2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion

2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion
2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion
2e Bataillon Étranger de Parachutistes
	Battalion Insignia
Active	2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion; October 1, 1948 – December 1, 1955; 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment; December 1, 1955 – 2e REP
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Airborne
Role	Airborne force; Close-quarters combat; Counter-insurgency; Desert warfare; Jungle warfare; Raiding; Reconnaissance
Size	Battalion
Part of	2e B.E.P I Formation, 1949; 2e B.E.P II Formation, 1951; 2e B.E.P III Formation, 1953; 2e B.E.P IV Formation with 3e B.E.P, 1954; 3e B.E.P redesignated 2e B.E.P, 1954; 2e B.E.P V Formation, 1955; 2e R.E.P in 1955;
Garrison/HQ	Setif; Philippeville
Colors	Green and Red
Anniversaries	Camerone Day
Engagements	First Indochina War
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Rémy Raffalli
Abbreviation	2e B.E.P

The 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion (French: 2^e Bataillon Étranger de Parachutistes, 2^e B.E.P) was a parachute battalion of the Foreign Legion in the French Army initially composed of volunteers of the 4th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (4^e D.B.L.E).

2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion
2^e Bataillon Étranger de Parachutistes
Battalion Insignia
Active	2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion October 1, 1948 – December 1, 1955 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment December 1, 1955 – 2^e REP
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Airborne
Role	Airborne force Close-quarters combat Counter-insurgency Desert warfare Jungle warfare Raiding Reconnaissance
Size	Battalion
Part of	2^e B.E.P I Formation, 1949 2^e B.E.P II Formation, 1951 2^e B.E.P III Formation, 1953 2^e B.E.P IV Formation with 3^e B.E.P, 1954 3^e B.E.P redesignated 2^e B.E.P, 1954 2^e B.E.P V Formation, 1955 2^e R.E.P in 1955
Garrison/HQ	Setif Philippeville
Colors	Green and Red
Anniversaries	Camerone Day
Engagements	First Indochina War
Commanders
Notable commanders	Rémy Raffalli
Abbreviation	2^e B.E.P