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    compagnie de commandos parachutistes de l'air no 30.541 compagnie de commandos parachutistes de l'air no 50.541 These units discarded the commando nomenclature...
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    Groups (Groupements de l'Infanterie de l'Air) in the 1930s, out of which the Air Parachute Commandos (commandos parachutistes de l'air) descended. The French...
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    graduates of the (Army) Airborne School, serving in the Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air, the airborne infantry units of the Air Force. A minimum of 30 jumps...
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    battalion became the 1er Bataillon Colonial de Commandos Parachutistes, (1e B.C.C.P) (1st Colonial Parachute Commando Battalion). On July 4, 1948 the 1e B.C...
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  • support designation Commando Kieffer : C3I, military dogs French Air Force (Armée de L'Air). The Parachute Commandos (commandos parachutistes) are the élite...
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  • des commandos parachutistes de l'air 00/541 (GCPA) - included four combat units and one support unit, all called 'commandos': Commando de l'air 10/541...
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  • List of paratrooper forces (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    DE PARACHUTISTES". mil.be. 7 July 2019. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2021. "1er Bataillon de Commandos Parachutistes (1er...
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    Commando Demi-Brigade (D-B.CCP, later 1er RPIMa). 1st Colonial Parachute Commando Demi-Brigade (1re Demi-Brigade Coloniale de Commandos Parachutistes [fr])...
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    Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes (1st Airborne "Hunter" Regiment), 11e Brigade Parachutiste (11th Airborne Brigade) - Pamiers 7e Bataillon de Chasseurs...
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  • Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes Commandos Marine Commando Parachutiste de l'Air n°10 (French Air Force Special Forces) Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure:...
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    The 2nd Parachute Chasseur Regiment (French: 2e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes) or 2e RCP, is one of the most decorated French units of the Second...
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    Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes was created from the 601e Groupe d'Infanterie de l'Air in Morocco and the 3e and 4e Bataillons d'Infanterie de l'Air (BIA)...
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  • Operation Cooney (category World War II British Commando raids)
    Bataillon d'Infanterie de l'Air - the 4th Free French Parachute Battalion (later renamed 2ème Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes) - also known as 4th Special...
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    2ème Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes de l’Armée de l’Air Groupe de Bombardement Lorraine Groupe de Chasse Ile-de-France Groupe de Chasse Alsace Nantes:...
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    de la vie des commandos parachutistes S.A.S., Éditions Arthaud, 1952. Historique du 3e SAS sur le site France libre Site consacré aux parachutistes SAS...
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    Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (3e RPIMa) Marine Parachute Regiment in Carcassonne. 8e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine...
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    Parade. Tan/sand – Bataillon de Parachutistes (Army Parachute Battalion) Brown – Bataillon de Commandos (Army Commando Battalion) Black – Detachment...
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    Operation Serval (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    Estérel Transport Squadron. On 23 January, a detachment of Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air was deployed to the airport in Bamako to provide security for the...
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  • parachutistes d'infanterie de marine (2nd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment): Ne pas subir (French for "do not suffer") 3e Régiment de parachutistes...
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  • Guy Le Borgne (category École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni)
    grade of général de corps d'armée. After he retired he was elected president of the Confédération nationale des associations parachutistes in 1980 and becoming...
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  • Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes (2e REP) - 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (VAB), in Calvi 3e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (3e RPIMa)...
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    Chasseurs Parachutistes (3e RCP) from 1 August) / (3rd SAS) 17 July Capitaine Pierre Château-Jobert [fr] 4ème Bataillon d'Infanterie de l'Air (4e BIA)...
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    compagnie de l'air, 1re CIA (1st Marine Infantry Paratroopers Regiment) in Great Britain. This unit, later known as 1re compagnie de chasseurs parachutistes, 1re...
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    Régiment de chars de combat 1ère Escadrille de Chasse Régiment de Chasse Normandie-Niemen 2ème Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes de l’Armée de l’Air Groupe...
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  • The aviator badges of the French Air Force/Armée de l'air française and French Navy/Force maritime de l'aéronautique navale are: Pilot's Badge Observer's...
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    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...
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    playing of the National Anthem by the French Army Chorus. The La Musique de l'Air performed John Williams' Summon the Heroes and Olympic Fanfare and Theme...
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  • were French expatriates, some of whom had been pilots in the French Armée de l'Air. Once the agent was in place and had selected a number of potential fields...
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    this squadron transferred to the newly formed French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) as GB I/20 Lorraine. The aircraft continued in operation after the war...
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    Naval Fusiliers (Fusiliers Marins), Fusilier commandos of the Air Force (Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air) and dedicated regimental platoons maintain order...
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