13 e régiment de dragons parachutistes

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Régiment de Barbezières dragons
13 e régiment de dragons
13 e régiment de dragons parachutistes

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Lineup October 4, 1676
Country France France
Armed forces FranceFrance French armed forces
Armed forces FranceFrance Armée française de terre
Branch of service Air landing
Type Reconnaissance Regiment
Strength 707
Location Camp de Souge ( Martignas-sur-Jalle )
Patron saint Maurice d'Agaune
motto "Au-delà du possible"
Awards Croix de guerre 1940–45 with a palm branch
Croix de la Valeur militaire
with three palm branches
Gold medal of the city of Milan

The 13 e régiment de dragons parachutistes (or 13 e RDP ) is a parachute telephoto regiment of the "Forces spéciales" (special forces) of the French army , since 2002 subordinate to the Commandement des forces spéciales terrestres (command of the land special forces) in Pau .

Lineup and significant changes

  • October 4, 1676 : The “de gentilhommes” regiment is set up in Languedoc by the Marquis de Barbezières with 22 companies of 60 dragoons each.
  • 1714 : Renamed the Régiment des dragons de Goesbriand . Incorporation of the "Régiment de Parpaille dragons" and parts of the "Régiment de Gauchez dragons" and "Régiment de Chatillon dragons" on October 3rd.
  • December 12, 1724 : Renamed the Régiment de dragons de Condé
  • 1744 : Renamed the Régiment de Bartillat dragons
  • 1774 : Renamed the Régiment de Comté-de-Provence dragons , and in the same year the Régiment de dragons de Monsieur .
  • 1791 : renamed to 13 e régiment de dragons (ci-devant de Monsieur)
  • 1793 : renamed 13 e régiment de dragons
  • 1815 : dissolution
  • 1855 : Re-established as the Régiment de dragons de l'Impératrice of the Guard impériale .
  • 1870 : Renamed to 13 e régiment de dragons
  • 1936 : Conversion into a tank regiment with Somua S-35 and Hotchkiss H-35
  • 1940 : Dissolution after the regiment suffered 90% losses
  • 1944 : reorganization
  • 1946 : dissolution
  • 1948 : reorganization
  • 1952 : Conversion into a parachute regiment with the designation 13 e régiment de dragons parachutistes
  • 1955 : Relocation to Algeria and participation in the Algerian War until 1961
  • 1963 : Garrison in Dieuze . Conversion into a long-distance regiment
  • 2011 : Relocation to the "Camp de Souge" in Martignas-sur-Jalle ( Gironde department )

Mestres de camp / Colonels / Chefs de brigade

Mestre de camp was the rank designation for the regimental owner and / or the actual commander. Should the Mestre de camp be a person of the high nobility who had no interest in leading the regiment (such as the king or queen), the command was given to the Mestre de camp lieutenant (or Mestre de camp en second). The name Colonel was used from 1791 to 1793 and from 1803, from 1793 to 1803 the name Chef de brigade was used . From 1791 there were no more regimental owners.

Ancien Régime

I. II. III.
  • 1676: Marquis de Barbezières
  • August 19, 1678: Gaston Paul de Cassagnet, Comte de Tilladet de Firmacon (fallen)
  • August 9, 1692: Mestre de camp Jacques de Cassagnet de Tilladet, Marquis de Firmacon (brother of the previous one)
  • October 26, 1704: Charles François de Cassagnet, Marquis de Tilladet de Firmacon (nephew of the previous one),
  • October 16, 1708: Michel Louis de Cassagnet de Tilladet de Firmacon, comte d'Estaffort (brother of the previous one)
  • March 1, 1710: Marquis de Foix
  • December 23, 1713: Alexis Magdelaine Rosalie duc de Chatillon.
  • February 27, 1714: Louis Vincent marquis de Goesbriand
  • December 12, 1724: Louis Henri Auguste de Bourbon, prince de Conde, Duc de Bourbon et d'Enghien
  • 1738: Marquis d'Argence
  • February 21, 1740: François chevalier de Milly-Rubenpre
  • February 14, 1744: Guy Félix Pignatelli, comte d'Egmont
  • July 11, 1753: Charles Louis René de Marbeuf, marquis de Marbeuf
  • November 30, 1761: Jacques Aymard de Moreton, comte de Chabrillant
  • June 6, 1763: Henri François chevalier de Montécler
  • February 2, 1774: Louis Stanislas Xavier, comte de Provence (" Monsieur "), Mestre de camp lieutenant: Marquis de La Châtre-Nançay
  • March 10, 1788: (Mestre de camp lieutenant) Joseph François Louis Charles César comte de Damas d'Antigny

