The 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment (French: 13e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes) (13e RDP) is a Airborne Special forces Regiment of the French Army. It is one of two regiments in the Army Special Forces Brigade, which is under the control of the COS (Special Operations Command). The regiment's primary duties are airborne Reconnaissance operations.
History
Origins
Marquis de Barbezières raised a dragoon regiment in Languedoc on 4 October, 1676. In 1724 the name was changed to dragons de Condé.
Kosovo
The 13e RDP was, along with other French units, heavily involved in the Kosovo War and used tactics and technology to force Serbian Armor to attempt to engage Kosovo Liberation Army and other allied forces in the open, which enabled them to be destroyed by Allied bombing, particularly by the United States Air Force and the Royal Air Force.
Mission
The 13e RDP performs reconnaissance in hostile terrain, and acts as special forces. The 13e RDP uses high-tech instruments to scan and observe enemy movements.
Honours
Battle Honours
- Valmy 1792
- Hohenlinden 1800
- Austerlitz 1805
- Iéna 1806
- La Moskowa 1812
- Ypres 1914
- Verdun 1916
- AFN 1952–1962
Decorations
- Croix de guerre 1939-45 with palmes.
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