French army
French army |
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Lineup | May 26, 1445 |
Country | France |
Armed forces | French armed forces |
Branch of service | Armed forces |
Type | Land Forces |
Strength | 114,500 (2020) |
Commandement de la force d'action terrestre | Kleber quarter, Lille |
Nickname | La Grande Muette ("The Great Mute") |
motto | Honneur et Patrie ("Honor and Fatherland") |
management | |
Chef d'état-major de l'Armée de terre | Général d'armée Thierry Burkhard |
Armée de terre is the name of the land forces of France . It is the largest branch of the French military and comprises 114,500 soldiers .
history
assignment
As the largest branch of the French armed forces, the army has the task of protecting the territorial integrity of France and its overseas territories and, if necessary, of enforcing the government's policy by force of arms. In addition, the French military, especially the French army, provides military support in Africa. Agreements have been concluded with individual states that allow the army to station troops and operate bases in these countries in order to strengthen the national defense of the host country and to train and advise local forces on security and military issues.
In addition to the usual army units , the French army also includes the marine infantry and the Foreign Legion . The marine infantry is comparable to the US Marine Corps to a limited extent , but does not have its own aircraft. This fact has not yet been changed.
equipment
organization
For the organization of the Armée de terre until December 2015, see French Army (until 2015)
Reorganization 2015
In view of the attacks on Charlie Hebdo and on November 13, 2015, the reorganization of the land forces planned since 2014 was passed by law in 2015. The decline in the armed forces, which had been progressing steadily over the last twenty years, was halted. From now on the tendency was again to strengthen the operational forces of the army. In doing so, they returned to the division as the largest body of troops, after having renounced it for many years and in the meantime given preference to the brigade as the largest unit.
With the reorganization of the land forces, a rapid reaction force of combined arms (force d'intervention rapide interarme) - known as the "Scorpion", consisting of two divisions with six combat brigades, the overseas armed forces and the Franco-German brigade .
An air combat brigade (4 e brigade d'aérocombat) was set up and is directly subordinate to the Army Aviation Command. There was also a logistics brigade (1 re brigade logistique). With the reform, several special commands, as well as a 5th company as a combat company in the infantry regiments, emerged . Furthermore, each cavalry regiment received a reconnaissance squadron, the " 13 e demi-brigade de Légion étrangère " will set up an infantry regiment, and the 5 e régiment de dragons was re-established as a training regiment within the framework of the CENTAC.
Name of the associations
In the French army, names are used for some regiments that have traditional roots and no longer correspond to the circumstances. When regiments are converted to another type of weapon, the original names are sometimes used with the appropriate addition, e.g. B. the "2 e régiment de dragons - nucléaire, biologique et chimique" as an ABC defense regiment, which was a normal cavalry ( dragoon ) regiment until its conversion .
Schematic representation
Commandement des forces terrestres in Lille
The 1st and 3rd Divisions form the combined arms forces (la force interarmes) under the name "Scorpion".