Revolution and Empire

I. II. III.
  • 1791: Colonel Charles Francois de Malvoisin
  • October 9, 1792: Colonel Jean-Bernard Bourg Gauthier de Murnan
  • April 20, 1793: Chef de brigade César Elisabeth Marguerite Chanoine de Rochmont
  • December 25, 1796: Chef de brigade Joseph Fouques
  • March 4, 1797: Chef de brigade Dominique Mansuy Roget baron de Belloquet
  • June 30, 1799: Chef de brigade René Gabriel Levasseur , (from 1803 Colonel)
  • October 25, 1805: Colonel Armand Louis Debroc (or De Broc)
  • 1806: Colonel Pierre Victor Laroche
  • 1808: Colonel Arrighi
  • 1809: Colonel Louis-Michel Letort de Lorville
  • 1810: Colonel Marie Antoine, vicomte de Reise
  • March 29, 1813: Colonel Marie Frédéric Mouginot
  • November 28, 1813: Colonel Jean Sylvestre Johannes
  • June 22, 1814: Colonel Comte Adrien d'Astorg
  • April 21, 1815: Colonel Jean Baptiste Saviot

Colonels who died or were wounded as commanders during this period:

  • Colonel de Broc: Wounded in the Battle of Austerlitz on December 2nd, 1805
  • Colonel Reise wounded: March 1810, August 11 and August 15, 1812
  • Colonel Monginot: Wounded August 22, 1813 and died from his injuries on September 8

Number of officers wounded or killed between 1805 and 1815:

  • Liked: 7
  • Died from the wounds: 1
  • Wounded: 54

restoration

  • February 6, 1814: Colonel Pierre Joseph comte de Ligniville

2nd republic and 2nd empire

  • May 22, 1856: Colonel François Stanislas Crespin.
  • March 7, 1861: Colonel Louis Eugène Léonce comte Pajol
  • February 18, 1865: Colonel Félix Massue
  • December 19, 1868: Colonel Simon Antoine Eugène Sautereau-Dupart

3rd republic

  • 1870: Lothe
  • April 24, 1871: Colonel Denis Eugène Alfred Barrault de la Motte.
  • May 27, 1876: Colonel Louis Joseph Armand Elzéar Alban de Villeneuve-Barguemon.
  • December 5, 1878: Colonel Georges Humann
  • July 11, 1882: Colonel Jean Louis Léon Letenneur
  • January 29, 1883: Colonel Gustave Frédéric Lacoste de Lisle
  • April 15, 1890: Lieutenant-colonel commandant Arthur Marie Joseph Bouassier de

Bernouis

  • December 29, 1890: Colonel Jacques Henri Jean de Ganay
  • July 9, 1893: Colonel Théodule Alfred Meriadec de Cleric
  • March 2, 1898: Colonel Paul Frédéric Emmanuel Durand de Villers
  • October 1, 1902: Colonel Angèle Edmé Raoul Simon Thil
  • June 24, 1906: Colonel Charles Prosper François Labit
  • December 31, 1910: Colonel Pierre Henri Jehan de la Tour

First World War

  • August 1, 1914: Colonel Alexandre Henri Marie de Laccercamplong
  • January 5, 1915: Colonel Marius Hippolyte Ferdinand Larroque
  • October 10, 1918: Lieutenant-colonel Jean Joseph Vuillier

Interwar period

  • January 15, 1919: Lieutenant-colonel Jean Emile Oscar Bouchez
  • April 25, 1919: Colonel Jean François Henri Gustave de Gail
  • March 25, 1920: Colonel Auguste Joseph Edouard Dugue Mac Carthy
  • September 22, 1920: Colonel Georges Patissier
  • July 28, 1923: Colonel Jean Marie Roger Cadiot
  • August 6, 1925: Jean Léonce Perrot du Varnay
  • March 6, 1931: Colonel Jean Baptiste Théodore Bret
  • March 7, 1934: Colonel Marie André de la Forgue de Bellegarde
  • October 2, 1935: Colonel Frédéric Jean Marie Bizot-Espiard
  • November 23, 1936: Lieutenant-colonel commandant Jean Marie Isengart
  • February 6, 1939: Lieutenant-colonel Jean René Marie Juin de Baissé

Second World War

  • 1939 and 1940: Lieutenant-colonel Juin de Baissé
  • 1944: Georges Lesage

4th republic

  • 1948: Henry
  • 1952: Roland
  • 1954: Eric Audemard d'Alançon
  • 1956: Pallu

5th Republic

I. II. III.
  • 1958: Pottier
  • 1960: du Serech d'Aurimont de Saint-Avit
  • 1961: Dunand-Henry
  • 1963: de Courson de la Villeneuve
  • 1965: d'Harcourt
  • 1967: Bizard
  • 1969: Morbieu
  • 1971: Renaud
  • 1973: Faivre
  • 1975: Heux
  • 1993: Fleury
  • 1995: Lebel
  • 1977: Bichon
  • 1979: Gomart (His son commanded the regiment in 2003.)
  • 1981: Ferron
  • 1983: Baleyte
  • 1985: Marin
  • 1987: Guy Huchet de Quénetain
  • 1989: Clément
  • 1991: de la Tousche
  • 1997: Didier Bolelli
  • 1999: Lassalle
  • 2001: Chandouineau
  • 2003: Gomart
  • 2005: Liot de Nortbecourt
  • 2007: Toujouse
  • 2009: Pinczon du Sel
  • 2011: Le Segretain du Patis
  • 2013: Philippe de Montenon
  • 2015: Colonel Lancrenon
  • 2017: Colonel Yves Jézéquel

