6th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment
- 6th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=6e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine
caption=
dates=1948-1951
1952-1953
1955-1998
country=France
branch=French Army
command_structure=
type=Infantry
role=Airborne
size=
current_commander=
garrison=
ceremonial_chief=
ceremonial_chief_label=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=
motto="Croire et Oser" (To Believe and Dare)
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles=First Indochina War
*Battle of Mao Khe
*Operation Castor
*Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Algerian War
notable_commanders=Marcel Bigeard
anniversaries=Saint-Michel Day The 6th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment ( _fr. 6e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine, 6e RPIMa) was a airborne unit of the French Army.
History
Indochina
Formed as the 6th Colonial Commando Parachute Battalion in Quimper, Brittany on 16 May 1948 from elements of the 1st Colonial Commando Parachute Demi-brigade, disembarks in Saigon in July 1949, the battalion distinguished itself in the fighting. It was dissolved after Dien Bien Phu.
North Africa
Reformed in Marrakech in 1 August 1955 and named 6th Colonial Parachute Regiment.
France
The regiment leaves French Algeria in 6 July, 1961 and regroups in Verdun. From January, 1963 it was stationed in Mont-de-Marsan, the old instruction base for Colonial Parachute Brigade. The regiment was dissolved 30 June 1998.
Lineage
*1948: 6th Colonial Commando Parachute Battalion
*1951: Dissolved
*1952: 6th Colonial Parachute Battalion
*1953: Dissolved
*1955: 6th Colonial Parachute Regiment
*1958: 6th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment
*1998: Dissolved
Honours
Battle Honours
*Indochine 1948-1954
Decorations
*Croix de guerre des Théatres d'Opérations Exterieures with 5 palms.
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