The 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment is an airborne unit of the French Army

French Army

The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...

. It was the first French parachute regiment and is today part of the 11th Parachute Brigade.

Organisation

• Command and Logistic “Yellow” Company
• Support and Lightning “Blue” Company
• 4 Combat companies:
  • 1st “Green” Company
  • 2nd “Red” Company
  • 3rd “Black” Company
  • 4th “Grey” Company
• 5th Company (Reserve)
• 12th “Carmine” Company (Instruction)

Commanding officers

Major André Hartmann (1943) Major Henri Sauvagnac (1943) Colonel Frederic Geille (1944) Lieutenant Colonel Jacques Faure Jacques Faure For other persons named Jacques Faure please see Jacques Faure.Jacques Faure was a French Army general and skier. He was the leader of the French national Olympic military patrol team in 1936 which placed sixth and in 1961 one of the masterminds of the Algiers putsch- Biography :Jacques Faure was...  (1944–1945) Lieutenant Colonel Henri Sauvagnac (1945–1947) Lieutenant Colonel Georges Mayer (1955–1958) Lieutenant Colonel Henri Coustaux (1958–1959) Colonel Joseph Broizat (1959–1960) Lieutenant Colonel Plassard (1960–1961) Lieutenant Colonel Genestout (1961) Lieutenant Colonel Lafontaine (1961–1962) Lieutenant Colonel Varennes (1962–1964) Lieutenant Colonel Vernet (1964–1966) Colonel Paul Aussaresses Paul Aussaresses Paul Aussaresses is a retired French Army general, who fought during World War II, the First Indochina War and Algerian War...  (1966–1968) Lieutenant Colonel Rouquette (1968–1970) Colonel Brenac (1970–1972) Colonel de Bire (1972–1974) Colonel Fayette (1974–1976) Colonel Noel Chazarain (1976–1978) Colonel Sengeisen (1978–1980)

Colonel Aumonier (1980–1982) Colonel Cardinal (1982–1984) Colonel Rioufol (1984–1986) Colonel Vola (1986–1988) Colonel de Loustal (1988–1990) Colonel Maupoume (1990–1992) Colonel Leroy (1992–1994) Colonel Damay (1994–1996) Colonel Le Chevallier (1996–1998) Lieutenant Colonel Leclere (1998–1999) Colonel Servera (1999) Colonel Baillaud (1999–2001) Colonel Thuet (2001–2003) Colonel Salaun (2003–2005) Lieutenant Colonel Collet (2005–2007) Colonel Frédéric Blachon (2007–2009) Colonel Renaud Sénétaire (2009-)

Flag of the regiment

It bears, stitched in gold letters in its folds, the following inscriptions:
The flag was presented to the 1st Battalion of the Regiment 14 April 1944 in Paceco Sicily.

Battle Honours

• Vosges 1944
  Vosges
  Vosges is a French department, named after the local mountain range. It contains the hometown of Joan of Arc, Domrémy.-History:The Vosges department is one of the original 83 departments of France, created on February 9, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was made of territories that had been...
  
  
• Colmar 1945
  Colmar Pocket
  The Colmar Pocket ; in Alsace, France, was the site of an operation during the Second World War, between 20 January and 9 February 1945, where the French First Army and the U.S...
  
  
• Indochine 1947-1950 1953-1954
  First Indochina War
  The First Indochina War was fought in French Indochina from December 19, 1946, until August 1, 1954, between the French Union's French Far East...
  
  
• AFN 1952-1962

Decorations

• Croix de guerre 1939-1945
  Croix de guerre 1939-1945 (France)
  The Croix de guerre 1939–1945 is a French military decoration created on September 26, 1939, to honour people who fought with the Allies against the Axis force at any time during World War II.-Recipients:...
  
   with 2 palms.
• Croix de guerre des Théatres d'Opérations Extérieures
  Croix de guerre des Théatres d'Opérations Exterieures
  The Croix de guerre des théâtres d’opérations extérieures is a French medal rewarded for military service in foreign countries. It is granted to individuals who have received citations for their actions while engaged in military service overseas.-History:...
  
  with 7 palms.

External links

• Official site