Mission history

Dutch War

1676 : With the army in Flanders
1677 to 1678 : Under the command of François de Créquy with the army in Germany
1679 : Reduction to four companies of 144 dragoons each
  • 1681 : capture of Casal

Reunion War

  • 1683 : in the field camp on the Saar
  • 1684 : fighting in Flanders

War of the Palatinate Succession 1688 to 1697

1688 : With the army on the Rhine and Moselle , fighting near Freiburg im Breisgau
1690 : Under the command of Nicolas de Catinat in Italy, participation in the Battle of Staffarda on August 18th, battle on the Schüss
1691 : Transfer to Flanders for the army of Maréchal de France François-Henri de Montmorency-Luxembourg
1692: The regiment fought with four escadrons in the battle of Steenkerke , the commander Mestre de camp Marquis de Fimarcon died here.
1693/1694 : Fighting in Flanders, siege of Huy (Belgium) , battle of Neer winds , siege of Charleroi (with three escadrons - 12 companies of 40 dragoons each), capture of Dixmuide and Dieuze , siege of Brussels
1695 : on the Meuse ,
1696: in Flanders
1697: Relocation with 16 companies of 30 dragoons each to the army in Italy under the command of Nicolas de Catinat

War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1714

1701/1702 : Overcoming of Cremona on January 31, 1702, in which the corps was able to distinguish itself, Battle of Luzarra on August 15 under the command of Louis II. Joseph de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme (12 companies of 100 dragoons each )

Camisards

1703/1704 : Fighting under Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars in the Cevennes against the Camisards

War of the Spanish Succession

1704: Back in Italy under the command of Vendôme.
1706 : Battle of Calcinato , capture of Asti, Battle of Turin
1707 : in the Camp des Sablons
1712 : With the army in Piedmont . Battle at Villa Noveta
1713 : Under Villars in Germany, siege of Landau and Freiburg im Breisgau
1716 : Reduced to 8 companies of 30 dragoons each

Quadruple Alliance War

1719 : Reinforced on three escadrons with 12 companies, transferred to the army in Spain under James Fitzjames, 1st Duke of Berwick . Siege of Pontarabie, San Sebastián and La Seu d'Urgell .
1722 : Garrisons in Lorraine
1727 : In the Camp de la Sambre

War of the Polish Succession

1733 : Increase to four escadrons with 16 companies of 35 dragoons each, 10 of them on foot. With the army of Berwick on the Rhine.
1734: Siege of Philippsburg, battle near Ettlingen and battle near Klausen

War of the Austrian Succession

1741/1742 : fighting in Flanders
1743 : Under Noailles with the army in Germany (5 escadrons with 15 companies). The regiment was destroyed in the battle of Dettingen .
1744 : Re-established with the army in Flanders under the Maréchal de Saxe , during the siege of Menen and Ypres
1745 : Participation in the Battle of Fontenoy , capture of Ghent , siege of Dendermonde , Ostend , Ath Brussels and Namur .
1746 : Participation in the Battle of Raucoux
1747 : Siege of Bergen op Zoom
1748 : Siege of Maastricht . After the end of the war, there was a reduction to two escadrons (12 companies - eight mounted, two on foot - each with 30 dragoons)
July 11, 1753 : Personnel strength when handing over the regiment to Charles Louis René marquis de Marreuf: four escadrons of four companies of 40 dragoons each, including officers

Seven Years War

  • 1756 : Garrison in Paramé
  • April 11, 1758 : Battle at St. Caast
  • 1759 to 1762 : Patrol services on the coast of Brittany. In the same year, reduced to four escadrons of four companies each
  • 1772 : The strength of the regiment was 3 escadrons of 4 companies each, a total of 384 men and 288 horses.
  • February 20, 1774 : The regiment took on the name "Dragons de Monsieur" and was placed at number 7 in the army's ranking.
  • 1776 : Stock: 4 escadrons of 100 dragoons each, plus a depotescadron and an escadron "Chasseurs à cheval" (hunters on horseback, hived off again on January 29, 1779)
  • 1788 : Inventory: 3 escadrons of 2 companies of 3 officers and 91 men each
  • 1790 : Participation in the suppression of the mutiny in Nancy
  • 1791 : Regimental strength: 3 escadrons, each with 2 companies (28 officers, 411 riders, 420 horses). A detachment was involved in the escape to Varennes .