1 he division blindée (1st Armored Division) in Besançon
Division units | Short name | garrison | Primary equipment |
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1 he regiment d'artillerie | 1 er RA | Belfort | MLRS |
19 e regiment du génie | 19 e RG | Besançon | Panzer Engineer Regiment |
132 e regiment d'infanterie cynotechnique | 132 e RIC | Suippes | Service dog unit |
7 e brigade blindée (7th armored brigade) in Besançon
units | Short name | garrison | Primary equipment / function |
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35 e régiment d'infantry | 35 e RI | Belfort | VBCI |
152 e régiment d'infantry | 152 e RI | Colmar | VBCI |
1 he regiment de tirailleurs | 1 e RTIR | Epinal | VBCI |
1 he regiment de chasseurs | 1 e RCH | Thierville-sur-Meuse | Leclerc main battle tank |
5 e regiment de dragons | 5 e RD | Mailly le camp | Leclerc main battle tank / tank regiment |
68 e régiment d'artillerie d'Afrique | 68 e RAA | Camp de la Valbonne | CAESAR |
3 e regiment du génie | 3 e RG | Charleville-Mezieres | Engineer Regiment |
7 e compagnie de commandement et de transmissions | 7 e CCT | Besançon | Headquarters and telecommunications company (to 19 e régiment du génie) |
9 e brigade légère blindée de marine (9th light armored naval brigade) in Poitiers
units | Abbreviations | garrison | Primary equipment / function |
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1 he regiment d'infanterie de marine | 1 he RIMA | Angoulême | AMX-10 RC / Light Tank Regiment |
2 e regiment d'infanterie de marine | 2 e RIMA | Champagne | VBCI / Mechanized Infantry Regiment |
3 e régiment d'infanterie de marine | 3 e RIMA | Vannes | VAB |
126 e regiment d'infanterie | 126 e RI | Brive-la-Gaillarde | VAB / Mechanized Infantry Regiment |
Régiment d'infanterie-chars de marine | RICM | Poitiers | AMX-10 RC / Light Tank Regiment |
11 e régiment d'artillerie de marine | 11 e RAMA | Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier | CAESAR / Field Artillery Regiment |
6 e regiment du génie | 6 e RG | Angers | Engineer Regiment |
9 e compagnie de commandement et de transmissions de marine | 9 e CCTMa | Poitiers | Headquarters and telecommunications company |
27 e Brigade d'infanterie de montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) in Varces
units | Short name | garrison | Primary equipment / function |
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7 e battalion de chasseurs alpins | 7 e BCA | Varces | VAB - Bandvagn 206 |
13 e battalion de chasseurs alpins | 13 e BCA | Barby | VAB |
27 e battalion de chasseurs alpins | 27 e BCA | Cran-Gevrier | VAB |
4 e regiment de chasseurs | 4 e RC | Gap | AMX-10 RC ; ERC 90 |
93 e regiment d'artillerie de montagne | 93 e RAM | Varces | CAESAR |
2 e régiment étranger du génie | 2 e REG | Saint-Christol | Pioneer Foreign Regiment |
27 e compagnie de commandement et de transmissions de montagne | 27 e CCTM | Varces | Mountain headquarters and telecommunications company |
Brigade franco-allemande ( German-French Brigade ) in Müllheim
The French units are also subordinate to the 1st division.
units | Short name | garrison | Primary equipment / function |
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1 he regiment d'infanterie | 1 he RI | Sarrebourg | VAB |
3 e régiment de hussards | 3 e RH | Metz | AMX-10 RC |
Battalion de commandement et de soutien de la brigade franco-allemande | BCS BFA | Muellheim (Baden) | Staff and Support Battalion |
3 e division blindée (3rd armored division) in Marseille
Division units | Short name | garrison | Primary equipment / function |
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2 e régiment de dragons - nucléaire, biologique et chimique | 2 e RD | Fontevraud | NBC defense regiment |
31 e regiment du génie | 31 e RG | Castelsarrasin | Engineer Regiment |
54 e régiment d'artillerie | 54 e RA | Hyeres | Anti-aircraft regiment |
2 e brigade blindée (2nd tank brigade) in Illkirch-Graffenstaden
units | Short name | garrison | Primary equipment / function |
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Regiment de marche du Tchad | RMT | Base aérienne 132 Colmar-Meyenheim | VBCI / Mechanized Infantry Regiment |
16 e battalion de chasseurs à pied | 16 e BC | Bitche | VBCI / Mechanized Infantry Battalion |
92 e régiment d'infantry | 92 e RI | Clermont-Ferrand | VBCI / Mechanized Infantry Regiment |
12 e regiment de cuirassiers | 12 e RC | Olivet | Leclerc main battle tank / tank regiment |
501 e regiment de chars de combat | 501 e RCC | Mourmelon-le-Grand | Leclerc main battle tank / tank regiment |
40 e régiment d'artillerie | 40 e RA | Suippes | AUF1 / Panzer Artillery Regiment |
13 e regiment du génie | 13 e RG | Valdahon | Panzer Engineer Regiment |
2 e compagnie de commandement et de transmissions | 2 e CCT | Illkirch-Graffenstaden | Headquarters and telecommunications company |
