2e REP) is the only foreign airborne regiment of the French Foreign Legion, stationed at Camp Raffalli near the town of Calvi on the island of Corsica, just south of mainland France.
Legionnaire of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment on patrol Mali during operation Serval, 2014
The present day 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, also known as 2 PARA was formed in July 1948 from the 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion. (For further information on the 2nd Parachute Battalion which was formed in 1941 and amalgamated with the 3rd Para Bn in 1947 please click here. )
A legionnaire of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment armed with MAT49 submachine gun kicks open
Brice Houdet, the French military attache in Washington D.C., and a former commander of the French 2nd Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment, first proposed the idea of the WPPT training in Calvi.
Paratroopers of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) prepare to jump into Kolwezi Zaire
Paratroops from 2nd REP, the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, part of the French Foreign Legion, have been in Mali since June. They are attached to Desert Battle Group - Infantry (GTD-I) deployed to France's Operation Barkhane in the Sahel.
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Coordinates: 42.5536°N 8.8006°E The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment ( French: 2e Régiment étranger de parachutistes, 2e REP) is the only airborne regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. [5] It is one of the four infantry regiments of the 11th Parachute Brigade and part of the spearhead of the French rapid reaction force. [6] [7]