1st Foreign Parachute Heavy Mortar Company
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The 1st Foreign Parachute Heavy Mortar Company (French: 1re Compagnie étrangère parachutiste de mortiers lourds, 1er CEPML) was an ephemeral airborne forces heavy mortar of the Foreign Legion which fought during the First Indochina War at the corps of the French Far East Expeditionary Corps.
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1st Foreign Parachute Heavy Mortar Company | |
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1re Compagnie Etrangère Parachutiste de Mortiers Lourds | |
Active | 1 September 1953 - 31 May 1954 |
Disbanded | August 1954 |
Country | France |
Branch | French Army |
Type | Airborne forces |
Role | Artillery observer Close-quarters combat Direct action Fire support Indirect fire Jungle warfare Mountain warfare Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance |
Size | 120 men |
Part of | Attached to 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion |
Garrison/HQ | Quynh Loi, Hanoi, French Indochina |
Colors | Green & Red |
Equipment | Twelve (12) Brandt 120mm mortars |
Engagements | Operation Castor Battle of Dien Bien Phu |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Jacques Molinier Erwan Bergot Paul Turcy |
Insignia | |
Identification symbol | 1er CEPML |
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