3rd Parachute Chasseur Regiment | |
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3e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes | |
Active | 1943–1945 1979–1998 |
Country | France |
Branch | French Army |
Type | Parachute Infantry |
Role | Infantry |
Garrison/HQ | Brigade SAS 24e DAP |
Motto(s) | "Who Dares Wins" (French: Qui ose gagne) |
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Abbreviation | 3e R.C.P |
The 3rd Parachute Chasseur Regiment (French: 3e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes) or 3e RCP was a French unit of Second World War known in the British Army as the 3rd SAS Regiment and originally named the 3rd Air Infantry Battalion. Involved in the operations of the Liberation of France and The Netherlands, the unit was temporarily dissolved at the end of the conflict and was reorganized between 1979 and 1998.