1st Parachute Hussar Regiment

The 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment (1er Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes, 1er RHP) is an airborne cavalry unit in the French Army, founded in 1720 by Hungarian noble Ladislas Ignace de Bercheny. It is stationed in Tarbes and is a part of the 11th Parachute Brigade. List of French paratrooper units 1719 - 1720 : The Hussars of Bercheny are raised at Constantinople, following the demand of the Regent Philippe I, Duke of Orléans by Count of Bercheny. 1791 : Units of the French Army are named after their function of arms and numbered in terms of their seniority. The Regiment of Bercheny becomes accordingly the 1st Hussar Regiment. 29 floréal an IV ( 29 - floréal: meaning the second month of spring - an IV or year IV : end of 1795 and debut of 1796 in the Gregorian calendar) : The regiment received half of the cavalry of the 13th Hussar Regiment (13e régiment de hussards). 1815 : The regiment is dissolved. 1816 : Creation of the 1st Hussar Regiment of Jura. 1824 : Redesignated as 1st Hussar Regiment of Chartres. 1940 : dissolved following the Armistice with Germany. 1945 : recreated by the political resistance during World War II and designated Reconnaissance Regiment of the 25th Division. 1946 : designated as 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment at the corps of the 25th Airborne Division 25e D.A.P on the occasion of the regiment's voyage to Algeria. The 1er RHP consists of: Command and Logistics Squadron (ECL) 1st Squadron, Air-transportable armored (1er Escadron) 6 VBL 3 AMX 10 RC 6 VAB C20 2nd Squadron, Air-transportable armored (2e Escadron) 13 VBL 12 ERC 90 Sagaie 3rd Squadron, Reconnaissance and Anti-Tank (ERIAC) (only unit fully parachutable, both men and equipment) (3e Escadron) VBL VBL reconnaissance, 7.62 mm AA-52 machine gun VBL anti-tank, MILAN anti-tank missile VBL support, 12.