Commandement des forces spéciales terrestres
The Commandement des forces spéciales terrestres until 2016 Brigade des forces spéciales terre ( BFST ; German " Heeres-Special Forces Brigade ") is a large unit of the French army in brigade strength . The CFST has its headquarters in Pau , in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department , near the Spanish border.
The major association consists of:
| Regiments | Short name | garrison |
|---|---|---|
| 1 he regiment de parachutistes d'infanterie de marine | 1 er RPIMa | Bayonne |
| 4 e régiment d'hélicoptères des forces spéciales | 4 er RHFS | Pau |
| 13 e régiment de dragons parachutistes | 13 he RDP | Martignas-sur-Jalle |
| Compagnie de commandement et de transmissions des forces spéciales | CCT FS | Pau |
| Groupement d'appui aux opérations spéciales | GAOS | |
| Académie des forces spéciales (center Arès) | Académie FS | Pau |
The command is subordinate to the cross- armed forces Commandement des opérations spéciales (COS) (Eng. "High Command for Special Operations ") of the French armed forces .
The commanding officer is Général de division Thierry Ducret
Calls
- Opération Oryx: December 1992 to January 1993 ( Somalia )
- Operation Amaryllis: April 1994 ( Rwanda )
- Opération Turquoise: June to July 1994 (Rwanda).
- Opération Azalée: September to October 1995 ( Comoros )
- Operation Almandin: 1996 ( Central African Republic )
- Opération Alba: March to July 1997 ( Albania )
- Opération Kahia: December 1999 ( Ivory Coast )
- Opération Vulcain: August 14, 2000 ( Kosovo )
- Opération Artémis: July to September 2003 ( Democratic Republic of the Congo )
- Opération Arès: August 2003 to January 2007 ( Afghanistan )
- Opération Licorne: still ongoing (Ivory Coast)
- Opération Benga: July to December 2006 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Opération Boali: March 2007 (Central African Republic)
Web links
- BFST at shadowspear.com (English)
- La Brigade des Forces Spéciales Terre ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (French)