French Army (until 2015)

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French army
Armée de terre

Logo of the French Army (Army de Terre) .svg
active May 26, 1445 to December 31, 2015
Country FranceFrance France
Armed forces French armed forces
Branch of service Armed forces
Type Land Forces
Strength 77,000 soldiers (2016)
Commandement de la force d'action terrestre Kleber quarter , Lille

This article describes the state of the French Land Forces up to December 2015 . A restructuring was carried out in 2016 (→ French Army ).

organization

Organization of the French Army

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.

EMAT

The EMAT (Etat-major de l'Armée de terre- General Staff of the Army) is comparable to the Army Command of the German Army . The EMAT is divided into CFAT, COS and CFLT.

COS

The Commandement des opérations spéciales (COS) (Eng. "High Command for Special Operations ") with staff in Taverny is a cross- armed forces main command that leads all special units of the French military and other organizations subordinate to it. It is commanded either by a lieutenant general or a vice-admiral .

The units permanently subordinate to the COS include:

Commandement des forces spéciales terrestres (CFST) - (Army Special Operations Command) in Pau

in which all special forces of the army are summarized.

Isignie of the BFST

CFT

CFT - Commandement des Forces Terrestres - (Command of the Land Forces) It leads all combat units and support units, except those of the COS. It consists of:

  • The headquarters of the Corps Réaction Rapide - (Rapid Reaction Corps ) in Lille

Associations also directly subordinate to the CFT:

    • 2 e régiment de dragons - nucléaire, biologique et chimique - (2nd Dragoons NBC Defense Regiment ) in Fontevraud.
    • 132 e bataillon cynophile de l'armée de terre - (132nd Army Service Dog Training Battalion ) in Suippes
    • 1 er régiment d'hélicoptères de combat - (1st combat helicopter regiment) in Phalsbourg with 22 Gazelle , 20 Puma and 14 Cougar
    • 3 e régiment d'hélicoptères de combat - (3rd combat helicopter regiment) in Étain with 37 Gazelle and 16 Puma
    • 5 e régiment d'hélicoptères de combat - (5th combat helicopter regiment) in Pau with 16 Gazelle, 9 Eurocopter Tiger, 16 Puma and 7 Cougar.
  • EMF - État-major de force - (Armed Forces Staff) leadership organizations, comparable to divisions. The brigades are subordinate to the EMF during operations. There are a total of two EMFs, each with a support association
  • EMF 1
    • 7 e bataillon du train - (7th supply battalion - as a command support battalion) in Besançon
  • EMF 3
    • 72 e bataillon d'infanterie de Marine - (72nd Marine Infantry Battalion - as a command support battalion) in Marseille

Brigades

The brigades of the French Army are directly subordinate to the CFT and not, as is known in the German Army , to divisions . Divisional staffs in the form of the EMF are only active during (foreign) missions and then lead brigades operationally. The units subordinate to the brigades historically have been referred to as regiments. The CFT consists of the following associations:

2 e brigade blindée - (2nd Armored Brigade) - Illkirch

Insignia of the 2nd BB
  • 2 e compagnie de commandement et de transmissions - (2nd staff and telecommunications company) with 22 "VAB" in Orléans
  • 501 he régiment de chars de combat - (501st Tank Regiment) with 60 MBT Leclerc in Mourmelon-le-Grand
  • 12 e Régiment de cuirassiers - (12th cuirassier regiment) with 60 Kpz “Leclerc” in Olivet
    • 2 e Escadron d'éclairage et d'investigation (EEI N ° 2) (2nd reconnaissance squadron) in Olivet (for the 12e RC)
  • Régiment de marche du Tchad - (Chad March Regiment) with AMX-10P and "VAB" in Meyenheim
  • 16 e bataillon de chasseurs - (16th hunter battalion) with "VBCI" in Bitche
  • 40 e régiment d'artillerie - (40th armored artillery regiment) with AMX-30 AuF1 and 120 mm mortars in Suippes
  • 13 e régiment du génie - (13th engineer regiment) in Le Valdahon

