Commando Parachute Group
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The Commando Parachute Group
is a special forces
unit in the 11th Parachute Brigade
of the French Army
that is within the second "circle" of authority of the Commandement des Opérations Spéciales
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The GCP was founded in 1965 as Commandos de recherche et d'action en profondeur (CRAP, "Deep Action and Recon Commando") and renamed in 1999.
Each Regiment within the 11th Airborne Division trains one or two GCP teams from their own ranks, which then can act as recon and harassment force for their home regiment, coordinate with the other teams within the division or work independently behind enemy lines, more rarely the GCP is requisitioned by the french intelligence service to carry out sensitive or "black ops" missions.
is a special forces
Special forces
Special forces, or special operations forces are terms used to describe elite military tactical teams trained to perform high-risk dangerous missions that conventional units cannot perform...
unit in the 11th Parachute Brigade
11th Parachute Brigade
The 11th Parachute Brigade is an airborne unit. It contains most of the parachute units in the French army.The brigade numbers around 8,500 personnel and includes eight regiments. It is under command of a général de brigade...
of the French Army
French Army
The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...
that is within the second "circle" of authority of the Commandement des Opérations Spéciales
Commandement des Opérations Spéciales
The Commandement des Opérations Spéciales is the organisation which coordinates the use of the French special forces of all military branches . The COS was created on 24 June 1992, following the Gulf War...
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The GCP was founded in 1965 as Commandos de recherche et d'action en profondeur (CRAP, "Deep Action and Recon Commando") and renamed in 1999.
Each Regiment within the 11th Airborne Division trains one or two GCP teams from their own ranks, which then can act as recon and harassment force for their home regiment, coordinate with the other teams within the division or work independently behind enemy lines, more rarely the GCP is requisitioned by the french intelligence service to carry out sensitive or "black ops" missions.