6 e brigade légère blindée (6th light armored brigade) in Nîmes
units | Short name | garrison | Primary equipment / function |
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1 he regiment étranger de cavalerie | 1 er REC | Carpiagne | AMX-10 RC / light tank regiment |
2 e rétranger d'infanterie | 2 e REI | Nîmes | VBCI / Mechanized Infantry Regiment |
13 e demi-brigade de la Légion étrangère | 13 e DBLE | Camp du Larzac | VBCI / Mechanized Infantry Regiment |
21 e régiment d'infantry de marine | 21 e RIMA | Fréjus | VAB / Mechanized Infantry Regiment |
1 he regiment de spahis | 1 he RS | Valence | AMX-10 RC / light tank training regiment |
3 e régiment d'artillerie de marine | 3 e RAMA | Trp ÜbPl "Plan de Canjuers" | CAESAR / Field Artillery Regiment |
1 er régiment étranger de génie | 1 e REG | Laudun | Pioneer Foreign Regiment |
6e compagnie de commandement et de transmissions | 6 e CCT | Nîmes | Headquarters and telecommunications company |
11 e brigade parachutiste (11th Paratrooper Brigade) in Balma
units | Short name | garrison | Primary equipment / function |
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1 he régiment de hussards parachutistes | 1 er RHP | Tarbes | AMX-10 RC ; ERC 90 / armored cavalry regiment |
1 he régiment de chasseurs parachutistes | 1 er RCP | Pamiers | VAB |
2 e régiment étranger de parachutistes | 2 e REP | Calvi | VAB |
3 e régiment de parachutistes d'infanterie de marine | 3 e RPIMA | Carcassonne | VAB |
8 e régiment de parachutistes d'infanterie de marine | 8 e RPIMA | Castres (Tarn) | VAB |
35 e régiment d'artillerie parachutiste | 35 e RAP | Tarbes | CAESAR |
17 e régiment de génie parachutiste | 17 e RGP | Montauban | Paratrooper Engineer Regiment |
1 he régiment du train parachutiste | 1 he RTP | Toulouse | Paratrooper Supply Regiment |
11 e compagnie de commandement et de transmissions parachutiste | 11 e CCTP | Balma | Paratrooper Headquarters and Telecommunication Company |
Commandements spécialisés (Specialized Command)
The four commands are subordinate to the Commandement des forces terrestres.
Commandement des systèmes d'information et de communications (Command for system information and telecommunications) in Cesson-Sévigné
units | Short name | garrison |
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28 e régiment de transmissions | 28 e RT | Issoire |
40 e régiment de transmissions | 40 e RT | Thionville |
41 e régiment de transmissions | 41 e RT | Douai |
48 e régiment de transmissions | 48 e RT | Agen |
53 e régiment de transmissions | 53 e RT | Luneville |
Commandement du renseignement (reconnaissance command ) in Strasbourg
units | Short name | garrison | function |
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2 e régiment de hussards | 2 e RH | Haguenau | Armored Reconnaissance Regiment |
28 e groupe geographique | 28 e GG | Haguenau | Topography Battalion |
44 e régiment de transmissions | 44 e RT | Dirty | Electronic warfare |
54 e régiment de transmissions | 54 e RT | Haguenau | Electronic warfare |
61 e régiment d'artillerie | 61 e RA | Chaumont | Drone regiment |
Commandement de la logistique (Logistics Command) in Lille
units | Short name | garrison | function |
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121 e regiment du train | 121 e RT | Linas , Montlhéry | Supply regiment |
503 e regiment du train | 503 e RT | Nîmes | Supply regiment |
511e regiment du train | 511 e RT | Auxonne | Supply regiment |
515 e regiment du train | 515 e RT | Brie -Forêt de la Braconne | Supply regiment |
516 e regiment du train | 516 e RT | Toul | Supply regiment |
519 e regiment du train | 519 e RT | Toulon | Maritime transport regiment |
Medical regiment | RMED | Valbonne | Medical regiment |
14 e regiment d'infanterie et de soutien logistique parachutiste | 14 e RISLP | Toulouse | Parachute Support and Supply Regiment |
24 e régiment d'infantry - battalion de réserve Ile de France | 24 e RI | Vincennes | Cadre association |
Commandement de la maintenance des forces (armed forces repair brigade) in Lille and Versailles
units | Short name | garrison | function |
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2 e régiment du matériel | 2 e RMAT | Bruz | Repair regiment |
3 e régiment du matériel | 3 e RMAT | Muret | Repair regiment |
4 e régiment du matériel | 4 e RMAT | Nîmes | Repair regiment |
6 e régiment du matériel | 6 e RMAT | Besançon , Gresswiller | Repair regiment |
7 e régiment du matériel | 7 e RMAT | Lyon | Repair regiment |
8 e régiment du matériel | 8 e RMAT | Mourmelon , Woippy | Repair regiment |
Further commands
Commandement de Aviation légère de l'armée de Terre (Light Army Aviation Command ) in Villacoublay
The “9 e régiment de soutien aéromobile” - 9 e RSAM (9th Air Support Regiment) in Montauban is directly subordinate to COM ALAT.
