1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment
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The 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (French: 1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine) or 1er RPIMa is a unit of the French Army Special Forces Command, therefore part of the Special Operations Command.
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1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment | |
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1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine | |
Active | September 15, 1940 – present |
Country | France |
Branch | French Army |
Type | Special Forces |
Size | 865 authorized personnel (2017) |
Part of | French Army Special Forces Command |
Garrison/HQ | Bayonne, France |
Motto(s) | Qui Ose Gagne (Who Dares Wins) |
Anniversaries | Saint-Michel Day |
Engagements | World War II First Indochina War Lebanese Civil War Multinational Force in Lebanon Operation Enduring Freedom Opération Licorne Operation Serval Global War on Terrorism (2001–present) |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Cutajar |
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Abbreviation | 1er R.P.I.Ma |
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Heirs to the Free French paratroopers of the 3rd and 4th squadrons of the Special Air Service (SAS) founded in the United Kingdom during WWII, the 1er RPIMa is sometimes referred to as the "French SAS" and still uses the same motto as their British counterparts to this day: Qui ose gagne (French for "Who Dares Wins").