9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment

9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment (9e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes)
Regimental insignia
Active	9th Infantry Regiment (1562 - 1956) 9e RCP (1956 – 1999) 1e RCP 1999 - present
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	9th Infantry Regiment IV/18eRIPC French Airborne Regiment (1956)
Part of	10th Parachute Division 25th Parachute Division 11th Parachute Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Quartier Capitaine-Beaumont, Pamiers
Motto(s)	Normandie, en Avant ! (Normandy, Straight Ahead !)
Anniversaries	Saint Michael, September 29
Engagements	World War I World War II Algerian War Lebanese Civil War United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (1978-1999) Multinational Force in Lebanon
Commanders
Notable commanders	Jean Bréchignac
Insignia
Circled Winged Armed Dextrochere Insignia of French Army Metropolitan Paratroopers worn on Red Berets. This Insignia is also worn by French Foreign Legion Paratroopers on Green Berets.
Abbreviation	9e RCP

9th Infantry Regiment
IV/18^eRIPC

10th Parachute Division
25th Parachute Division

Normandie, en Avant !

The 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment (French: 9^e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes, 9^e RCP) was an airborne unit of the French Army that was part of the French Airborne Units and all three histories of the 10th Parachute Division, 25th Parachute Division and the 11th Parachute Brigade. It was formed during the Algerian War and fought its most notable engagement at the Battle of Frontiers in 1958 at Souk Ahras during which the sacrifice of Captain's Beaumont 3rd combat company earned naming the garrison of the 9th Parachute Chasseur in his honor. During the Algerian War, the 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment relieved the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment (1^er RCP) and became part of the 25th Parachute Division. The regiment didn’t take part in the 1961 Algiers Putsch. The regiment took part in numerous overseas operations before merging in 1999. The 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment was the heir to the traditions, battle honours and decorations of the 9th Infantry Regiment (French: 9^e Régiment d'Infanterie, 9^e RI) created during the Ancien Régime.