2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment

2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e Régiment Etranger de Parachutistes)
Badge of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment
Active	2e BEP 1948 – 1955 2e REP December 1, 1955 – present
Country	France
Allegiance	French Foreign Legion
Branch	French Army
Type	Foreign Airborne Regiment
Role	Primary Tasks: • Air Assault Other Roles: • Urban Warfare (1re CIE) • Mountain warfare (2e CIE) • Amphibious warfare (3e CIE) • Sniping and Demolitions (4e CIE) • Desert Warfare (5e CIE)
Size	1,190 men
Part of	11th Parachute Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Calvi, Corsica France
Nickname(s)	2e R.E.P
Motto(s)	More Majorum (in the manner, ways and traditions of our ancestors)
Colors	Green & Red
March	La Legion Marche (The Legion Marches)
Anniversaries	Camerone Day (30 April), Saint-Michael Day (29 September)
Engagements	First Indochina War Battle of Route Coloniale 4 Battle of Hoa Binh Battle of Na San Battle of Dien Bien Phu Algerian War Shaba II Battle of Kolwezi Lebanese Civil War 1975-1990 Multinational Force in Lebanon 1982-1984 Operation Épaulard I Kuwait 1990–1991 Kosovo Ivory Coast Global War on Terrorism (2001-present) War in Afghanistan (1978–present) Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan Northern Mali conflict
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Benoît Desmeulles
Notable commanders	Rémy Raffalli, Paul Arnaud de Foïard Jeannou Lacaze Philippe Erulin Bruno Dary Benoît Puga Alain Bouquin Éric Bellot des Minières
Insignia
Insignia of 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment
Abbreviation	2e R.E.P

More Majorum

La Legion Marche

First Indochina War

Algerian War
Shaba II
Battle of Kolwezi
Lebanese Civil War 1975-1990

Kuwait 1990–1991
Kosovo
Ivory Coast
Global War on Terrorism (2001-present)

The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (French: 2^e Régiment étranger de parachutistes, 2^e REP) is the only foreign airborne regiment of the French Foreign Legion and France. Stationed at Camp Raffalli near the town of Calvi on the island of Corsica, just south of mainland France. It is part of the 11th Parachute Brigade and part of the spearhead of the French rapid reaction force.

The 2 REP is an elite regiment that operates with the same structure of special forces. Because of differences in infantry the 2 REP is composed of companies with specific specializations. However, it is not considered as one because of its foreign status. The 2 REP and other regiments of the French Foreign Legion differentiates from other armies in the world because its recruits are often experienced militaries from all around the world, which brings the best of their knowledge and make the legion a pool of the best international soldiers of all around the world.