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| caption = Regimental beret badge
| dates = September 15, 1940 – present
| country = {{flagcountryflag|France}}
| branch = [[File:Logo of the French Army (Armee de Terre).svg|23px25px]] [[French Army]]
| command_structure = [[French Army Special Forces Command]]
| type = [[List of French Paratrooper Units|Special Forces]]
| role = <br> • Direct action <br> • Special reconnaissance <br> • Counter-terrorism <br> • Foreign internal defense <br> • Unconventional warfare <br> Other roles: <br> • Hostage rescue <br> • Personnel recovery <br> • Humanitarian missions <br> • Information operations
| size = 865 authorized personnel (2017)
| current_commander = Colonel Cutajar
| garrison = [[Bayonne]], [[France]]
| nickname =
| motto = ''Qui Ose Gagne''<br>('''''[[Who Dares Wins]]''''')
| colors =
| march =
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The '''1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment''' ({{lang-fr|1<sup>er</sup> Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine''' ({{lang-en|1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment}}) or '''1<sup>er</sup> RPIMa''' is a unit of the [[French Army Special Forces Command]], therefore part of the [[Special Operations Command (France)|Special Operations Command]].
 
Heirs to the [[Free France|Free French]] [[paratrooper]]s of the 3rd and 4th squadrons of the [[Special Air Service]] (SAS) founded in the [[United Kingdom]] during [[WWII]], the 1er RPIMa is sometimes referred to as the "French SAS" and still uses the same motto as their British counterparts to this day: '''{{lang|fr|Qui ose gagne}}''' (French for "''Who Dares Wins''").
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=== 1945–1974 ===
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[[File:Paul Détrie - Obsèques Bayonne 1962.jpg|thumb|250px|1<sup>er</sup> RPIMa in Bayonne, 1962]]
 
Between 1945 and 1954 the unit that was later to become the 1<sup>er</sup> RPIMa after a series of name changes, took part in the war in Indochina, performing several of the more than 160 combat jumps carried out by French paratroopers during that conflict. After the war, the regiment underwent structural changes and became a training depot for the entire colonial airborne forces. As such, it did not take part in the Algerian conflict.
 
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In the 80s and 90s the regiment deployed dozens of times to various hotspots on the planet. While engaged in [[Operation Desert Storm]], the 1<sup>er</sup> RPIMa lost two of its men in Iraq in 1991.
 
A year later, the creation of the French [[Commandement des Opérations Spéciales|Special Operations Command]] (Commandement des Opérations Spéciales, COS) led to a major shake-up of French special forces units to incorporate the [[lessons learned]] in the [[Gulf War|First Gulf War]]. As part of this process, in 1997, the nucleus of what was to become the army's BFST (Brigade des Forces Spéciales Terre) (Land Special Forces Brigade) was created and the 1<sup>er</sup> RPIMa became its core unit. All the while, the regiment participated in operations in the Balkans and in Africa; it was specifically involved in stalking war criminals in [[Bosnia]], leading to several successful arrests of individuals indicted for [[war crimes]].
 
== TodayCurrent deployment==
[[File:Insigne infanterie de marine.png|thumb|Shoulder insignia]]
Part of the [[French Army Special Forces Command]] (COM FST), theThe 1<sup>er</sup> RPIMa is a modern, highly skilled and experienced Special Forces unit organized along company lines which is part of the [[French Army Special Forces Command]] (COM FST). The main strength of the regiment lies in its three RAPAS companies (RAPAS meaning Airborne Reconnaissance and Special Action) each specialised in a specific field such as [[High-altitude military parachuting|HAHO/HALO]], Counter-Terrorism, amphibious, jungle, mountain or motorized patrols operations and its RAPAS Signal company dedicated to C3 (Command, Control and Communications) support for Special Operations.
 
The 1<sup>er</sup> RPIMa also fields a Training and Operations company tasked with providing selection, basic and continuation training of the unit's manpower and a logistics company which supports the regiment in its daily and operational missions. As the unit was inspired by the British [[Special Air Service]], it has still much in common with them, including missions and capabilities.
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070125010643/http://www.rpima1.terre.defense.gouv.fr/index.html 1er RPIMa Official website]
* [http://www.quiosegagne.asso.fr/ QUI OSE GAGNE: Association des Anciens Parachutistes Troupe de Marine et anciens de la Brigade des Parachutistes Coloniaux héritiers des S.A.S] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215101053/http://www.quiosegagne.asso.fr/ |date=2013-12-15 }}
* [http://www.quiosegagne.asso.fr/history/1st-rpima-today QUI OSE GAGNE: Association des Anciens Parachutistes Troupe de Marine et anciens de la Brigade des Parachutistes Coloniaux héritiers des S.A.S] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801101058/http://www.quiosegagne.asso.fr/history/1st-rpima-today |date=2021-08-01 }}
* QUI OSE GAGNE: Association des Anciens Parachutistes Troupe de Marine et anciens de la Brigade des Parachutistes Coloniaux héritiers des S.A.S
 
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