Régiment Etranger de Parachutistes
Régiments Etrangers de Parachutistes or REP (Foreign Parachute Regiments) were elite units of the French Army, part of the French Foreign Legion.
They were formed out of the earlier BEP (Bataillions Etrangers de Parachutistes) which operated in Indochina during the Indochina War (1948–1954). They took part in the Algerian War.
1st Foreign Parachute Regiment was dissolved in 1961 for taking part in a putsch against the French administration in Algeria. 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment took part in the Kolweizi operation in Zaire in 1978. It is currently based in Calvi, Corsica. 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment
Sources
- Les parachutistes de la Légion, Pierre Montagnon.
- La Légion saute sur Kolweizi, Pierre Sergent