3 e brigade mécanisée - (3rd mechanized brigade) - Clermont-Ferrand

Insignia of the 3rd brigade mécanisée
  • 3 e compagnie de commandement et de transmissions - (3rd staff and telecommunications company) with “VAB” in Clermont-Ferrand
  • 1 er régiment d'infanterie marine - (1st Marine Infantry Regiment) with 48 “AMX 10 RC”, 30 “VAB” and 71 “VBL” in Angoulême
    • 3 e Escadron d'éclairage et d'investigation (EEI N ° 3) (3rd reconnaissance squadron) in Angoulême (for the 1st RIMa)
  • 92 e régiment d'infanterie - (92nd Infantry Regiment) with "VBCI" and "VAB" in Clermont-Ferrand
  • 126 e régiment d'infanterie - (126th Infantry Regiment) with "VAB" and "VBL" in Brive-la-Gaillarde
  • 68 e régiment d'artillerie - (68th artillery regiment) with 32 "AMX 30 AuF1" and 16 120 mm mortars in "Camp de Valbonne" (near Béligneux in the Ain department )
  • 31 e régiment du génie - (31st Pioneer Regiment) in Castelsarrasin

6 e brigade légère blindée - (6th Light Armored Brigade) - Nîmes

Insignia of the 6th SU
  • 6 e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions - (6th headquarters and telecommunications company) with "VAB" in Nîmes
  • 1 er régiment étranger de cavalerie - (1st cavalry regiment of the Foreign Legion ) with 48 “AMX 10 RC” in Carpigne
    • 6 e Escadron d'éclairage et d'investigation (EEI n ° 6) (6th reconnaissance squadron) in d ' Orange (4th Escadron des 1 er REC)
  • 2 e régiment étranger d'infanterie - (2nd infantry regiment) of the Foreign Legion with 135 "VAB" in Nîmes
  • 1 er régiment de Spahis - (1st Spahiregiment) with 48 AMX-10RC in Valence
    • 1 he Escadron d'éclairage et d'investigation (EEI N ° 1) - (1 Auklärungsschwadron) in Valence (for 1e RS)
  • 21 e régiment d'infanterie de marine - (21st Marine Infantry Regiment) with "VAB" in Fréjus
  • 3 e régiment d'artillerie de marine - (3rd Marine Artillery Regiment) with 155 TRF1 and 120 mm mortars in the "Camp de Canjuers" ( Département Var )
  • 1 er régiment étranger du génie - (1st Pioneer Regiment of the Foreign Legion) in Laudun

7 e brigade blindée - (7th tank brigade) in Besançon

Insignia of the 7e BB
  • 7 e compagnie de commandement et de transmissions - (7th staff and telecommunications company) with “VAB” in Besançon
  • 1 e régiment de chasseurs à cheval– (1st regiment of hunters on horseback) with 60 battle tanks “Leclerc” and 30 “VBL” in Thierville-sur-Meuse
    • 7 e Escadron d'éclairage et d'investigation (EEI N ° 7) - (7th reconnaissance squadron) in Thierville-sur-Meuse (for the 1st R.Ch)
  • 1 he régiment de tirailleurs (1st rifle regiment ) with VBCI-VCI, VAB, VBL, VB2L, P4 in Épinal
  • 35 e régiment d'infanterie - (35th infantry regiment) with "VBCI" and "VBL" in Belfort
  • 152 e régiment d'infanterie - (152nd Infantry Regiment) with "VBCI" in Colmar
  • 1 er régiment d'artillerie - (1st artillery regiment) with MLRS in Belfort
  • 8 e régiment d'artillerie - (8th artillery regiment) with 120 mm mortars in Commercy
  • 54 e régiment d'artillerie - (54th artillery regiment - air defense) with Mistral in Hyères
  • 19 e régiment du génie - (19th tank engineer regiment) in Besançon
  • 3 e régiment du génie - (3rd Pioneer Regiment) in Charleville-Mézières

