2e Régiment étranger de parachutistes
Badge of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment
Active	9 October 1948-
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Air Assault
Size	One battalion
Part of	11th Parachute Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Calvi
Motto	Honneur et Fidélité (Honour and loyalty)
March	Regimental March: La Legion Marche, Legion Etrangere's March: Le Boudin
Anniversaries	Camerone Day (April 30), Saint-Michel Day and Christmas
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Houdet

The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (French: 2e Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes, 2e REP) is an Airborne Commando regiment in the French Foreign Legion. It is a part of the 11e Brigade Parachutiste and the spearhead of the French Rapid reaction force. Image File history File linksMetadata 2rep. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (Army of the land), is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and the largest. ... The 11th Parachute Brigade (French: ) is a brigade grouping the main parachute units of the French Army. ... Calvi from Citadel Calvi is a small town and commune of the Haute-Corse (2B) département, in France. ... Le Boudin is the official march of the French Foreign Legion. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ... Airborne Military parachuting form of insertion. ... For other uses, see Commando (disambiguation). ... “Legionnaire” redirects here. ... The 11th Parachute Brigade (French: ) is a brigade grouping the main parachute units of the French Army. ... Many American politicians had long argued that Europes economic influence should be matched by an ability to project military power anywhere on the continent. ...

History

Indochina

It was formed on October 9, 1948 as the 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion at the Legions HQ, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria. The reason was the success of the 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion in the First Indochina War. is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sidi Bel Abbes (Arabic: سيدي بلعباس) is a capital (1998 pop. ... Combatants French Union France State of Vietnam Cambodia Laos Viet Minh Commanders French Expeditionary Corps Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque (1945-46) Jean-Étienne Valluy (1946-8) Roger Blaizot (1948-9) Marcel-Maurice Carpentier (1949-50) Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (1950-51) Raoul Salan (1952-3) Henri Navarre (1953-4...

The battalion arrived in Indochina in January 1949, they served as 'sector troops' from February to November.

In 1950, the battalion became a part of the General Reserve in Indochina. Following the French defeat on Route Coloniale 4 (Cao Bang) in October 1950, the battalion was sea-transported to North Vietnam.

It took part in the first battle of Nghia Lo (October 1951) and in the combats on the Black River (November-December 1951) and on Route Coloniale 6 (January-February 1952) during the battle of Hoa Binh. Combatants France Vietnam Commanders Gen. ...

The battalion was dropped on Dien Bien Phu as reinforcement during the battle of Dien Bien Phu (March-May 1954). It was annihilated in the battle. Combatants French Union France State of Vietnam Hmong mercenaries Viet Minh Commanders Christian de Castries # Pierre Langlais # René Cogny Vo Nguyen Giap Strength As of March 13: 10,800[1] As of March 13: 48,000 combat personnel, 15,000 logistical support personnel[2] Casualties 2,293 dead, 5,195...

Zaire

In May 1978, a force of gendarmes katangais entered the Katanga province of Zaire from Angola and occupied the mining town of Kolwezi. They began to loot the town and kill government soldiers and civilians (including several Belgian and French employees of a mining company). At the request of the government of Zaire, 2 REP was airlifted to Kinshasa and dropped on Kolwezi. The operation was a success and the town was quickly recaptured with minor casualties in the ranks of the paratroopers. Some 120 civilian hostages had died in the occupation. Capital Lubumbashi Created June 1960 Dissolved January 1963 Demonym Katangan Currency Katanga franc Katanga is the southern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, regional capital Lubumbashi (formerly Elizabethville). ... Kolwezi is a city in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Likasi in the province of Katanga. ...

Today

The modern Legion paratrooper is an airborne commando unit, that operates from the island of Corsica, just south of mainland France. Airborne Military parachuting form of insertion. ... For other uses, see Commando (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Corsica (disambiguation). ...

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Composition

Battle of Kolwezi, 1978

It consists of 1160 men divided into 9 companies. Image File history File links Mortier2. ... Image File history File links Mortier2. ... Standard NATO code for a friendly infantry company. ...

• A command and logistics company
• A administrative and support company
• Four combat companies, each made up of one command section and four combat sections.
  • 1st company specialises in Urban warfare
  • 2nd company specialises im Mountain warfare
  • 3rd company specialises in Amphibious warfare
  • 4th company specialises in sniping and demolitions
• A reconnaissance and support company
• A Maintenance Company
• A reserve company

Urban warfare is a modern warfare conducted in urban areas such as towns and cities. ... Mountain warfare refers to warfare in the mountains. ... It has been suggested that Landing operation be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the military occupation. ... A massive crane is used to demolish this tower block in northern England Demolition is the opposite of construction: the tearing-down of buildings and other structures. ...

Battle Honours

• Camerone 1863^[1]
• Indochine 1949-1954

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Notes

References

• Porch, Douglas. The French Foreign Legion. New York: Harper Collins, 1991. ISBN 978-0-06-092308-2
• Braby, Wayne & Windrow, Martin. French Foreign Legion Paratroops. London: Osprey Publishing, 1985. ISBN 978-0-85045-629-5

External links

• 2 ème Régiment étranger de parachutistes
• Kepi - moments and pictures from current life in 2REP, training, missions (2002-present)