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1st Foreign Parachute Battalion
1er Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes
Battalion Insignia
ActiveJuly 1, 1948 – November 17, 1950
March 1, 1951 – 1954
May 19, 1954 - September 1, 1955
Country1st Foreign Parachute Battalion France
Branch French Army
TypeParatrooper
RoleAirborne force
Close-quarters combat
Counter-insurgency
Desert warfare
Jungle warfare
Raiding
Reconnaissance
SizeBattalion
Part ofLegion REP
  • 1er BEP I Formation, 1948
  • 1er BEP II Formation, 1951
  • 1er BEP III Formation, 1954
  • 1er REP, 1955
Garrison/HQKhamisis
ColorsGreen and Red
AnniversariesCamerone Day
EngagementsFirst Indochina War
  • Operation Castor
  • Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Pierre Segretain Pierre Jeanpierre
Abbreviation1er B.E.P

The 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion (French: 1er Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes (1er BEP)) was a parachute battalion of the Foreign Legion formed from the Parachute Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment.

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