3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment

3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment (3e Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes)
Regiment Insignia
Active	September 1, 1955 – December 1, 1955
Country	France
Branch	French Foreign Legion
Type	Foreign Airborne Regiment
Part of	3e B.E.P I Formation, 1949 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 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e R.E.P from 3e R.E.P and 2e B.E.P Merger
Garrison/HQ	Batna Philippeville
Disbanded	December 1, 1955
Insignia
Abbreviation	3e REP

The 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment (French: 3^e Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes, 3^e R.E.P) was a foreign parachute regiment of the French Foreign Legion and previous 3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion, (3^e B.E.P) 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 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion, (2^e B.E.P) to form a new corps, the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2^e R.E.P).

French and Foreign Legion Parachute Brevet.

Circled Winged Armed Dextrochere of Foreign Legion Paratroopers

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.

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