Wars of the Revolution and the Empire

Document on the permanent leave of absence of the citizen Jean-François Parisot in the regiment (6 frimaire An X - November 27, 1801).
  • 1806 : Campaign in Prussia and Poland. Battle of Jena , invasion of Berlin on October 29th, battle near Zednitz and Boitzenburg on October 26th, near Prenzlau on October 27th and near Anklam on October 31st. With the 5th Dragoon Division in action near Nasielak on 24/25. December, in the battle of Pultusk on December 26th in which the regiment was able to distinguish itself and at Ostrolenka on December 28th.
  • 1807 : In advanced position near Monsewo, battles near Ostrów Wielkopolski on February 3, near Ostrolenka on February 19, near Shimane and Nogbos on March 19 and 25, near Ortelsburg on March 26, 27 and April 14 near Norwana on May 12th and at Miszenitz on May 29th.
  • 1808 : Transfer to the army in Spain.

Seconded to the reserve cavalry under Jean-Baptiste Bessières in the 5th Dragoon Division. In or near Burgos on December 16th.

  • 1809 : Fight against the English, skirmishes at Prieros on January 3rd, Villafranca on January 4th and La Corogna on January 16th. Taking Ferrol on January 26th. With the army in Portugal under Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult , taking part in the battles at Ribadabia, Werin and Guironda, taking Chavès and Oporto on January 29th, fighting at Abuzara and Valencia . In May, retreat to Ourense , battle on Monte Furado on June 12th and near Marida on August 11th.
  • 1810 : In the 4th Dragoon Division of the "Armée d'Andalousie" (Army of Andalusia) under Soult, campaign to Alcántara in July.
  • 1811 : Fighting against the Mancha guerrillas (in the provinces of Cordue and Jaén )
  • 1812 : In the central army of King Joseph Bonaparte , losing battle at Alcazar de San Juan on March 25th. Evacuation from Madrid, battle near Roses on August 1st. At this point the 4th Escadron was already in Gdansk .

Participation in the Russian campaign in 1812 with use in the battle of Borodino .

During the First Restoration , by order of May 1, 1814, the regiment was renamed "Régiment des Dragons de Condé" and was ranked number 8 in the army. It consisted of 4 escadrons of two companies of 78 riders each.

During the reign of the Hundred Days it was re-named "13 e régiment de dragons" by order of May 1, 1815

It was assigned to the Burthe Brigade, in the Stroltz Dragoon Division in the cavalry corps of Rémy-Isidore Exelmans

On the way back to Paris, with a last battle near Vélizy on July 1, 1815.

On December 6, 1815, the regiment in Saintes was disbanded.

1815 to 1855

Disabled.

Second Empire

On December 20, 1855, the establishment of a "Regiment des dragons de l'Impératrice" was ordered with the Empress Eugenie as regiment holder. It was intended for employment in the Imperial Guard . It was put into service by Emperor Napoleon III. on July 1, 1856 to six escadrons, whose members were selected from all cavalry regiments.

  • January 1, 1866 : Reduction to five escadrons
  • February 6, 1867: Reinforced to six escadrons again

Franco-German War

On August 1, 1870, the "Régiment de dragons de l'Impératrice" with four escadrons of 90 riders each was assigned to the "Armée du Rhin" (Rhine Army). Together with the Régiment de lanciers (Colonel de Lathieulade) it formed the 2nd Brigade (Général de France). Together with the 1st Brigade (Général Halna du Frétay), the 3rd Brigade (Général du Preuil) and two batteries of four-pounder cannons, they formed the "Guard Cavalry Division" under the command of Général Desvaux. This division was assigned to the Imperial Guard under the command of Charles Denis Bourbaki in the 2nd Army of Maréchal François-Achille Bazaine .

On July 28, 1870, the regiment was under the command of Colonel Sautereau-Dupart in Metz .

Together with the other regiments of the guard cavalry, the "Dragons de l'Impératrice" were included in the siege of Metz . By the surrender on October 27, 1870, some of the horses had died for lack of food, the others had to be slaughtered because there was nothing more to eat for the troops. The regiment was partially captured on October 28th. The imperial guard had already been disbanded with the proclamation of the republic . The remnants of the regiment that were still in the depot were assigned to the "1 er régiment de cavalerie mixte" (1st mixed cavalry regiment).

The depot of the ex-guard dragons was moved from Montélimar to Mâcon ; here the dragoons who had escaped captivity gathered. It became the “7 e régiment de Marche” (7th marching regiment) from an escadron of the 1 er régiment de dragons , the 3 e régiment de dragons , the 6 e régiment de dragons , the 10 e régiment de dragons and an escadron the remains of the "Dragons de l'Impératrice" formed. On September 10, 1870, the 13th e régiment provisoire de dragons was set up. It was used in the siege of Paris .

