French Paras

[Simon F]

Hi guys.

I see there is a small following of FFL here and wondered if anybody is into collecting the French para, I have been lucky enough to get some nice items from a fellow french forum member and my knowledge base is small but growing. I do have a nice FFL Indochine/Algeria photo and doc group that I will post when I have time to do the scanning. Here is a small Para grouping to a member of 8e RPIMa from the 1960s that I took in trade. I haven't had much of a chance to research this group yet but I have made some scans and taken some pictures so your observations are greatly received.

First up is the certificate of good conduct (as I understand it)?!

[Simon F]

A close up of the unit badge, please excuse my bad scanning.

[Simon F]

Para certificate with brevet number. This is rather plain compared to the FFL para cert?!

[Simon F]

Military pass/ID card. A nice shot of beret and para badge.

[Simon F]

Para badge (Brevet)

[Simon F]

And rear with matching number I have also checked this against the patents and this fits for 1960.

[Simon F]

This is a pic that came with the group but I am not convinced it is the same guy, perhaps a friend?

[Simon F]

Inside the front cover of the service book. G.I.B.P.O.M (Groupement d'Instruction de la Brigade Parachutiste d'Outre-Mer) was the training element in 1960 that later became 1e RPIMa.

[Simon F]

Service book again this time the rear paper work that is stapled in I am presuming qualification jumps!

[Simon F]

Into the front pages again showing jumps, altitude, etc.

[Simon F]

And again.

[Simon F]

And another

[Garulfo]

Military pass/ID card. A nice shot of beret and para badge.

Nice group. It's a military driver licence.

[Simon F]

Nice group. It's a military driver licence.

Many thanks for the information

[hochiminhtrail]

yes very nice group, do you have any indochina items to show??

Alex