3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment
3^e Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes
Regiment Insignia
Active	September 1, 1955 – December 1, 1955
Disbanded	December 1, 1955
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Airborne forces
Part of	3^e B.E.P I Formation, 1949 3^e B.E.P II Formation, 1951 3^e B.E.P III Formation, 1954 3^e B.E.P IV Formation, 1954 3^e R.E.P, 1955 2^e R.E.P from 3^e R.E.P and 2^e B.E.P Merger
Garrison/HQ	Batna Philippeville
Insignia
Abbreviation	3^e REP

The 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment (French: 3^e Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes, 3^e R.E.P) was a parachute regiment of the Foreign Legion in the French Army and previous 3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion, (3^e BEP) from September 1, 1955, to December 1, 1955.^[1]^[2]

Based at Batna, the regiment becomes operational but then is dissolved on December 1, 1955; the legionnaires constituting the regiment are merged with the 2^e BEP to form a new unit, the 2^e REP.^[1]

Insignias

The insignia of the Foreign Legion Paratroopers of France represents a closed "winged armed dextrochere", meaning a "right winged arm" armed with a sword pointing upwards. The Insignia makes reference to the Patron of Paratroopers. In fact, the Insignia represents "the right Arm of Saint Michael", the Archangel which according to Liturgy^{[dubious – discuss]} is the "Armed Arm of God". This Insignia is the symbol of righteous combat and fidelity to superior missions.

3^e B.E.P then 3^e R.E.P Insignia

Regimental Commanders

3^e Regiment Etranger de Parachutistes 3^e REP Tenure ( September 1, 1955- December 1, 1955 )^[3]

September 1, 1955 - December 1, 1955 : captain Pierre Darmuzai

Notable Officers and Legionnaires

References

External links

French Foreign Legion

Current
units

General Staff Headquarters	Foreign Legion Command
Command Administrative	1st Foreign Regiment 4th Foreign Regiment Foreign Legion Recruiting Group
Music band	French Foreign Legion Music Band
Infantry & parachute infantry	1st Foreign Regiment 4th Foreign Regiment 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 13th Demi-Brigade Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte
Cavalry	1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment
Engineers & parachute engineers	1st Foreign Engineer Regiment 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment
Training	4th Foreign Regiment Jungle Training Center Combat Training Center at Arta Beach

Defunct
units

Administrative and training	Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments
Parachute	Parachute Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion 3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion Foreign Air Supply Company 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Heavy Mortar Company
Infantry & marching regiments	Mounted companies Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion 2nd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 3rd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 4th Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment/Garibaldi Legion 1st Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment 11th Foreign Infantry Regiment 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment Marching Regiments of Foreign Volunteers 21st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 22nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 23rd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers
Saharan Legion units	Saharan Companies of the French Foreign Legion
Pioneers & engineers	6th Foreign Engineer Regiment
Cavalry	2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment 97th Reconnaissance Group of the Infantry Division
Transport (armored trains & heavy weight)	Armored Train of the Foreign Legion Passage Company of the Foreign Legion (CPLE) 5th Heavy Weight Transport Company
Disciplinary companies	Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Regiments in the Far East
Brigades	31st Brigade