  • February 4, 1871 : Renamed "13e régiment de dragons" with garrison in Mâcon, Le Creusot, then Compiègne.

First World War

From the day the war began until July 23, 1917, the regiment belonged to the 7th Cavalry Division, which was disbanded on that date.

According to Plan XVII , this division was among the forces assigned to cover up mobilization. The operational area was the Woëvre plain from Pont-à-Mousson to Conflans in the area of ​​the 6th Army. With the mobilization, the regiment left Melun on August 1, 1914 and was transferred in four trains (one per Escadron) to Sorcy (near Rethel ), which it reached on the night of August 2.

Five days later the division switched to the 3rd Army. The cavalry stood out in the Ardennes on August 22nd ( border battles ) when they covered the right flank of the 3rd Army. In the Battle of the Marne , the regiment fought at Revigny between September 6 and 12 . Like many of the other French cavalry regiments, the Dragoons had to dismount in the autumn of 1914 and continue fighting on foot. The regiment was then used in the First Battle of Flanders .

In 1915 the General Staff kept the cavalry divisions in reserve so that they could be deployed in the event of a breakthrough through the German front. The 7th Cavalry Division was now subordinate to the 2nd Cavalry Corps, which was near the front during the Battle of Artois (May / June 1915) and the autumn battle in Champagne . An escadron was deployed in the trenches. Between October 1915 and July 1916 the regiment was in the Prosnes area . From July to November 1916 it was in training.

After the dissolution of the 7th Cavalry Division in July 1917 and the use of the units in trench warfare, the "13 e RD" came to the 2nd Colonial Infantry Corps . and fought in the Vosges and in October / November before Verdun . In September 1918, the Escadrons were still involved in the pursuit battles near St. Mihiel .

After the armistice in Compiégne , the "13 e RD" marched to Germany as an occupying force and was stationed in the Rhineland. In the spring of 1919 he was transferred to the 9th Army Corps, as the 2nd Colonial Corps had been disbanded.

Interwar period

After the signing of the peace treaty in 1919, the "13 e RD" returned to Melun and was assigned to the 6th Cavalry Division.

In 1937, as part of the reorganization of the French army, the unit was converted into an armored regiment «Automitrailleuses de combat». Two escadrons were equipped with 20 Hotchkiss H-35 tanks each and two escadrons with 20 Somua S-35 tanks each . The former 5th Cavalry Division became the “2. Light Mechanized Division ”. Together with the 29 e régiment de dragons ( Provins ), the “13 e RD” formed the “3. Light Mechanized Brigade ”.

Second World War

When the war broke out, the "13 e RD" belonged to the "2 e division légère mécanique", which together with the "3 e division légère mécanique" formed the cavalry corps of Général René Prioux in the 1st Army. The Belgian border was crossed on May 10, 1940. According to the plans, the armored units should cover the deployment of the infantry. Gembloux was reached on the evening of May 10th . On May 12th they came into contact with forces of the German 4th Panzer Division . On May 13th, the German XVI. Army corps to the section of the "3 e division légère mécanique" at Hannut . On May 14th, the cavalry corps withdrew behind their own 15th Infantry Division, which had just formed. In the second half of May 1940 the entire French 1st Army was encircled in Belgium. The "13 e RD" escaped from the boiler and was evacuated to Great Britain in Dunkirk . The vehicles and equipment remained behind.

The equipment was then collected in Dourdan and a mixed "13 e / 29 e regiment de dragons" set up. The equipment was supplemented with everything that could still be found in the depots, training units and even on the factory yards. On June 11th, this "regiment mixed" moved with the shrunken 2nd Mechanized Division eastward to Pacy-sur-Eure . On June 12th the general order to withdraw was given. There were still battles at Jaudrais and Senonches , on the 19th at Tours and finally on June 22nd at La Haye-Descartes. On June 25, 1940, the truce came into effect at midnight. Since tanks were banned under the Compiègne Armistice , the regiment was disbanded.

The re-establishment took place on October 16, 1944. The unit was assigned to the army of Général de Larminat in the spring of 1945 , which should fight the German resistance nests in the Atlantic ports. The regiment was involved in the capture of Royan (Opération Vénérable), the Île d'Oléron (Opération Jupiter), the encirclement of La Rochelle (Opération Mousquetaires) and the liberation of the Pointe de la Coubre. involved. In May 1945 the regiment moved to Germany, where it was part of the occupation force in the Palatinate . It stayed here until it was dissolved on April 15, 1946. The staff moved to the 6 e régiment de chasseurs d'Afrique , the 11 e régiment de chasseurs à cheval and the "25 e division aéroportée".

