Centre d' Entrainement de Commando's
Historical overview
First Cdo units arrive in Marche-Les-Dames in 1945 and in 1947
the base receives its actual name ( Commando Training Centre ).
The centre gives the necessary training for the future Commando
soldiers. In 1952, the actual Commando and Parachute units are
integrated in one ParaCdo regiment ( that explains the existence
of red and green berets ) together with the CommandoTrgC and
the ParaTrgC.



Up until 1978, the future ParaCdo soldiers where enlisted and
trained up to the existing standards in their own batalion.
From 1978 the commando TrgC takes on this mission in order to
assure a uniform operational standard for all ParaCdo recruits.
Since 2002 this basic instruction mission is taken over by
another joint instruction center and CommandoTrgC concentrates
its efforts now on giving high standard specialized courses
( Hand-to-hand-combat , survival specialists, snipers,
advanced camouflage, mountain leaders, ... ) while continuing
to teach the traditional Cdo - techniques ( climbing,
amphibious Trg, ....)