Foreign Air Supply Company
The Foreign Air Supply Company (French: compagnie étrangère de ravitaillement par air) (C.E.R.A) was an air supply unit of the French Foreign Legion.
| 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 was an ephemeral unit of the French Foreign Legion which fought in the First Indochina War.
The company was created on January 1, 1951 from the Air Supply Company (C.R.A) from the Northern Airborne 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 became on September 1, 1951, the Air Supply Company of the Viet Nam Land Forces (C.R.A/FTVN).
References
- Revue Képi blanc Hors série 2008 n° 1 page 10
External links
- CERA - History of the CERA
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