1st Foreign Parachute Battalion

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1st Foreign Parachute Battalion
1er Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes
Battalion Insignia
Active	July 1, 1948 – November 17, 1950 March 1, 1951 – 1954 May 19, 1954 - September 1, 1955
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Paratrooper
Role	Airborne force Close-quarters combat Counter-insurgency Desert warfare Jungle warfare Raiding Reconnaissance
Size	Battalion
Part of	Legion REP 1er BEP I Formation, 1948 1er BEP II Formation, 1951 1er BEP III Formation, 1954 1er REP, 1955
Garrison/HQ	Khamisis
Colors	Green and Red
Anniversaries	Camerone Day
Engagements	First Indochina War Operation Castor Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Commanders
Notable commanders	Pierre Segretain Pierre Jeanpierre
Abbreviation	1er B.E.P

The 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion (French: 1^er Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes (1^er BEP)) was a parachute battalion of the Foreign Legion formed from the Parachute Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment.