8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment information
8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment
8e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine
Active
28 February 1951 – present
(same unit, different designations)
8e B.P.Colonial 1951 8e G.C.P 1952 8e B.P.Choc 1953 8e R.P.C 1956–1958 8e R.P.I.Ma 1958 – present
Country
France
Branch
Marine Troops
French Army
Type
Airborne regiment
Role
Air assault Close-quarters combat Direct action Parachuting Reconnaissance Urban warfare Long-range penetration
Size
1200 men and women
Part of
11th Parachute Brigade 3rd Division
Garrison/HQ
Castres, France
Motto(s)
Volontaire (Volunteer)
Colors
Blue and red
Anniversaries
Saint-Michel Day
Engagements
First Indochina War Battle of Hòa Bình Battle of Dien Bien Phu Algerian War Lebanese Civil War 1975–1990
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
Multinational Force 1982–1984
Gulf War
War on Terror (2001-Present)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Commanders
Current commander
Philippe du Chaxel
Notable commanders
Guy Le Borgne Pierre Tourret François Cann
Insignia
Insignia of the 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment
Abbreviation
8e RPIMa
Military unit
The 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (French: 8e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine, 8e RPIMa) is an airborne regiment of the Troupes de Marine. The 8e RPIMa was created on 28 February 1951 and the men wear the red beret. It is part of the 11th Parachute Brigade.
The regiment is garrisoned at Castres, France.[1] Current missions of the 8e RPIMa revolve around peacekeeping and assistance to world populations, and in that regard at the service and disposition of NATO or the United Nations directives. The regiment intervenes around the world protecting French interests in and not limited to: Tchad, Lebanon, New Caledonia, Kuwait, Rwanda, Gabon, Kurdistan, Zaïre, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, RDC, ex-Yugoslavia, Cambodia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Ivory Coast, and Afghanistan. Overseas, the regiment is engaged in operations defending French interests, or countries that are in liaison with France in security missions. In Europe, the regiment is engaged in defending the national French territory at the corps of the terrestrial action force. This regiment can be rapidly deployed anywhere in the world. The regiment parts various Commando Parachute Groups, a group of French elite units. Parachute training is conducted at the École des troupes aéroportées (ETAP) in Pau.
^"8e RPIMa". French government. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
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