2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment
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The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (French: 2e Régiment étranger de parachutistes) (2e REP) is a 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.
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[edit] History
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.
The battalion arrived in Indochina in January 1949, they served as 'sector troops' from February to November.
[edit] Today
The modern Legion paratrooper is an airborne commando unit and operates from the Island of corsica just south of France.
[edit] Composition
It consists of 1160 men divided into 9 companies.
- 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 and artic warfare
- 3rd company specialises in amphibous warfare
- 4th company specialises in sniping and demolitions
- A reconnaissance and support company
- A Maintenance Company
- A reserve company
[edit] Battle Honours
[edit] Images de battle of Kolwezi
 GMC, battle of Kolwezi, 2e REP, 1978 |
 Mortier en action, 2e REP, bataille de Kolwezi, 1978 |
 Légionnaires devant un GMC, 2e REP, bataille de Kolwezi, 1978 |
 Mortier en action, 2e REP, bataille de Kolwezi, 1978 |
 Le radio à la jeep, 2e REP, bataille de Kolwezi, 1978 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Camerone is a battle Honour shared by all Foreign Legion Regiments, no matter when the were formed.
[edit] References
- Porch, Douglas. The French Foreign Legion. New York: Harper Collins, 1991. ISBN 0-06-092308-3
- Braby, Wayne & Windrow, Martin. French Foreign Legion Paratroops. London: Osprey Publishing, 1985. ISBN 0-85045-629-0
