3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment
| 3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (3e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine) |
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Regimental insigne
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| Active |
3e BCCP 1948 3e GCCP 1950 3e BCCP 1951 3e BCCP 1951 3e BPC 1952 3e BCCP 1955 3e RPC 1955 3e RPIMa 1958 - present |
| Country | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Troupes de marine |
| Role | Airborne |
| Size | 1120 men and women |
| Part of | 11th Parachute Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Carcassonne, France |
| Motto(s) | Être et durer (To Be and endure) |
| Colors | Red and blue |
| Anniversaries | Saint-Michel Day |
| Engagements |
First Indochina War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Philippe Pottier |
| Notable commanders |
Marcel Bigeard Roger Trinquier Guy Le Borgne |
| Insignia | |
| Insignia of the 3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment |  |
| Abbreviation | 3e RPIMa |
First Indochina War
*Battle of Route Coloniale 4
*Operation Lorraine
*Battle of Na San
Algerian War
Gulf War
War on Terror (2001-Present)
The 3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (French: 3e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine, 3e RPIMa) is an airborne elite regiment of the French Army heir to the 3rd Colonial Commando Parachute Battalion 3e BCCP created in 1948 and the 3rd Colonial Parachute Regiment 3e RPC. The regiment is part of the 11th Parachute Brigade.
The battalion filled the ranks with the thousands throughout the various campaign battle courses of dissolutions and reformations. The battalions of this regiment are heir to the 1st Colonial Parachute Commando Demi-Brigade, another heir of the paratroopers of Free France, the Demi-Brigade of the SAS, of the Parachute Choc Groupment Battalions, whose regimental colors was decorated with the Légion d'honneur on July 1954.
Campaign Participation Engagement
3rd Colonial Parachute Commando Battalion (1948 - 1950)
Campaign Participation Engagement
3rd Colonial Parachute Regiment (1955 - 1958)
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