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7th Armoured Brigade
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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")
Military unit
The 7th Armoured Brigade (
French : 7e Brigade blindée ) is an armoured
brigade of the
French Army . It carries on the traditions and honours of the
7th Armoured Division .
Organization
The organisation of the brigade as of 2022 is:
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Headquarters and Staff, in
Besançon
7éme Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions – Command & Signals Company, in
Besançon
1st-2nd Chasseur Regiment – Armoured Regiment, in
Thierville-sur-Meuse
5éme Régiment de Dragons – Combined Armoured Regiment, in
Mailly-le-Camp
35éme Régiment d'Infanterie – Armoured Infantry, in
Belfort
152éme Régiment d'Infanterie – Armoured Infantry, in
Colmar
1ére Régiment de Tirailleurs – Armoured Infantry, in
Epinal
68éme Régiment d'Artillerie d'Afrique – Mobile Artillery, in
La Valbonne
3éme Régiment du Génie – Engineers, in
Charleville-Mézières
Le Centre de Formation Initiale des Militaires du Rang 7e Brigade Blindée – 3éme Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique, in
Valdahon (Initial brigade training centre)
Notes
References
Official site (in French) -
7e BB