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Commemorative Challenge Coin: French Foreign Legion - 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (French: 2e Rgiment tranger de parachutistes, 2e REP) The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment is the only foreign airborne regiment of the French Foreign Legion and France, currently stationed at Camp Raffalli near the town of Calvi on the island of Corsica, just south of mainland France. It is one of the four infantry regiments of the 11th Parachute Brigade 11eBP and part of the spearhead of the French rapid reaction force. The 2e REP is composed of around 1140 men organized into 10 companies and a reserve unit of 60 men. Compagnie de commandement et de logistique (CCL) - Command and Logistics Company Compagnie d'administration et de soutien (CAS) - Administrative and Support Company Compagnie d'appui (CEA) - Reconnaissance & Support Company (pathfinder (SRR), anti-tank (SAC), long range sniper (STE), and airborne commando (GCP) sections) Compagnie de maintenance (CM) Regimental Maintenance Company 1re CIE - 1st Company specialises in urban warfare 2e CIE - 2nd Company specialises in Mountain warfare 3e CIE - 3rd Company specialises in amphibious warfare 4e CIE - 4th Company specialises in sniping and demolitions 5e CIE - 5th Company specialises in Desert warfare 6e CIE 6 th Company - Reserve Unit Coin diameter: 50mm      

Commemorative Challenge Coin: French Foreign Legion - 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (French: 2e Rgiment tranger de parachutistes, 2e REP) The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment is the only foreign airborne regiment of the French Foreign Legion and France, currently stationed at Camp Raffalli near the town of Calvi on the island of Corsica, just south of mainland France. It is one of the four infantry regiments of the 11th Parachute Brigade 11eBP and part of the spearhead of the French rapid reaction force. The 2e REP is composed of around 1140 men organized into 10 companies and a reserve unit of 60 men. Compagnie de commandement et de logistique (CCL) - Command and Logistics Company Compagnie d'administration et de soutien (CAS) - Administrative and Support Company Compagnie d'appui (CEA) - Reconnaissance & Support Company (pathfinder (SRR), anti-tank (SAC), long range sniper (STE), and airborne commando (GCP) sections) Compagnie de maintenance (CM) Regimental Maintenance Company 1re CIE - 1st Company specialises in urban warfare 2e CIE - 2nd Company specialises in Mountain warfare 3e CIE - 3rd Company specialises in amphibious warfare 4e CIE - 4th Company specialises in sniping and demolitions 5e CIE - 5th Company specialises in Desert warfare 6e CIE 6 th Company - Reserve Unit Coin diameter: 50mm   

At last! The history of the Rhodesian Light Infantry. Weve seen the stories of the more glamorous Selous Scouts, the SAS and the Rhodesian Air Force, but very little about the RLI, often underrated, but arguably one of the most effective counter-insurgency units of all time. This was the unit that brought the Fireforce concept to the worlds attention - the devastatingly ruthless airborne envelopment and annihilation of a guerrilla enemy. Dubbed The Killing Machine by Charles D. Melson, chief historian of the US Marine Corps, the RLI was a veritable foreign legion with over 20 diverse nationalities serving in her ranks. The RLI, a truly international airborne battalion, comprising of over 20 nationalities, fought the bitter Zimbabwean bush war for 15 years against the overwhelming tide of communist-trained guerrillas. Kill rates dont win wars, but during its brief 19-year history, it is estimated that the RLI accounted for between 12,000 and 15,000 enemy guerrillas, for the loss of 135 men. RLI soldiers were recipients of four Silver Crosses and 42 Bronze Crosses of Rhodesia. An RLI trooper holds the world record for operational parachute descents - a staggering 73 op jumps - most under 500 feet! A glossy coffee-table, pictorial format with hundreds of colour photos, maps, rolls, honours and awards. It is not intended as a definitive history but, with more of a classic scrapbook feel, the presentation attempts to capture the essence of this fine unit - what it was like to be a troopie, one of the ouens. We have accessed a host of unique, previously unpublished photos and illustrative material and many former RLI members have embraced the project, generously contributing photos, memorabilia and anecdotes. Ian Smith has written his tribute in the front and the foreword is by the last CO, Lieutenant-Colonel Charlie Aust. PAPERBACK: 544 PAGES WITH  1,800 b/w illustrations & maps.  Published June 2007