3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment
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The 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment (French: 3e Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes, 3e R.E.P) was a parachute regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army and previous 3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion, (3e BEP) from September 1, 1955, to December 1, 1955.[1][2]
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3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment | |
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3e Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes | |
Active | September 1, 1955 – December 1, 1955 |
Disbanded | December 1, 1955 |
Country | France |
Branch | French Army |
Type | Airborne forces |
Part of | |
Garrison/HQ | Batna Philippeville |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | 3e REP |
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Based at Batna, the regiment becomes operational but then is dissolved on December 1, 1955; the legionnaires constituting the regiment are merged with the 2e BEP to form a new unit, the 2e REP.[1]