3e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine
Regimental insigne
Active	1948-1950 1951-1953 1955-
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Airborne
Size	1,050 men and women
Part of	11th Parachute Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Carcassonne, France
Motto	Être et durer (Eng: To be and last)
Colors	Red and blue
Anniversaries	Saint-Michel Day
Engagements	First Indochina War *Battle of Route Coloniale 4 *Operation Lorraine *Battle of Na San Algerian War
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Perrin
Notable commanders	Marcel Bigeard, Roger Trinquier, Guy Le Borgne

The 3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (French: 3e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine, 3e RPIMa) is an Airborne regiment in the French army. It is a part of the 11th Parachute Brigade and stationed at Carcassonne.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Recent overseas operation 2 Lineage 3 Honours 3.1 Battle Honours 3.2 Decorations 4 References

[edit] History

Created 1 January 1948 in Saint-Brieuc as the 3rd Colonial Commando Parachute Battalion and sent to Indochina in October the same year. It will be twice cited in the order of the army before being dissolved in 30 September 1950 after having sacrificed itself at That Khe.

Recreated on 27 December 1951 and renamed the 3rd Colonial Parachute Battalion on 28 May 1952 and further distinguish itself in Indochina.

It is once again dissolved in 1953, providing the cadre for the 5th Vietnamese Parachute Battalion. Recreated again on 1 June 1955, it is renamed 3rd Colonial Parachute Regiment 1 November 1955 under order of Lieutenant Colonel Bigeard.

It is present in all bigger operation in Algeria as a part of the 10th Parachute Division, it also took part in the combat around Bizerte. It was renamed the 3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment on 1 December 1958, it returns to Metropolen France and settles in Carcassone on 22 July 1962 and entirely professional in 1976. The regiment intervenes in south Lebanon in 1978.

[edit] Recent overseas operation

• 1990/91: Saudi Arabia
• 1991: Iraq-Turkey
• 1990/91/92/95/96: Tchad
• 1990: Gabon
• 1991: Togo
• 1991/93: Zaire
• 1990/93/94: Rwanda
• 1995/1996: Bosnia
• 1997/98/99/2000: Congo
• 1999: Kosovo
• 2000: Kosovo

[edit] Lineage

• 1948: 3rd Colonial Commando Parachute Battalion (Created)
• 1950: Dissolved
• 1951: 3rd Colonial Commando Parachute Battalion (Recreated)
• 1952: 3rd Colonial Parachute Battalion (Renamed)
• 1953: Dissolved
• 1955: 3rd Colonial Parachute Regiment (Recreated and renamed)
• 1958: 3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (Renamed)

[edit] Honours

[edit] Battle Honours

• Indochine 1948-1950 1952-1953
• AFN 1952-1962

[edit] Decorations

• Croix de guerre des Théatres d'Opérations Exterieures with 3 palms.

[edit] References