9 e brigade légère blindée de marine - (9th light marine tank brigade) in Poitiers

Insignia of the 9th BLBM
  • 9 e compagnie de commandement et de transmissions - (9th staff and telecommunications company) with "VAB" in Poitiers
  • Régiment d'infanterie-chars de marine - (Armored Marine Infantry Regiment) with "AMX 10RC" in Poitiers
    • Escadron d'éclairage et d'investigation (EEI N ° 9) - (9th reconnaissance squadron) in Poitiers (to the RICM)
  • 2 e régiment d'infanterie de marine - (2nd Marine Infantry Regiment) with "VAB" in Champagné ( Département Sarthe )
  • 3 e régiment d'infanterie de marine - (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment) with "VAB" in Vannes
  • 11 e régiment d'artillerie de marine - (11th Marine Artillery Regiment) with "TRF-1" in Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier ( Département Ille-et-Vilaine )
  • 6 e régiment du génie - (6th Pioneer Regiment) in Angers

11 e brigade parachutiste - (11th Paratrooper Brigade) in Balma

Insignia of the 11th BP

27 e brigade d'infanterie de montagne - (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) in Grenoble

Insignia of the 27th BIM
  • 27 e compagnie de commandement et de transmissions - (27th headquarters and telecommunications company) in Varces ( Département Isère )
  • 4 e régiment de chasseurs - (4th Jägerregiment) with 36 "ERC-90", 20 "AVB", 72 "AVL" and 6 helicopters "Gazelle" in Gap
    • Escadron de reconnaissance et d'intervention anti-char - (Reconnaissance and anti-tank squadrons - to 4e R.Ch.)
  • 7 e bataillon de chasseurs alpins - (7th mountain hunter battalion) with 70 "VAB" and 12 VMB in Bourg-Saint-Maurice
  • 13 e bataillon de chasseurs alpins - (13th Mountain Hunter Battalion) with "VAB" in Barby
  • 27 e bataillon de chasseurs alpins - (27th Mountain Infantry Battalion) with "VAB" in Cran-Gevrier
  • 93 e régiment d'artillerie de montagne - (93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment) in Varces
  • 2 e régiment étranger du génie - (2nd Mountain Pioneer Regiment of the Foreign Legion) in Saint-Christol

Brigade de transmissions et d'appui au commandement - (Staff and telecommunications brigade) in Douai

BTC insignia
  • 28 e régiment de transmissions - 28th telecommunications regiment in Issoire
  • 40 e régiment de transmissions - 40th telecommunications regiment in Thionville
  • 41 e régiment de transmissions - 41st telecommunications regiment in Douai
  • 48 e régiment de transmissions - 48th telecommunications regiment in Agen
  • 53 e régiment de transmissions - 53rd telecommunications regiment in Lunéville

Brigade de renseignement - (Reconnaissance Brigade ) in Haguenau

Insignia of the BR
  • 2 e régiment de hussards - (2nd hussar regiment) in Haguenau
  • 28 e groupe géographique - (28th topography group) in Haguenau
  • 44 e régiment de transmissions - (44th telecommunications regiment) in Mutzig
  • 54 e régiment de transmissions- (34th telecommunications regiment) in Haguenau
  • 61 e régiment d'artillerie - (61st artillery regiment) with drones (SDTI-Système de drone tactique intérimaire) in Chaumont

Brigade franco-allemande ( German-French Brigade ) in Müllheim (Baden)

