| 7e Brigade blindée | |
|---|---|
 Badge | |
| Active | 1999 - present |
| Country | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Armour |
| Size | ~ 8,000 personnel |
| Part of | 1st Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Besançon |
| Motto(s) | Force et Audace ("Strength and daring") |
The 7th Armoured Brigade (French) is an armoured brigade of the French Army. It carries on the traditions and honours of the 7th Armoured Division.
Before 2016[]
Before the 2016 French Army Reforms the brigade was at Besançon. It had the following structure:[1]
- Command and Signal Company
- Escadron d’Éclairage et d’Investigation - Armoured Reconnaissance at Verdun
- 1er Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval - Armoured at Verdun
- 4e Régiment de Dragons - Armoured at Carpiagne
- 35e Régiment d'Infanterie - Armoured Infantry at Belfort
- 152e Régiment d'Infanterie - Armoured Infantry at Colmar
- 1er Régiment d'Artillerie - Heavy Mortar Artillery at Bourogne
- 8e Régiment d'Artillerie - Self-Propelled and Medium Artillery at Commercy
- 54e Régiment d'Artillerie - Air Defense Artillery at Belfort
- Batterie de Renseignement de Brigade - Reconnaissance Artillery Battery at Bourogne
- 19e Régiment du Génie - Engineer Regiment at Besançon
- x2 National Active Non-Commissioned Officers Schools at Verdun and Carpiagne
Organization 2016[]
The brigade consists of 7 regiments with a total of around 8000 personnel.[2]
- 7e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (7e CCT) - Command and Signals Company in Besançon with VAB
- 1er Régiment de Chasseurs (1er RCh) - Armoured Regiment in Verdun with 60 Leclerc
- 5e Régiment de Dragons (5e RD) - Armoured Regiment in Mailly-le-Camp with 60 Leclerc
- 1er Régiment de Tirailleurs (1er RTir) - Infantry Regiment in Epinal with VBCI
- 35e Régiment d'Infanterie (35e RI) - Infantry Regiment in Belfort with VBCI
- 152e Régiment d'Infanterie (152e RI) - Infantry Regiment in Colmar with VBCI
- 68e Régiment d'Artillerie d'Afrique (68e RAA) - Artillery Regiment in Valbonne with 12x CAESAR self-propelled howitzers, 16x 120mm RTF1 mortars and Mistral Surface-to-air missiles
- 3e Régiment du Génie (3e RG) - Engineer Regiment in Charleville-Mézières
- Escadron d'éclairage et d'investigation de la 7e Brigade blindée (EEI 7) - brigade reconnaissance squadron at Verdun. "The eyes of the general"
Notes[]
- ↑ "7e Brigade Blindée". 6 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702050641/https://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/presentation/organisation-des-forces/brigades/7e-brigade-blindee.
- ↑ "7e brigade blindée". French government. http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/presentation/organisation-des-forces/brigades/7e-brigade-blindee. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
References[]
- Official site (French) - 7e BB
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