2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment - Commanding Officers

Commanding Officers

  • Captain Jean Solnon (1948–1950)
  • Captain Léon Dussert (1950)
  • Major Rémy Raffalli (1950–1951)
  • Major René Bloch (1952–1953)
  • Major Albert Merglen
  • Major Hubert Liesenfelt (1953–1954)
  • Captain Claudius Vial (1954)
  • Major Georges Masselot (1954–1955)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Devismes (1955–1958)
  • Major Georges Masselot (February–April 1958)
  • Colonel Jacques Lefort (1958–1960)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Darmuzai (1960–1961)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Maurice Chenel (1961–1963)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Robert Caillaud (1963–1965)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Paul Arnaud de Foïard (1965–1967)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Jeannou Lacaze (1967–1970)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Dupoux (1970–1972)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Goupil (1972–1974)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Brette (1974–1976)
  • Colonel Philippe Erulin (1976–1978)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Roue (1978–1980)
  • Colonel Michel Guignon (1980–1982)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Janvier (1982–1984)
  • Colonel Raymond Germanos (1984–1986)
  • Colonel Wabinski (1986–1988)
  • Colonel Coevoet (1988–1990)
  • Colonel Gausseres (1990–1992)
  • Colonel Poulet (1992–1994)
  • Colonel Bruno Dary (1994–1996)
  • Colonel Benoît Puga (1996–1998)
  • Lieutenant Colonel Prevost (1998–2000)
  • Colonel Alain Bouquin (2000–2002)
  • Colonel Emmanuel Maurin (2002–2004)
  • Colonel Paulet (2004–2006)
  • Colonel Brice Houdet (2006–2008)
  • Colonel Eric Bellot des Minières (2008–2010)
  • Colonel Francois Plessy (2010–2012)
  • Colonel Benoît Desmeulles (2012- )

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