case the 2e REP (French: 2e Régiment étrangers de parachutistes) of the Legion. "History of the 2e REP, 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion,2e Bataillon...
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fought with French forces against the Việt Minh. The Tai Battalion 2 (BT2, 2e Bataillon Thai) is infamous for its desertion during the siege of Dien Bien...
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300,000 by V-E day, making it the fourth largest Allied army in Europe. The 2e Division Blindée (2nd Armoured Division), part of the Free French forces that...
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1st Airborne Marine Infantry Regiment (1er RPIMa) and 2e régiment de chasseurs parachutistes (2e RCP) respectively. From 1940 to 1945, General Charles...
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to the British lines, The French 2nd Armored Division (French: 2e Division Blindée, 2e DB), was commanded by General Philippe Leclerc, one of the best...
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attack were issued, the 2nd Armoured Brigade came under the 2e Division Légère de Cavalerie (2e DLC, Colonel Berniquet) to take high ground from Bray to...
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the 1re Division Légère Mécanique ("1st Mechanised Light Division") and the 2e DLM. On 26 March 1940 however, 1st DLM was given the mission, in case of an...
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