French soldier dies in Mali fighting

He was a ParaTrooper.


Anyone know which Unit he belonged too?

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by privateer

Anyone know which Unit he belonged too?

1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment, I believe.

[Oberon]

A terrible shame, the French are, despite the online reputation, fantastic warriors, and if they have had any failings, they are usually traced to their high command (particularly circa 1940) rather than a lack of fighting spirit.

RIP braver soldat

Originally Posted by Dowly

1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment, I believe.

Thanks Dowly.
I see the 2e Régiment Etranger Parachutiste are there also.
That's what I planned on going to after leaveing the U.S. service.

Never did join up and kind of regret that.

[em2nought]

Originally Posted by privateer

Thanks Dowly.
I see the 2e Régiment Etranger Parachutiste are there also.
That's what I planned on going to after leaveing the U.S. service.

Never did join up and kind of regret that.

Should have taken the handle "Beau Geste".

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by privateer

Thanks Dowly.
I see the 2e Régiment Etranger Parachutiste are there also.
That's what I planned on going to after leaveing the U.S. service.

Never did join up and kind of regret that.

Dowly is right he was a member of 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment in French it is called "1er régiment de chasseurs parachutistes"(1er RCP)He had also fought in Afghanistan.
http://lemamouth.blogspot.com/2013/0...n-1er-rcp.html

I wonder how many Americans are in the 2eREP of the Foreign Legion? I read in an old article about them from around 2000 there where 55 Americans at that time.

One thing is sure if you had joined up with them Privateer you'd have learned French very quickly though from what I understand they mainly teach you military terms so your normal French speaking would have been average at best.

[HundertzehnGustav]

It kind of surprised me as well this action, or rather reaction to unfolding events.
I think it is a good idea to show where the line has been crossed. I hope the civilian and genuinely peaceful people can get on with their lives and not suffer much.