25th Airborne Division (France)
| 25th Airborne Division 25e Division Aéroportée |
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| Active | 1946 - 1948 |
| Country |
 France
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| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Airbrone Division |
| Role | Airborne Infantry |
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| Abbreviation | 25e DAP |
The 25th Airborne Division, (French: 25e Division Aéroportée, 25e D.A.P) was a unit of the French Army, infantry dominated, specialized in airborne combats and air assaults. Constituted at the end of 1945, the division was created on February 1, 1946 and was dissolved during the Indochina War in June 1948. The Division did not intervene in Indochina as an entire division.
Within the final encounter courses and following World War II, France intended to constitute two Airborne Divisions based on the American model of U.S. Airborne Division formations. The first Airborne Division to set foot on the ground was the 24th Airborne Division, 24e D.A.P, however, the chronicle lack of effectifs forming translated into the quick dissolution of the later after only 3 months in existence. The infantry of the Division and the 24e C.E.P were then accordingly transferred to the 25th Motorized Infantry Division, 25e D.I.M, the embryon of the new Airborne Division which adopted the respective designation on February 1, 1946.
The Airborne Infantry of the Division was mixed and constituted from the ensemble of combat units which partook to the end of the world conflict. In the Division, can be found of 1 Regiment of Africa, the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment 1e R.C.P, 1 regiment S.A.S of Free France, the 2nd Parachute Chasseur Regiment 2e R.C.P, which just merged with the 3rd Parachute Chasseur Regiment 3eR.C.P, the 4e R.I.A S.A.S and the 1st Choc Airborne Infantry Regiment 1er R.I.C.A.P, which made up the amalgame of Choc Units of the 1st Army (5th Choc Battalion / Commando Group of Africa 5e B.C, 3rd Choc Battalion / Commando Group of France 3eB.C, and Choc Battalions B.C).
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