After 1945

Jean Larrieu, deputy commander of the "13 e égiment de dragons parachutiste"

In 1952 the unit was converted to a paratrooper regiment and for the last time at the beginning of 1960. From 1954 the regiment was used in the Algerian War. From July 1, 1956, it was placed under the 25th Parachute Division. On July 1, 1957, he was transferred to the 10th Parachute Division. From May 1, 1961 to July 31, 1963, it then belonged to the 11th Light Infantry Division, like the other regiments of the 10th and 25th Parachute Divisions. (Except for the 1 er régiment étranger de parachutistes , the 14 e régiment de chasseurs parachutiste and the 18 e régiment de chasseurs parachutiste , which were disbanded on April 30 due to their participation in the attempted coup against Général de Gaulle .)

Conversion into a reconnaissance regiment

In the 1950s, considerations about combat in a nuclear conflict led to an investigation into the possibilities of clearing up enemy forces.

A year after the maneuver "Javelot II" in September 1954 which provided "7 e division mécanique rapidly" (7 e DMR - 7. Fast Mechanized Division) during the "Éclair" maneuvers in September 1955 6 man commands for tactical reconnaissance in an area of ​​5 km to 20 km in depth, with the consideration of setting up officer patrols to operate to a depth of 30 km.

At a meeting of intelligence specialists in October 1957, it was recommended that the enemy be investigated into the immediate rear of the enemy. Colonel Degas, head of the Deuxième Bureau in Baden, sent a mission of five secret service officers to Corte in 1959 to investigate living conditions in a hostile zone. The report by Lieutenant Faivre, the Head of Mission, summarized in Indochina experience gained the "Groupement de Commandos Mixtes Aéroportés" (Joint Air Command groups) and 11 e régiment parachutiste de choc (11 paratroopers shock Regiment) together in Algeria. This was especially true for the temporary bases, the camouflaging of the connections and the behavior in an isolated team.

In April 1960, the EMAT / 2 (État-major de l'armée de terre - High Command of the Army) decided on the basis of this report to set up a tele-spying company in Langenargen . This "7 e compagnie de commandos" was commanded by the Capitaines Fraisse and Cunty. The tasks were assigned to her by the Général CCFFA (Commandant en chef des Forces Françaises en Allemagne).

The "Chief d'état-major de l'Armée de terre" (CEMAT - Chief of Staff of the Army) Général Le Pulloc decided on July 1, 1963 to convert the "13 e régiment de dragons parachutiste" into a reconnaissance regiment of combined arms. The “7 e compagnie de commandos” was incorporated for this purpose.

Three exercises were held in 1964/65. Initially seven, then 16 teams were used for tactical reconnaissance, they were in direct contact with the army corps. Colonel de Courson's report then revealed the difficulties of parachuting in the enemy zone and the inadequacies of the radio equipment used. The development of the regiment was closely followed in the army.

Finally, the permanent advisory committee for "reconnaissance in the field" defined the tasks of the regiment in action in 1968. While waiting for the 1st Army to be deployed in 1972, the EMA decided to activate the regiment. The "13 e RDP" was then made available to this army, which became the first reserve of a possible Central European battlefield.

Overview of the most important missions

tradition

Motto

  • The motto of the regiment is: "Au-delà du possible" ( Beyond the possible ).
  • The motto of the 2nd Escadron is: "Encore plus loin ..." ( even more ... )
  • The motto of the 3rd Escadron is: Saepe aquila, semper leo ("Parfois aigle, Toujours lion" - sometimes an eagle, always a lion ).
  • The motto of the 5th Escadron is: Quod vis esse velis ("Ce que tu veux être, il faut le vouloir" - You have to want what you want to be .)

Regimental flag

Since Napoleonic times, the flag bears the name of the battles in which the regiment honored on the reverse in gold letters.

  • On the blue field:
Valmy 1792
  • On the white field:
London 1800
Austerlitz 1805
Iéna 1806
La Moskowa 1812
Ypres 1914
Verdun 1916
AFN 1952-1962

Awards

The following awards were given to the regiment:

A first palm branch was awarded on November 23, 2011 for the implementation of the “Operation Pamir” in Afghanistan
The second palm branch followed on August 29, 2013, also for the Afghanistan mission. Associated with this is the right for members of the regiment to wear the Fourragère des Croix de la Valeur militaire.
The third palm branch was awarded on November 6, 2014 for participation in the " Opération Serval " in Mali.
  • Gold medal from the city of Milan for use in the Battle of Solferino Medal d'or de Milan.png (does not appear on the flag ribbon)

Her Imperial Highness Alix de Foresta, Princesse Napoléon has been the regiment's godmother since April 1959 .