4 e brigade d'aérocombat - 4 e BAC (4th Air Combat Brigade ) in Clermont-Ferrand :
units | Short name | garrison | Primary equipment / function |
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1 he regiment d'hélicoptères de combat | 1 he RHC | Base aérienne de Phalsbourg-Bourscheid | 29 Gazelle 25 Puma ? NH90 |
3 e régiment d'hélicoptères de combat | 3 e RHC | Base aérienne d'Étain-Rouvres | 30 Gazelle 17 Puma |
5 e régiment d'hélicoptères de combat | 5 e RHC | Pau | 19 Gazelle 18 Puma 7 Cougar 11 Tiger |
Commandement des forces spéciales terrestres (special command of the land forces) in Pau
units | Short name | garrison | Primary equipment / function |
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4 e régiment d'hélicoptères des forces spéciales | 4 e RHFS | Pau | Special forces helicopter regiment |
13 e régiment de dragons parachutistes | 13 e RDP | Martignas-sur-Jalle | Long-range reconnaissance regiment |
1 he regiment de parachutistes d'infanterie de marine | 1 er RPIMA | Bayonne | Rapid reaction regiment special operations |
Commandement de la Légion étrangère (Command of the Foreign Legion) in Aubagne
units | Short name | garrison | function |
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1 er regiment étranger | 1 er RE | Aubagne | Support regiment |
4 e régiment étranger | 4 e RE | Castelnaudary | Training regiment |
Commandement pour le territoire national (National Territorial Command)
units | Short name | garrison | function |
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Brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris | BSPP | Paris | Civil defense |
Unité d'instruction et d'intervention de la sécurité civile number 1 | UIISC 1 | Nogent-le-Rotrou | Civil defense |
Unité d'instruction et d'intervention de la sécurité civile number 5 | UIISC 5 | Corte | Civil defense |
Unité d'instruction et d'intervention de la sécurité civile Numéro 7 | UIISC 7 | Brignoles | Civil defense |
Service militaire volontaire | SMV | - | Voluntary military service |
Service militaire adapté | SMA | - | Young talent organization |
In the event of a defense, the COM TN also includes the military reserve.
Commandement des centres de preparation des forces (Command of the training centers)
units | Short name | garrison | function |
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1 he régiment de chasseurs d'Afrique | 1 he RCA | TrpÜbPl "Plan de Canjuers" | Infantry training regiment |
17 e groupe d'artillerie | 17 e GA | Biscarrosse | Artillery training regiment |
Center d'entraînement des postes de commandement | CEPC | Camp de Mailly | Training center for management tasks |
Commission national de contrôle interarmes | CNCIA | Camp de Mailly | |
Center d'entraînement au combat |
CENTAC / 1 he GC | Camp de Mailly | Combat troop training center |
Center d'entraînement aux actions in zone urbaine | CENZUB / 94 e RI | Camp de Sissonne | Training center for urban warfare with the tradition of the 94 e régiment d'infanterie |
Center d'entraînement interarmes et du soutien logistique | CENTIAL / 51 e RI | Mourmelon-le-Grand | Training center for combined arms and the supply of the tradition of the / 51 e régiment d'infanterie |
Center national d'entrainement commando | CNEC | Mont-Louis | National Commando Training Center with the tradition of "one he battalion parachutiste de choc" |
École du combat interarmes | ECIA | Draguignan | Combat Force School for the Associated Arms |
Direction centrale de la Structure intégrée du maintien en condition opérationnelle des matériels terrestres (Central Directorate for Ensuring the Maintenance of Operational Equipment of the Land Forces) in Versailles
The "Service de la maintenance industrial terrestre" (civil repair service of the land forces) (SMITer) is subordinate to the DC SIMMT.
