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1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment
The
1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment
is the oldest and among the most decorated airborne regiment of the
French Army
beside the
1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment
, the
13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment
and the
Foreign Parachute Battalions, Regiments, Companies and Units
of the
French Foreign Legion
. Established in the
French Army
in 1943 and formerly present in the
French Air Force
since 1937, the chasseur distinguishes regimental colors during the campaigns of the
Liberation of Paris
, the
First Indochina War
in 1947, 1950, 1953, 1954 and the
Algerian War
. This elite regiment is part of the
11th Parachute Brigade
.
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