Foreign Air Supply Company

Foreign Air Supply Company (Compagnie étrangère de Ravitaillement par Air)
Company Insignia
Active	January 1, 1951 to August 31, 1951
Country	France
Branch	French Foreign Legion
Type	Foreign Airborne Supply
Garrison/HQ	Bac Mai
Colors	Green and Red
Anniversaries	Camerone Day
Engagements	First Indochina War
Abbreviation	C.E.R.A

Each year, the French Foreign Legion commemorates and celebrates Camarón in its headquarters in Aubagne and Bastille Day military parade in Paris; featuring the Pionniers leading and opening the way.

The Foreign Air Supply Company (C.E.R.A) (French: compagnie étrangère de ravitaillement par air, C.E.R.A) was a foreign air supply unit of the French Foreign Legion.

Creation and designations

Compagnie Etrangère de Ravitaillement par Air, (C.E.R.A)

The Foreign Air Supply Company was an ephemeral unit of the French Foreign Legion which fought in the First Indochina War.

The foreign combat company (C.E.R.A) was created on January 1, 1951 from the Air Supply Company (C.R.A) from the Northern Airborbe Base (B.A.P.N). Stationed at Bac Mai, the foreign combat company was in charge of delivering logistical supply and was manned by 120 legionnaires and 70 autochthones.^[1]

Dissolved, the foreign combat company becomes on September 1, 1951, the Air Supply Company of the Viet Nam Land Forces (C.R.A/FTVN).

Traditions

The Archangel Michael featured in Mont Saint-Michel and the Insignia of the 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment.

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  French and Foreign Legion Parachute Brevet.

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  Circled Winged Armed Dextrochere of Foreign Legion Paratroopers

Insignias

The insignia of the Foreign Legion Paratroopers of France represents a closed <<winged armed dextrochere>>, meaning a "right winged arm" armed with a sword pointing upwards. The Insignia makes reference to the Patron of Paratroopers. In fact, the Insignia represents <<the right Arm of Saint Michael>>, the Archangel which according to Liturgy is the <<Armed Arm of God>>. This Insignia is the symbol of righteous combat and fidelity to superior missions.

Colonel Paul Marie Félix Jacques René Arnaud de Foïard (1921-2005)

Notable Officers and Legionnaires

• Paul Arnaud de Foïard

See also

• Pierre Segretain
• Pierre Jeanpierre
• Hélie de Saint Marc
• Airborne Units of France
• 25th Parachute Division
• 11th Parachute Brigade
• 10th Parachute Division
• 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment
• 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment
• 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment

References

External links

• French Wikipedia article

Foreign Legion Command French Foreign Legion
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Current Foreign Legion Units	Administrative Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments 1st Foreign Regiment Foreign Legion Command Foreign Legion Recruiting Group Infantry & Parachute Infantry 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte Cavalry 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment Engineer & Parachute Engineer 6th Foreign Engineer Regiment 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment Training 4th Foreign Regiment Jungle Training Center Combat Training Center at Arta Beach
Defunct Foreign Legion Units	Administrative and Training Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments Parachute Parachute Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion 3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion Foreign Air Supply Company 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Heavy Mortar Company Infantry 1st Foreign Infantry Regiment 1st Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 2nd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 3rd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 4th Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment/Garibaldi Legion 1st Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment 11th Foreign Infantry Regiment 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment 21st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 22nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 23rd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers Cavalry 2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment 97th Reconnaissance Group of the Infantry Division Transport Armored Train of the Foreign Legion Disciplinary Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Regiments in the Far East Foreign Legion Brigades 31st Brigade (France)