units | Short name | garrison | function |
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5 e base de soutien du matériel | 5 e BSMAT | Draguignan | Replenishment depot |
12 e base de soutien du matériel | 12 e BSMAT | Neuvy-Pailloux | Replenishment depot |
13 e base de soutien du matériel | 13 e BSMAT | Clermont-Ferrand | Replenishment depot |
Direction des ressources humaines de l'Armée de terre (Directorate for the youth of the army)
DRHAT is responsible for recruiting for the “Lycées de la Défense”, the “Écoles militaires en France”, the Écoles de Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan and the “École nationale des sous-officiers d'active”.
Unités outre-mer et à l'étranger (units in the French overseas territories and in other countries)
units | Short name | garrison |
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5 e regiment de cuirassiers | 5 e RC | Camp Zayed ( Abu Dhabi ) |
2 e régiment de parachutistes d'infanterie de marine | 2 e RPIMA | Saint-Pierre ( Reunion Island ) |
3 e rétranger d'infanterie | 3 e REI | Kourou ( Guyane ) |
5 e régiment interarmes d'outre-mer | 5 e RIAOM | Djibouti |
6 e battalion d'infanterie de marine | 6 e BIMA | Libreville ( Gabon ) |
9 e régiment d'infantry de marine | 9 e RIMA | Cayenne ( Guyana ) |
33 e regiment d'infanterie de marine | 33 e RIMA | Martinique / Guadeloupe |
Régiment d'infanterie de marine du Pacifique - Nouvelle-Calédonie | RIMAP-NC | Nouméa ( Nouvelle-Calédonie ) |
Forces armées en Polynésie française / Détachement Terre Polynésie | DTP / RIMaP-P | Papeete ( French Polynesia ) |
Forces françaises aux Émirats arabes unis | FFEAU | Abu Dhabi |
Détachement de Légion étrangère de Mayotte | DLEM | Dzaoudzi ( Mayotte ) |
French Forces in Côte d'Ivoire | FFCI | Abidjan ( Cote d'Ivoire ) |
Note on naming
The translation of the standard names is not to be taken literally, but only serves the better understanding of the German reader, since in France no formal distinctions are made between an armored brigade and an armored (Panzergrenadier) brigade. B. "2 e brigade blindée" with "2. armored brigade "literally translated, it is definitely what one understands in Germany under a tank brigade. Hence “2. Panzerbrigade ”- while the“ 7 e brigade blinde ”would be called the Panzergrenadierbrigade.
See also
- History of the French Army
- French Army (until 2015)
- Foreign Legion (since 1831)
- Marine infantry of the French Navy
- Defense cooperation agreements between France and Great Britain 2010
- Franco-German Brigade (since 1989, here under Brigade franco-allemande)
- Armée de terre (cycling team)
Web links
- Official website of the French Army
- Les formations de l'Armée de terre en 2016 ,
- Restructurations du Ministère de la Défense - Principales mesures 2016 ,
- "You mouvement dans les armées: une dissolution à Douai, des créations à Lille et la renaissance de la 13e DBLE" , article La Voix du Nord du 3 août 2015.
- Defense.gouv site officiel
Footnotes
- ↑ High Command of the Land Forces
- ↑ Promoted from Battalion to Regiment on March 10, 2018
- ↑ organization-des-forces