Parachute and airborne divisions
Parachute Brigades and Groups
Parachute Demi-Brigades
SAS Parachute Demi-Brigade (D-B.P-SAS, later 1er RPIMa ).
Colonial Parachute Commando Demi-Brigade (D-B.CCP, later 1er RPIMa).
1st Colonial Parachute Commando Demi-Brigade (1re Demi-Brigade Coloniale de Commandos Parachutistes [ fr ] ) (1re DBCCP, later 1er RPIMa ).
2nd Colonial Parachute Commando Demi-Brigade (2e DBCCP, later 1er RPIMa ).
Parachute Marching Demi-Brigade (Demi-Brigade de Marche Parachutiste [ fr ] ) (DBMP - dissolved).
11th Parachute Choc Demi-Brigade (11e Demi-Brigade Parachutiste de Choc ) (11e D-B.PC - dissolved).
Foreign Legion
Seven Flame grenade of the Foreign Legion .
Legion parachute companies, battalions and regiments
Parachute (Airborne) Commandos of the Foreign Legion
Parachute Commandos of the 11th Parachute Brigade (11e BP) include:
Parachute, Underwater Demolition and Diving Units of the 6th Light Armoured Brigade (French : 6e Brigade Légère Blindée, 6e BLB ) include:
1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG)[8]
PCG Teams (Combat Engineer Divers, French : Plongeurs du Combat du Génie ), former DINOPS Teams of Nautical Subaquatic Intervention Operational Detachment specialized in Parachute, Underwater Demolition and Diving.
Parachute, Underwater Demolition, Diving Units and Commandos of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (27e MIB) include:
2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment (2e REG)[9]
PCG Teams (Combat Engineer Divers, French : Plongeurs du Combat du Génie ), former DINOPS Teams of Nautical Subaquatic Intervention Operational Detachment specialized in Parachute, Underwater Demolition and Diving.[10]
Mountain Commando Groups (GCM)[10]
Troupes de marine
Marine Infantry Parachute Regiments
1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (1re CIA , 1re CP, PPL, 1re CCP, French SAS, 1er BIA , 4e BIA , 2e RCP or 4th French SAS , 1er BC.SAS, 1er BP.SAS, 2e BP.SAS, 1er BPARA.SAS, 1er BCCP, 1er GCCP, 1er BPC, 1re D-B.P.SAS, D-B.CCP, D-B.CCP.SAS, 1re DBCCP, 2e DBCCP, B.P.Colonial BPC , BEPC, BP-OM, B.P.I.Ma , then 1er R.P.I.Ma part of COS ).
2nd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (2e BCCP, 2e B.P.Colonial 2e BPC, 2nd Colonial Parachute Regiment 2e RPC, then 2e RPIMa).
3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (3e BCCP, 3e GCCP, 3e BCCP, 3e B.P.Colonial 3e BPC, 3rd Colonial Parachute Regiment 3e RPC, then 3e RPIMa), (Commando Parachute Group Teams).
(5th Marine Infantry Parachute Battalion [ fr ] (5e BPIC, 5e BCCP, 5e BPC, 5e BPIMa - dissolved).
6th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (6e BCCP, 6e GCCP, 6e B.P.Colonial 6e BPC, 6th Colonial Parachute Regiment 6e RPC, then 6e RPIMa - dissolved).
7th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment [ fr ] ) (7e BCCP, 7e GCCP, 7e BCCP, 7e BPC, 4e BCCP, 7th Colonial Parachute Regiment 7e RPC, 7e RPIMa, then 7e RPCS - dissolved).
8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (8e B.P.Colonial 8e BPC, 8e GCP, 8e B.P.Choc 8e BPC, 8th Colonial Parachute Regiment 8e RPC, then 8e RPIMa), (Commando Parachute Group Teams).
Battalions and Colonial Parachute Groups
1st Colonial Parachute Commando Battalion (1e BCCP, 1e GCCP, 1e BPC, then B.P.C.).
2nd Colonial Parachute Commando Battalion (2e BCCP, 2e GCCP, 2e BPC, then 2e RPC).
3rd Colonial Parachute Commando Battalion (3e BCCP, 3e BPC, then 3e RPC, 3e RPIMa).
4th Colonial Parachute Commando Battalion (4e BCCP - dissolved).
5th Colonial Parachute Infantry Battalion (5e BPIC - dissolved).
5th Colonial Parachute Commando Battalion (5e BCCP then 5e BPC - dissolved).
6th Colonial Parachute Commando Battalion (6e régiment parachutiste d'infanterie de marine) (6e BCCP, 6e GCCP then 6e BPC, then 6e R.P.C - 6e R.P.I.Ma).
7th Colonial Parachute Commando Battalion (7e BCCP, 7e GCCP then 7e BPC - dissolved).
8th Colonial Parachute Battalion (8e Bataillon de Parachutistes Coloniaux) (8e BPC, then 8e R.P.C - 8e R.P.I.Ma).
10th Colonial Parachute Battalion (10e BPC).
Colonial Group Parachute Commando of Madagascar (GCCP Madagascar - dissolved).
Colonial Group of Parachute Commandos of Afrique équatoriale française AEF (GCCP AEF - dissolved).
Marine Infantry Parachute Company (CPIMA and 6e CPIMa - dissolved).
Parachute Infantry
Patrol Chasseurs
5e Bataillon de Chasseurs à Pied [ fr ] (5e BCAP, 5th Patrol Chasseur Battalion - dissolved).
10e Bataillon Parachutiste de Chasseurs à Pied [ fr ] ) (10e BPCP, 10th Patrol Chasseur Battalion - dissolved).
