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35th Parachute Artillery Regiment | |
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35e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste | |
Active | 1873–1942 1947–present |
Country | France |
Type | Airborne Artillery |
Size | 900 men and women |
Part of | 11th Parachute Brigade 3rd Division |
Garrison/HQ | Tarbes, France |
Motto(s) | Droit Devant (Fr) Forward Straight Ahead (Eng) |
Engagements | World War I World War II First Indochina War |
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Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Marchand |
Notable commanders | Ferdinand Foch |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | 35e RAP |
The 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment (French: 35e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste, 35e RAP) is the only airborne artillery unit of the French Army forming the air artillery component of the 11th Parachute Brigade. It is based in Tarbes together with the air cavalry, the 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment.