Rémy Raffalli

Barthélémy Rémy Raffalli
Nickname(s)	Rémy
Born	16 March 1913 Nice, France
Died	10 September 1952 Saigon, State of Vietnam
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	French Army Foreign Airborne
Years of service	1933-1951
Rank	Chef d'Escadrons
Unit	1st Spahis Algerian Regiment 3rd Spahis Moroccan Regiment 5th Tirailleur Moroccan Regiment 1st Foreign Regiment 1^erRE 3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion 3^èmeBEP 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 1^erBEP 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion 2^èmeBEP
Commands held	2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion (2^èmeBEP)
Battles/wars	World War II Italian Campaign First Indochina War

Barthélémy “Rémy” Raffalli (16 March 1913 – 10 September 1952) was a French Army soldier who fought in World War II and the First Indochina War.

Early Life and pre-war service

He entered the Saint-Cyr Military School on 1 October 1933 as part of the King Albert I and graduated in 1935. Raffalli then chose to enter the cavalry of the French Army and studied at the Armoured Cavalry Branch Training School in Saumur. In 1936 he was posted to the 1st Regiment of Spahis in Algeria, which he joined at Médéa, and then the 3rd Moroccan Regiment of Spahis.

World War II service

Raffalli joined the French Expeditionary Corps in Italy in 1943 and served with distinction. On 17 March 1944, he was seriously wounded while leading a squadron of the 5th Moroccan Spahis Regiment.

Post War service and death

Raffalli earned his parachute badge in September 1949. After a short tour with the 3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion 3^èmeBEP and 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 1^etBEP, he took command of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion 2^èmeBEP on 12 September 1950 in Hanoi, Vietnam. He was promoted to Chef d'Escadrons on 1 July 1951 and led the battalion during the Battle of Nghia Lo in October 1951. He was fatally wounded on 1 September 1952 while leading his battalion; he died on 10 September 1952 in Saigon.

Camp Raffalli

Camp Raffalli, the headquarters of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2^èmeREP is named in memory of Barthélémy.

Recognition and Honors

Ribons

Decorations

Légion d'honneur
- Knight (1944)
- Officer (1951)
- Commander (1951)
Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with one bronze star
Croix de guerre des Théatres d'Opérations Exterieures with one bronze star

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)

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