History
On May 13th, 1948 a Groupment d’Instruction de Parachutistes was formed at Khamis, near Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria for the purpose of raising two parachute battalions. The 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion (French: 1er Battalion Étranger de Parachutistes, 1er BEP) was created July 1, 1948 under the command of Captain Pierre Segretain.
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