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3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment

Field	Value
unit_name	3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment
native_name	3e Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes
image	Insigne3REP.jpg
caption	Regiment Insignia
dates	September 1, 1955 – December 1, 1955
country	France
branch	[[File:Logo of the French Army (Armee de Terre).svg	23px]] French Army
type	Airborne forces
command_structure	*[3e B.E.P](3rd-foreign-parachute-battalion) I Formation, 1949
garrison	Batna
Philippeville
disbanded	December 1, 1955
website
notable_commanders
identification_symbol	3e REP
identification_symbol_label	Abbreviation

3e B.E.P II Formation, 1951
3e B.E.P III Formation, 1954
3e B.E.P IV Formation, 1954
3e R.E.P, 1955
2e R.E.P from 3e R.E.P and 2e B.E.P Merger Philippeville The 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment () was a parachute regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army and previous 3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion, (3e BEP) from September 1, 1955, to December 1, 1955.

Based at Batna, the regiment becomes operational but then is dissolved on December 1, 1955; the legionnaires constituting the regiment are merged with the 2e BEP to form a new unit, the 2e REP.

Insignias

The insignia of the Foreign Legion Paratroopers of France represents a closed "winged armed dextrochere", meaning a "right winged arm" armed with a sword pointing upwards. The Insignia makes reference to the Patron of Paratroopers. In fact, the Insignia represents "the right Arm of Saint Michael", the Archangel which according to Liturgy is the "Armed Arm of God". This Insignia is the symbol of righteous combat and fidelity to superior missions.

File:Insigne3REP.jpg| 3e B.E.P then 3e R.E.P Insignia

Regimental Commanders

Notable Officers and Legionnaires

Paul Arnaud de Foïard
Pierre Jeanpierre
Hélie de Saint Marc

References

link. (2015-07-01 Official Website of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, History of the 2e REP, the 3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion ''3e Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes'')
Windrow, Martin. (1985). "French Foreign Legion Paratroops".
link. (2015-07-01 Official Website of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, Historique du 2e REP, 3e Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes, les Chefs de Corps)

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