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Pages in category "French World War II films" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The 2nd Parachute Chasseur Regiment (French: 2 e Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes) or 2 e RCP, is one of the most decorated French units of the Second World War, the only land unit awarded the red fourragère in that war, including six citations at the orders of the armed forces. [1]
French World War II films (98 P) Pages in category "French war films" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.
The 101st Airborne Division issued a press release on the unit, but war correspondents embellished the story. War correspondent Tom Hoge wrote the first article about these paratroopers and coined the name "The Filthy Thirteen" in an article for the Stars and Stripes, June 9, 1944, "Filthy Thirteen Squad Rivaled by None in Leaping Party."
This list of World War II films (1950–1989) contains fictional feature films or miniseries released since 1950 which feature events of World War II in the narrative. The entries on this list are war films or miniseries that are concerned with World War II (or the Sino-Japanese War ) and include events which feature as a part of the war effort.
The regiment engaged in combat during the campaigns of Vosges and Alsace during World War II. [6] During this time, the regiment was put at the disposition and orders of the 2nd Armored Division commanded by General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque , engaging the German paratroopers of the 1st Parachute Division in the decisive battle for the ...
During the Second World War, the men of the 3rd RCP did not display any insignia which was specific to the unit. Incorporated into the British forces , the men of the regiment wore British uniforms and harbored the SAS insignia on their beret while carrying the parachute brevet of the Free French Forces on their chest.
Between 1945 and 1954 the unit that was later to become the 1 er RPIMa after a series of name changes, took part in the war in Indochina, performing several of the more than 160 combat jumps carried out by French paratroopers during that conflict. After the war, the regiment underwent structural changes and became a training depot for the ...