Commando Parachute Group
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The Commando Parachute Group is a unit of elite pathfinders within the French Army's 11th Parachute Brigade. These pathfinders are paratroopers drawn from the various regiments of the brigade who then
Chuteur Opérationnel
A Parachute Commando of a GCP Team with an FN SCAR-L during Exercise Falcon Amarante.
Chasseurs Alpins
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The Chasseurs Alpins are an elite infantry force of the French Army since 1888 primarily dedicated to mountain and cold-weather warfare.
Commando Parachute Group
…Brigade. While the GCP members are exclusively selected from airborne regiments, GCM commandos are drawn from the French mountain units, notably from the Alpine Hunter battalions. The GCP were founded in 1965 as Équipes de Saut Ouverture à Grande Hauteur, SOGH (High Altitude Jump Teams or HAHO Teams). On January 1…
Chasseurs Alpins during the Occupation of the Ruhr in Buer (now Gelsenkirchen), 1923.
Vichy-era recruitment poster for the 13th Battalion
Training of chasseurs alpins on the Mont Blanc massif.
13th Battalion in Chambéry (Savoie)