ute ▁Medical - Col onel ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁( ). ▁ ▁For ▁French ▁Foreign ▁Leg ion ▁Reg iments , ▁Med ics ▁can ▁be ▁French ▁and ▁Foreign , ▁while ▁the ▁leading ▁Medical ▁leadership ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁Colonel ▁or ▁Lieutenant - col onel ▁and ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁designated ▁as ▁Foreign ▁Par ach ute ▁Medical - Col onel ]] ▁( ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁French ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Command ▁( F rench : ▁Com mande ment ▁des ▁Op ér ations ▁Sp é cial es ▁( CO S )) ▁ ▁D irection ▁générale ▁de ▁la ▁G endar mer ie ▁N ationale ▁( F rench : ▁D irection ▁Gén éra le ▁de ▁la ▁G endar mer ie ▁nationale ▁( D G GN )) ▁in ▁l ia ison ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁ ▁E . ▁M iche lett i ▁et ▁J . ▁Balt zer , ▁In sign es ▁et ▁bre v ets ▁par ach ut istes ▁de ▁l ' armée ▁française , ▁éditions ▁H isto ires ▁et ▁Col lections , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁. ▁ ▁Collect if , ▁Histoire ▁des ▁par ach ut istes ▁français ▁( History ▁of ▁French ▁Par atro op ers ), ▁Société ▁de ▁Production ▁L itt éra ire , ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Par ach ute ▁Ch asse ur ▁Regiment , ▁ 9 th ▁Par ach ute ▁Ch asse ur ▁Regiment , ▁ 1 4 th ▁Par ach ute ▁Ch asse ur ▁Regiment ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁Par