The 1st Airborne Shock Infantry Regiment (French: 1er régiment d'infanterie de choc aéroporté, 1eR RICAP), then named the 1st Shock Regiment (French: 1er régiment de choc), is a former parachute unit of the French Army, created on 1 October 1945 and dissolved on 1 February 1947.
Flag
Since 1 January 1964 the National Commando Training Center has been entrusted with the Colour of the 1st Airborne Shock Infantry Regiment, which has the following battle honours sewn in gold letters:[1][2]
- Corsica 1943
- Elba Island 1944
- Cape Negro - Toulon 1944
- Upper Alsace 1944-1945
- Indochina 1947-1948 1951-1954
- AFN 1952–1962.
See also
References
- ^ "Décision n°12350/SGA/DPMA/SHD/DAT (on the registration of names of battles on the flags and banners of the Army Troops, the French Defence Health Service and the Military Fuel Service (France))". Bulletin officiel des armées [fr]. No. 27. 9 November 2007.
- ^ Order concerning the attribution of registration « AFN 1952-1962 » on the flags and banners of the formations of armies and services, 19 November 2004 (A)NORDEF0452926A Michèle Alliot-Marie.
Bibliography
- Collectif, Histoire des parachutistes français Tomes 1 et 2, éditions Société de production littéraire, 1975.
- Jacques Sicard, Militaria Magazine no 313, p. 20-25.
