Chasseurs Alpins

Chasseurs alpins
Chasseurs alpins
Active1888–present
Country France
Branch French Army
TypeInfantry
RoleMountain Infantry
SizeThree battalions
Garrison/HQ7e Bataillon – Varces-Allières-et-Risset
13e Bataillon – Chambéry
27e BataillonCran-Gevrier
Nickname(s)Les diables bleus (Eng: The Blue Devils)
Motto(s)Jamais être pris vivant (Eng: Never to be Taken Alive)
Sans peur et sans reproche (Eng: Without fear and beyond reproach)
"Vivre libre ou mourir" (Eng: Live Free or Die)
EngagementsWorld War I (incl. Battle of the Yser)
World War II (incl. Battle of Narvik)
War in Afghanistan (incl. Battle of Alasay)

The chasseurs alpins (English: Alpine Hunters) are the elite mountain infantry force of the French Army. They are trained to operate in mountainous terrain and in urban warfare.