17th Parachute Engineer Regiment
| 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment 17e Régiment du Génie Parachutiste |
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Regimental insigne
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| Active | March 1, 1944 |
| Country | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Airborne Engineer |
| Role | Para Demining |
| Part of |
1st Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Montauban, France |
| Nickname(s) |
French: « Le couteau suisse » de la brigade parachutiste / « Les démineurs de l'espoir » English: « The Swiss Dagger » of the Parachute Brigade / « Demining Specialists of Hope » |
| Colors | Red and Black |
| Mascot(s) | Royal Eagle « Bac-Kan » then Bald eagle « Malizia » |
| Engagements |
World War II |
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| Insignia of the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment |  |
| Abbreviation | 17e RGP |
1st Army
25th Airborne Division
10th Parachute Division
25th Parachute Division
11th Light Intervention Division
Interarm Unit with 1st Parachute Hussard Regiment
Interarm Unit with 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment
11th Division
World War II
First Indochina War
Algerian War
Lebanese Civil War
Gulf War
War on Terror (2001-Present)
The 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment (French: 17e Régiment de Génie Parachutiste, 17e RGP) is heir to the traditions of the 17th Colonial Engineer Regiment (French: , 17eRGC) which illustrated itself during World War II. It is the only airborne engineer unit of the French Army forming the engineering component of the 11th Parachute Brigade and secures all the specific airborne engineering missions relative to para assaulting at the level of deep reconnaissance as well as operations relative to para demining and handling explosives. The regiment has been present non-stop since 1975 on all theatres of operations (Lebanon, Tchad, New Caledonia, French Guiana, Pakistan, Kurdistan, Kuwait, Cambodia, Somalia, Rwanda, Gabon, Mozambique, ex-Yugoslavia, Albania, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Mali and others). For its various combat operational deployments, the 17e RGP was cited 3 times at the orders of the armed forces, 2 times at the orders of the armed forces corps, and three of its combat companies cited at the orders of the armed forces ( 2nd combat company) in addition to armed forces corps (1st and 3rd combat companies).
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