The 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (French: 1er Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine) (1er RPIMa) is one of two regiments in the Army Special Forces Brigade. Based in Bayonne in the local Citadel. Bayonne (French: Bayonne, pronounced ; Gascon Occitan and Basque: Baiona) is a city and commune of southwest France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ...

History

Origins

The regiment was first formed as the 1e Compagnie d’Infanterie de l’Air in Britain, redesigned 1e Compagnie de Chasseurs Parachutistes (1e CCP) under Captain Bergé. It consisted of around 50 paratroopers when they were transferred to David Stirlings SAS.

French SAS

After completing the SAS training course the were called French Squadron SAS. The regiment is the heir to the two Free French Special Air Service (SAS): 3 SAS (2e RCP) and 4 SAS (3e RCP).

Post-World War II

The regiment was restructured after returning from Indochina and acted as training depot for the colonial parachute force during the Algerian war. It remained in this role until 1974 when it became a Special Forces regiment. Elements of the regiment participated in the Gulf War. For other uses of the term, see Special forces (disambiguation). ...

Parent unit

• 11th Airborne Division, direct under divisional command.
• Army Special Forces Brigade.

Badge of the BFST. The Army Special Forces Brigade (French: Brigade des Forces Spéciales Terre) (BFST) based in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques is the French Armies special forces unit. ...

Composition

• Command and Logistic Company
• Training Company
• Three Combat Companies RAPAS
  • 1st Company
  • 2nd Company
  • 3rd Company

Motto

Qui Ose Gagne (Who Dares Wins)

Honours

Battle Honours

• Crete 1942
• Libye 1942
• Sud Tunisien 1943
• France 1944
• Ardennes Belges 1945
• Hollande 1945
• Indochine 1946-1954

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External link

• Official website