à la manière de nos Anciens (fr) (in the manner, ways and traditions of our veterans foreign regiments)
Colour of Beret
Green[3]
March
La Légion Marche[4] (The Legion Marches)
Anniversaries
Camerone Day (30 April), Saint-Michael Day (29 September)
Engagements
First Indochina War
Battle of Route Coloniale 4
Battle of Hòa Bình
Battle of Nà Sản
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Algerian War
Shaba II 1978
Battle of Kolwezi 1978
Lebanese Civil War 1975–1990
Operation Épaulard I 1982
Multinational Force in Lebanon 1982–1984
Kuwait 1990–1991 Kosovo Ivory Coast War on terror (2001–present)
Afghan conflict
Operation Enduring Freedom
Afghanistan
Northern Mali conflict
Commanders
Current commander
Colonel De La Chappelle
Notable commanders
Rémy Raffalli Jacques Lefort Pierre Darmuzai Paul Arnaud de FaradDa Jeannou Lacaze Bernard Goupil Jean Brette Philippe Erulin Jean Louis Roué Bernard Janvier Bruno Dary Benoît Puga Alain Bouquin Éric Bellot des Minières Paulo Dameto
Military unit
The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (French: 2e Régiment étranger de parachutistes, 2e REP) is the only airborne regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army.[5] It is one of the four infantry regiments of the 11th Parachute Brigade and part of the spearhead of the French rapid reaction force.[6][7]
Since the regiment's arrival from Algeria in 1967, it has been stationed at Camp Raffalli near the town of Calvi on the island of Corsica, south of mainland France. The regiment is also equipped with Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé.[8]
the 1st ForeignParachuteRegiment (1er REP) and 2ndForeignParachuteRegiment (2ème REP), were the only known foreign active parachuteregiments, exclusively...
The 1st ForeignParachuteRegiment (French: 1er Régiment Etranger de Parachutistes, 1er REP) was an airborne regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French...
in the Algerian War. He then spearheaded at the head of the 2ndForeignParachuteRegiment 2e REP in a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. He was later designated...
The 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment (French: 1er Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes, 1er R.C.P) is the oldest and among the most decorated Airborne forces...
officer. He is best known as the Colonel Commandant of the 2ndForeignParachuteRegiment 2e REP, who directed the military intervention in Zaïre during...
The 3rd ForeignParachuteRegiment (French: 3e Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes, 3e R.E.P) was a parachuteregiment of the Foreign Legion in the French...
of times. He served in the 2ndForeignParachuteRegiment (2e REP) and held command of the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (13e DBLE) in Djibouti...
the Parachute Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment. 1er Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes, 1er BEP - I, II, III Formations - The 1st Foreign Parachute...
(Marching Regiment of the 1st ForeignRegiment) and from the 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2ndForeignRegiment 2eR.M.2eR.E (2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign...
The 2ndForeign Engineer Regiment (French: 2e Régiment Etranger de Génie, 2e REG) is one of two combat engineer regiments of the Foreign Legion in the...
1er Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes (1st Parachute Hussars Regiment) 11e Brigade Parachutiste- Tarbes 2e Régiment de Hussards (2nd Hussars Regiment),...
Army, who served in the French Foreign Legion and was the regimental commander of the 2ndForeignParachuteRegiment 2e REP in 1974. Jean-Louis volunteered...
French Foreign Legion Combat engineering unit 2ndForeignParachuteRegiment - French Foreign Legion airborne commando unit 2nd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment...
The 2ndForeign Cavalry Regiment (French: 2e Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie, 2e REC) was a cavalry regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army. the...
served an entire career in the formation of the Parachute Battalions and Regiments BEPs and REPs of the Foreign Legion. In 1928, he entered the Troop Enfant...
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