1st Foreign Parachute Regiment
- 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=1er Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes
caption=Regimental insigne
dates= 1 July 1948 – 31 December 1950
18 March 1951 – 30 April 1961
country= France
branch= French Army
type=Infantry
role=Airborne
size=
command_structure=
garrison=
nickname=
motto=
colors=Green and Red
march=Contre les Viets
mascot=
battles=First Indochina War
*Battle of Route Coloniale 4
*Battle of Hoa Binh
*Operation Lorraine
*Battle of Na San
*Operation Castor
*Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Algerian War
Suez Crisis
anniversaries=Camerone Day
decorations=
battle_honours=
notable_commanders= Pierre JeanpierreThe 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment ( _fr. 1er Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes, 1er REP) was a Foreign Legion airborne unit of the French Army. It fought in the First Indochina War, Suez Crisis and Algerian War, but was disbanded after taking part in a putsch against the French government in 1961.
Commanders
Battalion
*Chef de bataillon Segretain (1948-1950)
*Chef de bataillon Darmuzai (1950-1952)
*Chef de bataillon Brothier (1952-1953)
*Chef de bataillon Guiraud (1953-1954)
*Captain Germain (July-October 1954)
*Chef de bataillon Jeanpierre (1954-1955)
Regiment
*Chef de bataillon Jeanpierre (1955-1956)
*Lieutenant Colonel Brothier (1956-1957)
*Lieutenant Colonel Jeanpierre (1957-1958)
*Lieutenant Colonel Brothier (1958-1959)
*Lieutenant Colonel Dufour (1959-1960)
*Lieutenant Colonel Guiraud (1960-1961)
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