Parachute Infantry
21e R.I.A.P
18e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes [ fr ] (18e RIPC, "18th Parachute Infantry Regiment" - dissolved).
21e Régiment d'Infanterie [ fr ] (21e RIAP, " 21st Parachute Infantry Regiment " - dissolved).
Parachute Chasseurs
1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment / 1st Air Infantry Battalion (French : 1e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes ) (601e G.I.A, 602e G.I.A, 1re C.I.A, 1er BCP, then 1er RCP),[1] ( Commando Parachute Group Teams).
2nd Parachute Chasseur Regiment /4th Air Infantry Battalion (French : 2e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes ) (4e BIA, 2e RCP SAS, then 1er RPIMa French ); also known as 4th Special Air Service of British Army and assigned to Special Air Service Troops ).
3rd Parachute Chasseur Regiment /3rd Air Infantry Battalion (French : 3e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes ) (3e BIA, 3e RCP, 2e RCP SAS, then 1er RPIMa French ); also known as 3rd Special Air Service of British Army and was assigned to Special Air Service Troops ).
4th Parachute Chasseur Regiment (French : 4e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes ), (4e RCP - dissolved).
5th Parachute Chasseur Regiment (French : 5e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes ), (5e RCP - dissolved).
9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment (French : 9e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes ), (9e RCP, merged with 1er RCP).[1]
14e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes [ fr ] ('14th Parachute Chasseur Regiment' (14e RCP - dissolved).
18e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes [ fr ] ("18th Parachute Chasseur Regiment") (18e RCP - dissolved).
Shock Paratroopers
1st Shock Battalion (French : 1er Bataillon de Choc ) (1er BC - dissolved).
2nd Shock Battalion/ Bataillon Janson-de-Sailly or Bataillon Gayardon 2e bataillon de choc [ fr ] (2e BC - dissolved).
3rd Shock Battalion / Commando Group of France Commandos de France [ fr ] (3e BC - dissolved).
4th Shock Battalion / Commando de Cluny [ fr ] (4e BC - dissolved).
5th Shock Battalion / Commandos d'Afrique [ fr ] (5e BC - dissolved).
6th Shock Battalion / Commandos de Provence [ fr ] (6e BC - dissolved).
1st Parachute Shock Battalion 1er bataillon parachutistes de choc [ fr ] (1er BPC - dissolved).
2nd Parachute Shock Battalion 2e bataillon parachutiste de choc [ fr ] (2e BPC - dissolved).
1st Shock Parachute Infantry Regiment 1er régiment d'infanterie de choc aéroporté (1er RICAP - dissolved).
11th Shock Parachute Regiment 11e régiment parachutiste de choc (11e BPC, 11e DBPC and 11e RPC - dissolved).
12th Shock Parachute Battalion 12e bataillon parachutiste de choc [ fr ] (12e BPC - dissolved).
Mixed Airborne Commando Groupment Groupement de commandos mixtes aéroportés [ fr ] (G.C.M.A - dissolved).
1er B.C
2e B.C
3e B.C
5e B.C
2e B.P.C
11e B.P.C
12e B.P.C
G.C.M.A
French Train Parachute Regiments
Parachute Companies and Regiments
Air Support Companies (CRA).
Air Delivery Regiment (RLA - dissolved).
1st Train Parachute Regiment (French : 1er Régiment du Train Parachutiste ) (1er RTP).
Parachute Command and Support
Vietnamese, Laotien and Cambodian Parachute Units
Past and present Fusiliers Commandos de l'Air units have included:
Naval Fusiliers and Commandos include the following Forces Fusiliers Marins and Commandos Marine FORFUSCO
Aeronautical Naval Parachute Commando (dissolved).
Commando Ponchardier (French : Commando Ponchardier ) (SAS B).
Commando Hubert (French : Commando Hubert ) (part of Special Operations Command (COS).
Fusiliers Marins Commandos Group (GROUFUMACO - dissolved).
Commando François (dissolved).
Commando de Penfentenyo (French : Commando de Penfentenyo ) (part of COS).
Commando Jaubert (French : Commando Jaubert ) (part of COS).
Commando de Montfort (French : Commando de Montfort ) (part of COS).
Commando Trépel (French : Commando Trépel ) (part of COS).
Naval Fusiliers Instruction Center. École des fusiliers marins (ECOFUS)
Naval Fusiliers and Commando Base (BASEFUSCO).
Commando Kieffer (French : Commando Kieffer ) (part of COS).
Paratroopers of the National Gendarmerie include:
Combat medics in the French Armed Forces are part of the French Defence Health Service . Each French regiment , battalion , company and unit has its own specialized combat medics , with ranks designating various unit level sizes.
For French Regiments engaged in combat, the leading Medical leadership would be a colonel or Lieutenant-colonel and can also be designated as Parachute Medical-Colonel of the Army (French : Médecin -Colonel Parachutiste de l'Armée ).
For Foreign Legion Regiments, Medics can be French and Legionnaires, while the leading Medical leadership would be a Colonel or Lieutenant-colonel and can also be designated as Foreign Parachute Medical-Colonel (French : Médecin-Chef Parachutiste des Régiments, Bataillons et Compagnies Etranger de Parachutistes ).
Bibliography
E. Micheletti et J. Baltzer, Insignes et brevets parachutistes de l'armée française , éditions Histoires et Collections, 2001, ISBN 2-913903-11-8 .
Collectif, Histoire des parachutistes français (History of French Paratroopers), Société de Production Littéraire, 1975.