Weapons of Honor (Revolutionary Awards)

  • Nicolas Brunon, Maréchal des logis  : Saber of honor
  • Fievre, Brigadier  : Honor Rifle
  • Guillaume Gannard, Brigadier: Honor Rifle
  • Jean-Francois Laine, Brigadier: Honor Rifle
  • Claude Gondard, Brigadier: Cross of the Legion of Honor

Whereabouts and today's use

The unit is under the direct instruction of the Army General Staff through the “Directeur du Renseignement militaire” (Director of Military Reconnaissance) or the Commandement des opérations spéciales.

It is assigned to the Commandement des forces spéciales Terre, together with the 1 er régiment de parachutistes d'infanterie de marine and the 4 e régiment d'hélicoptères des forces spéciales (ex DAOS).

The regiment has a broad operational profile that goes beyond normal paratrooper units, but is primarily specialized in long-range reconnaissance far behind enemy lines as well as unconventional warfare .

Their task is to obtain information at any time and in any place through small, autonomous and discrete units that are able to position themselves close to the corresponding targets, to spy on them and to transmit the information. For this type of mission the sub-units of the "13 e RDP" practice what they call "caches"; H. camouflaged operations in front of places that are intended for observation, but they also have the option of modern use of drones and access to urban surveillance measures (cameras, sensors and remote observation).

Airborne scouts at work

equipment

Like the other units of the COS, the Dragoons have been using the HK416 (5.56 mm) (replacement for the FAMAS ) as their main weapon for the short range, the HK417 (7.62 mm) as a precision weapon, as well as the Minimi machine gun in caliber 5.56 and 7.62mm for support. Handguns are the Glock 17 and HK USP SD pistols in 9 mm caliber.

The HK MP5SD submachine gun is also used.

Le "13 e RDP" is equipped with state-of-the-art hardware for transmission, computer and lens monitoring.

Since 2013 the "13 e RDP" has had the airframe of a decommissioned C-160 Transall from the Air Force to give the unit the opportunity to simulate a number of technical processes, for example a ground attack.

losses

An adjutant died in the battle at in the Levant on September 23, 2017 as part of the Inherent Resolve operation .

Garrisons

The regiment was stationed in Dieuze from 1963 to 2011 . The reason for this far-eastern deployment was a possible conflict with the Warsaw Pact . After the end of the Cold War , the previous task became obsolete and the time of integration into the “Commandement des opérations spéciales” (COS), then into the “Brigade des forces spéciales terre” (BFST) followed.

In July 2011 the unit moved to the "Camp de Souge" in the municipality of Martignas-sur-Jalle . Like the other units of the brigade, the regiment uses the "École des troupes aéroportées" (air landing school) in Pau . From here, training in mountain combat (in the Pyrenees ) and combat swimmer training (on the Atlantic coast or in the Garonne ) is coordinated; However, the main part of the training takes place at the air bases “Base aérienne 101 Toulouse-Francazal” or the “Base aérienne 125 Istres-Le Tubé”.

structure

The 13e RDP is divided into nine units with the following specializations:

  • Staff and Supply Squadron (Escadron de Commandement et de Logistique)
  • Administrative and Support Squadron (Escadron Administratif et de Soutien)
  • 1. Training squadron
  • 2nd telecom squadron (amphibious, divers)
  • 3rd remote spy squadron (mountains, forest and jungle)
  • 4. Remote Scout Squadron (Desert)
  • 5th Remote Scout Squadron (Airborne Landings)
  • 6. Telecommunications Squadron
  • 7. Evaluation Squadron (Exploitation du renseignement)

The target number of staff in 2014 was 751 members, but the units of the “Commandement des opérations spéciales” (COS) have been constantly understaffed since 2008, so the actual number this year was only 707 members of the regiment. However, it is planned to increase to 841 soldiers by 2019.

particularities

In 1790 the regiment was used in the suppression of the mutiny in Nancy .

literature

  • Ordonnance du Roy, portant que le Régiment des Dragons de Condé, cy-devant Goesbriand, prendra rang dans les Dragons après celuy d'Orgléans (Du 12 December 1724) Éditeur Imprimerie Royale (Paris) 1724 Lou1724 .
  • Historique du 13e régiment de dragons, digitized on Gallica .
  • Robert Gaget “Au-delà du possible” (Recherche du renseignement en régions hostiles) Editions Grancher 2002 ISBN 2-7339-0787-5
  • Christophe Gautier & José Nicolas et Philippe "Poulet Les Dragons" (Soldats de l'ombre) Editions BBK 2000 ISBN 2-913004-07-5
  • Véronique Sartini, “Impressionnant 13e RDP”, Défense et Sécurité internationale , n ° | 60, juin 2010, p. 72-80
  • Philippe Poulet “13e RDP” Editeur: Mission Spéciale Productions 2012
  • Philippe Poulet 13e RDP “Au-delà du possible” Editeur: Mission Spéciale Productions 2007
  • Jean-Dominique "Merchet De la Cavalerie aux Forces spéciales (L'histoire du 13e Régiment de Dragons parachutistes)" Editeur P. de Taillac 2015
  • K-ISOM Special: Combat swimmers and special amphibious units. P. 66 f., Nuremberg 2009.
  • Sünkler, Sören: elite and special units of Europe. P. 101. Motor Buch Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-613-02853-1 .
  • Tessin, Georg : The regiments of the European states in the Ancien Régime des XVI. to XVIII. Century. 3 volumes. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1986–1995, ISBN 3-7648-1763-1 .
  • Mission Speciale Productions: 13ème RDP. ISBN 2-916357-13-0 , in French.