Insingie of the BFA

1 er brigade logistique - (1st logistics brigade) in Montlhéry

Insignia of the BL
  • 121 e régiment du train - (121st supply regiment) in Linas-Montlhéry
  • 503 e régiment du train - (503rd supply regiment) in Nîmes
  • 511 e régiment du train - (511th supply regiment) in Auxonne
  • 515 e régiment du train - (515th Supply Regiment) in Brie-La Braconne ( Charente department )
  • 516 e régiment du train - (516th supply regiment) in Toul
  • 519 e groupe de transit maritime - (519th overseas supply group) in Toulon
  • Régiment médical - (medical regiment) in Camp la Valbonne
  • Régiment de soutien du combattant - (Mission Support Regiment) in Toulouse

Unités de soutien d'état-major - (Support Unit of the High Command)

  • 1 er régiment étranger - 1st regiment of the Foreign Legion in Aubagne with:
Headquarters of the Foreign Legion
Music Corps of the Foreign Legion
Groupement de recrutement de la Legion étrangére (GRLE), recruiting group of the Foreign Legion in Fontenay-sous-Bois

Training units

Electronic warfare

  • 785 e compagnie de guerre électronique - (785th company for electronic warfare) in Orléans

Units not involved in brigades

  • 25 e régiment du génie de l'air - (25th Air Force Engineer Regiment) in Istres
  • Brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris - (Paris professional fire brigade) in Paris (belongs to the pioneer group)
  • Unité d'Instruction et d'Intervention de la Sécurité Civile n ° 1 - (Civil Defense Unit No. 1) in Nogent-le-Rotrou
  • Unité d'Instruction et d'Intervention de la Sécurité Civile n ° 5 - (Civil Defense Unit No. 5) in Corte
  • Unité d'Instruction et d'Intervention de la Sécurité Civile n ° 7 - (Civil Defense Unit No. 7) in Brignoles
  • 44 e régiment d'infanterie - (44th Infantry Regiment, base unit for the DGSE ) in Paris

Service de maintenance industrial terrestre - (Industrial repair service) in Satory

Insignia of the SMITer
  • 2 e régiment du matériel - (2nd repair regiment) in Bruz
  • 3 e régiment du matériel - (3rd repair regiment) in Muret
  • 4 e régiment du matériel - (4th repair regiment) in Nîmes
  • 6 e régiment du matériel - (6th repair regiment) in Besançon
  • 7 e régiment du matériel - (7th repair regiment) in Lyon
  • 8 e régiment du matériel - (8th repair regiment) in Mourmelon-le-Grand
  • 5 e base de soutien du matériel (5th repair support depot) in Draguignan
  • 9 e bataillon de soutien aéromobile (9th Aircraft Support Battalion) in Montauban
  • 12 e base de soutien du matériel (12th repair support depot) in Salbris ( Loir-et-Cher department )
  • 13 e base de soutien du matériel (13th repair support depot) in de Clermont-Ferrand
  • 15 e base de soutien du matériel (15th repair support depot) in Phalsbourg (closure between 2012 and 2014)

Unités outre-mer - (Overseas troops)

The overseas units are land forces in foreign countries on behalf of military cooperation, in the French overseas territories and territories to which France makes claims.

