2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment The Legion News The regiment The Chief of Staff Your space Reception The regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 31-05-2010 | Ref: 102 | 24695 | Return 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 1948-1955 Created on July 1, 1948 in Khamisis, Algeria, the 1er BEP landed in Indochina on November 12 and took part in operations in Tonkin. On June 1, 1949, the parachute company of the 3rd REI completed its workforce. On September 17, 1950, the 1st BEP jumped on That Khé. He sacrifices himself in the limestones of Coc Xa to protect the RC4 fold. His first commander, Commander Segrétain, is killed there. Dissolved on December 31, it was reconstituted on March 1, 1951 and will participate in an endless series of operations in Cho Ben, on the Black River and in Annam. On November 21, 1953, he was parachuted in Dien Bien Phu. In this gigantic battle, he counts 575 killed and missing. Among the dead are Lieutenants Dumont, Boisbouvier and de Stabenrath, killed between April 1 and May 13, as well as Staff Sergeant Grimault, killed on March 30. Reconstituted on May 19, 1954, the 1st BEP left Indochina on February 8, 1955. It totaled five citations to the Order of the Army and the fodder in the colors of the Military Medal. The 1er BEP becomes 1er REP in Algeria, on September 1, 1955. The badge was created in 1948 by Commander Segrétain, corps commander of the 1st BEP. The Heads of Corps CBA SEGRETAIN 1948-1950 CBA DARMUZAI 1950-1952 CBA BROTHIER 1952-1953 CBA GUIRAUD 1953-1954 CNE GERMAIN July-October 1954 Share Share Media library Pictures Videos Documents Wallpapers MEDIA LIBRARY Photo library Video library Documents Wallpapers COMPLEMENTARY SECTIONS Agenda Sitemap Legal Notice Press room Connections Contact Department of Defense