Parachute Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment
| Parachute Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (Compagnie Parachutiste du 3e Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie) |
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Company Insignia
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| Active | April 1, 1948 – May 31, 1949 July 1, 1948 – September 1, 1955 |
| Country | France |
| Branch |
 French Foreign Legion
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| Type | Foreign Airborne Company |
| Part of |
Legion attached to III/1er RCP (1948-1949) |
| Garrison/HQ | Hanoi |
| Colors | Green and Red |
| Anniversaries | Camerone Day |
| Engagements | First Indochina War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Jacques Morin Paul Arnaud de Foïard |
| Abbreviation | Para Co. 3e REI |
Legion attached to III/1er RCP (1948-1949)
then 1er BEP:
Jacques Morin
The Parachute Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (French: Compagnie Parachutiste du 3e Régiment étranger d'Infanterie, Co. Para du 3e REI) was a foreign paratrooper company formed from the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment of the French Foreign Legion.
Compagnie Parachutiste du 3e REI
When the idea of paratroopers imposed a visit on the Legion, TAP formations already presented titles of glory on all the lists of battlefields across World War II. Nevertheless, Indochina would really be the crucible in which morale "état d'esprit" and French TAP style would surface. The glory of sacrifice and the nostalgia of a lost cause would entertain the myth.
The paratrooper company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment, (Co. Para du 3e REI) was created on April 1, 1948. The command of the Co. Para du 3e REI was entrusted to a young 23-year-old veteran, Legion lieutenant Jacques Morin as Regimental Commander or "Chef de Corps" of the Co. Para du the 3e REI from April 31, 1948 to May 31, 1949. Volunteers filled in the ranks from the foreign regiments present in already in Indochina. Dependent on the organization of the 3e REI, the raised foreign parachute company was operated under the operational missions of the 3rd Indochina Air Infantry Battalion of the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment, (III/1er RCP).
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