  • FFDJ - Forces françaises de Djibouti - (French Armed Forces in Djibouti )
  • 5 e régiment interarmes d'outre-mer - (5th Mixed Overseas Regiment) with "ERC-90 Sagaie", "TRF1", and "Mistral" anti-aircraft missiles in Djibouti
  • Détachement d'aviation légère de l'armée de terre (DETALAT) - (Light Army Aviation Department)
  • FFG - Forces françaises du Gabon - (French Armed Forces in Gabon )
  • 6 e battalion d'infanterie de marine (6th Marine Infantry Battalion) with "ERC-90 Sagaie" in Libreville
  • Détachement d'aviation légère de l'armée de terre (DETALAT) - (Light Army Aviation Department) with 4 Puma helicopters
  • EFS - Éléments français au Sénégal - (French Armed Forces in Senegal )
  • Unité de coopération régionale (UCR) - (Advisory Group)
  • FAG - Forces armées de Guyane - (French armed forces in French Guiana )
  • 3 e régiment étranger d'infanterie - (3rd Infantry Regiment of the Foreign Legion) in Kourou
  • 9 e régiment d'infanterie de marine - (9th Marine Infantry Regiment) in Cayenne
  • FAA - Forces armées des Antilles - (French Armed Forces in the Antilles )
  • Détachement Terre Antilles / 33 e régiment d'infanterie de marine - (Detachment of the 33rd Marine Infantry Regiment) in Martinique and Guadeloupe
  • FAZSOI - Forces armées de la zone sud de l'océan India - (French Armed Forces in the Southern Indian Ocean )
  • 2 e régiment de parachutistes d'infanterie de marine - (2nd Marine Infantry Regiment) in Saint-Pierre (Réunion)
  • Détachement de Légion étrangère de Mayotte - Department of the Foreign Legion in Mayotte
  • FANC - Forces armées de Nouvelle-Calédonie - (French Armed Forces) in New Caledonia
  • Régiment d'infanterie de marine du Pacifique - (Pacific Marine Infantry Regiment) in Nouméa

Territorial Associations

France's national territory is divided into five territorial areas. This was also the case in Germany. These regions in Germany were known as military area commands .

  • 526 e bataillon du train - (526th Supply Battalion / Leadership Support Battalion) supports the Île-de-France region (HQ in Saint-Germain-en-Laye )
  • 4e groupe d'escadrons de hussards - (4th group of hussars / leadership support battalion) supports the north-east region (HQ in Metz )
  • 22 e bataillon d'infanterie - (22nd Infantry Battalion / Leadership Support Battalion) supports the South-East region (HQ in Lyon )
  • 57 e bataillon d'infanterie - (57th Infantry Battalion / Leadership Support Battalion) supports the South-West region (HQ in Bordeaux )
  • 16 e groupe d'artillerie - (16th artillery group / command support battalion) supports the north-west region (HQ in Rennes )

Dissolved units

  • 110 e régiment d'infanterie on June 24, 2014
  • 4 e régiment de dragons on June 30, 2014
  • 1 he regiment d'artillerie de marine on June 30, 2015
  • 1 er brigade mécanisée - (1st mechanized brigade) in Châlons-en-Champagne (on July 21, 2015)

equipment

Armored vehicles

The AMX-10P armored personnel carriers were no longer listed at the end of 2015.

  • Transport vehicles
    • Transport tank VAB (3585 units)
    • armored transport vehicle VBL (1610 copies)
    • armored transport vehicle Petit Véhicule Protégé (900 copies)
    • VHM armored transport vehicle - (Véhicule à haute mobilité) (129 copies)

artillery

  • Mortars belong to the artillery of the French army
    • 120 mm mortar M-51
    • 120 mm RTF1 mortar

Air defense

As with many other armies, however, unlike the Bundeswehr , the air defense belongs to the artillery.

  • Anti-missile defense
    • Mistral anti-aircraft missile system
    • Anti-aircraft missile system Roland (no longer in stock)
    • Hawk anti-aircraft missile system (no longer in stock)

helicopter

see also main page Aviation légère de l'armée de terre

  • Transport helicopter
    • Multipurpose helicopter NH90
    • Puma transport helicopter (to be replaced by NH90)

Pioneering device

Others

Web links

Commons : French Army  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.rfi.fr/france/20150528-france-defense-armee-terre-contact-le-nouveau-visage-armee-terre
  2. ↑ Command of the Armed Forces
  3. ↑ The name does not necessarily say anything about the task at French associations. For reasons of tradition, modified associations usually retain the original name
  4. ↑ 1 RAMA
  5. ↑ indefinite number - are only used for training purposes

Note on naming

The translation of the standard names is not to be understood literally, but only serves to better understand the German reader. So z. B. "2e brigade blindée" with "2. Armored Brigade "literally translated, it is definitely what one understands in Germany by a tank brigade. Hence “2. Panzer Brigade ”.