 The mission of the regiment was to contain an opposing force of almost 100,000 men making way to the north.An initial detachment, at the orders of Captain Simon and constituted from a reinforced squadron, a Demi-Squadron from the 3rd squadron intervened in le Poitou and Limousin from mid-July, made way on Châteauroux and Issoudun at the beginning of September, before regrouping at the beginning of October south of Poche de Saint-Nazaire.The 2nd squadron of Captain Pierre Sicaud was first parachuted on Finistère in the night of 4 August (near of Plougastel-Daoulas, Landerneau et Morlaix).