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ in accordance with French custom, units with a changed task or restructuring for reasons of tradition carry on their names
  2. ↑ Nobles
  3. ↑ has not taken up his post
  4. ↑ Died in service on October 1, 1936
  5. ↑ For this he was awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honor
  6. ↑ The obfuscation was intended to make it impossible for the enemy, or at least to make it more difficult, to gain knowledge about the deployment of the main forces
  7. ↑ Regulation n ° 12350 / SGA / DPMA / SHD / DAT of September 14, 2007 on the appearance of the inscriptions on the flags and standards of the troops of the army, the medical service and the fuel supply industry. Published with the Official Army Bulletin No. 27 of November 9, 2007
  8. ^ Order AFN 1952–1962 on the assignment of the inscriptions on the flags and standards of the formations of the army and the services of November 19, 2004 (A) NORDEF0452926A Michèle Alliot-Marie

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Page of «13» on the site of the ministerial de la Defense .
  2. ↑ numbering cf. Tessin Vol. 1 1986: 497.
  3. ^ Lou 1724 texts Louis XIV, "Ordonnance du Roy du 12 decembre 1724".
  4. ↑ État militaire de 1760 et Louis Joachim Jehannot de Bartillat
  5. ^ Nouveau commandant pour le "13". In: sudouest.fr. Retrieved September 3, 2011 (French).
  6. ↑ Les dragons recrutent. In: sudouest.fr. January 14, 2015, accessed September 1, 2015 .
  7. ↑ 13e regiment de dragons parachutistes. (PDF) In: Cavalerie. unabcc.org, October 2015, p. 27 , accessed on March 18, 2018 (English).
  8. ^ Marseille: pour leur campagne de recrutement, les Dragons parachutistes enflamment le Vélodrome. In: «La Provence». January 29, 2018, accessed March 6, 2018 .
  9. ^ Service historique de l'état-major des armées / Service historique de la Defense "Les Armées françaises dans la Grande Guerre" Paris Editeur: Imprimerie nationale 1924 Volume 10, chap. 2 (Ordres de bataille des grandes unités: divisions d'infanterie, divisions de cavalerie), digitized on Gallica .
  10. ↑ Les Armées française dans la Grand Guerre (AFGG) 1924 Volume 10, Chap. 2, p. 1051.
  11. ^ Service historique de l'état-major des armées / Service historique de la Défense FGG AFGG Paris Éditeur Imprimerie nationale 1923 Volume 10, chap. 1 “Ordres de bataille des grandes unités: grands quartiers généraux, groupe d'armées, armées, corps d'armée” p. 908 & 909, digitized on Gallica .
  12. ↑ AFGG 1923 Volume 10, Chap. 1, p. 912
  13. ↑ AFGG 1923 Volume 10, Chap. 1, p. 913
  14. ^ "Historique du 13e Régiment de Dragons", digitized on Gallica .
  15. ↑ Gérard Saint-Martin L'arme blindée française Basand 1 May-June 1940! : Les blindés français dans la tourmente (Campagnes et stratégies) n ° 25 Paris Éditeur Economica 1998 ISBN 2-7178-3617-9
  16. ↑ Dominique Lormier, Le livre d'or de la Résistance dans le Sud-Ouest , Éditions Sud-Ouest, 2011, p. 380 and 381
  17. ^ Atlas-Liberation-France, p. 51
  18. ↑ Dominique Lormier, Ibidem .
  19. ↑ LES FORCES SPÉCIALES DANS L'HISTOIRE. (PDF) Archived from the original on December 1, 2008 ; accessed on December 31, 2018 .
  20. ↑ CREATION ET EVOLUTION DU 13ème RDP, 1960-1990. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010 ; accessed on December 31, 2018 .
  21. ^ Accords Valentin-Ferber de 1975.
  22. ↑ Le mamouth. Accessed December 31, 2018 .
  23. ^ Internet site of the Ministère de la Defense
  24. ↑ Un Transall au 13e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes (Zone Militaire). Retrieved July 17, 2018 (French).
  25. ↑ Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Un para des forces spéciales mort au combat au Levant. In: Bruxelles2. September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017 .
  26. ↑ Une élite très discrète Éditeur “Sud Ouest”. In: sudouest.fr. January 3, 2015, accessed September 28, 2015 .