6th Light Armoured Brigade (France)

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6th Light Armoured Brigade
6 Brigade Légère Blindée

Active	6th Light Armoured Division 1984 - 1999 6th Light Armoured Brigade 1 July 1999 – present
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Light Armour Brigade
Role	Motorised Infantry
Size	~7,500
Part of	3rd Division
Garrison/HQ	Nîmes
Nickname(s)	Division Daguet
Motto(s)	Vite, fort et bien ("Swiftly, Powerfully and Well")
Engagements	6th Light Armoured Division Koweït 1990–1991 6th Light Armoured Brigade Global War on Terrorism (2001–present)

Military unit

The 6th Light Armoured Brigade (French: 6 Brigade Légère Blindée, 6 BLB) is one of the eight inter-arm brigades which are at the disposition of the Commandement des Forces Terrestres. The headquarters of the brigade is situated in Nîmes. The brigade is capable of deploying to any exterior theatre of operation while delivering fire power, agility, and mobility.

History

The brigade is heir to the 6th Cavalry Division (French: 6 Division de cavalerie) of 1914, the 6th Light Cavalry Division of 1940 (French: 6 Division Légère de Cavalerie), and the 6th Armoured Division, stationed in Compiègne (1951-1957) and then in Strasbourg (1977-1984)

In 1984, the formation was reorganised as the 6th Light Armoured Division (6e DLB) and was part of the Rapid Action Force (1984-1999). The division then was formed of 7 regiments, 5 professionals out which 3 are part of the Foreign Legion:

21st Marine Infantry Regiment, 21 RIMa, which had been part of the 31st Brigade (1981-1984)
68th Artillery Regiment, 68 RA
6th Command and Support Regiment, 6 RCS
1st Spahi Regiment, 1 RS
1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment, 1 REC, attached to the 31st Brigade
2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment, 2 REI, a regimental component of the 31st Brigade
6th Foreign Engineer Regiment, 6 REG

Structure in 2007

Following Army reorganisation in 1999, the division was renamed the 6th Light Armoured Brigade (French: 6 Brigade Légère Blindée, 6 B.L.B). It consists of 6000 service personnel with 2100 wheeled vehicles, and includes 6 regiments and one transmission company:

It includes significant numbers of the Foreign Legion and Troupes de Marine.

Organization in 2009

Strong with 6000 service personnel, legionnaires and Troupes de Marine the brigade is composed of:

General H.Q. in Nîmes
6th Command and Support Regiment, 6 RCS
21st Marine Infantry Regiment, 21 RIMa
3rd Marine Artillery Regiment, 3 RAMa
2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment, 2 REI
1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment, 1 REC
1st Foreign Engineer Regiment, 1 REG

Organization in 2016

Mostly manned with troops from the Foreign Legion and Troupes de Marine, the brigade is composed of:

General H.Q. in Nîmes
6 Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (6 CCT) - Command and Signals Company in Nîmes with VAB
1 Régiment de Spahis – Cavalry Regiment in Valence with AMX 10 RC
1 Régiment Etranger de Cavalerie (1 REC) Foreign Legion - Cavalry Regiment in Marseille with AMX 10 RC
2 Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie (2 REI) - Foreign Legion Infantry Regiment in Nîmes with VBCI
13 Demi Brigade de Légion Etrangère (13 DBLE) - Foreign Legion regiment in La Cavalerie with VAB
21 Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (21 RIMa) - Marine Infantry Regiment in Fréjus with VAB
3 Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (3 RAMa) - Marine Artillery Regiment in Canjuers with TRF1 howitzers, CAESAR self-propelled howitzers and RTF1 mortars
1 Régiment Étranger de Génie (1 REG) - Foreign Legion Engineer Regiment in Laudun

Division & Brigade Commanders

(1984 - 1999)

1984 - 1986 : général de division Moreau
1986 - 1988 : général de brigade Favreau
1988 - 1990 : général de brigade Pincemin
1990 - 1991 : général de brigade Mouscardès
1991 - 1993 : général de division Bernard Janvier
1993 - 1994 : général de division Bâton
1994 - 1996 : général de division Rideau
1996 - 1999 : général de brigade Schwrdorffer

(1999 - present)

1999 - 2000: général de brigade Barro
2000 - 2002: général de brigade de Kermabon
2002 – 2004: général de brigade Bruno Dary
2006 – 2008: général de brigade Bertrand Clément-Bollée
2008 – 2010: général de brigade Eric Margail
2010 – 2012: général de brigade Antoine Windeck
2012 – 2014: général de brigade Laurent Kolodziej
2014 – 2016: général de brigade Pierre Gillet
2016 - 2017: général de brigade Benoît Durieux
2017 - 2019: général de brigade Franck Nicol
2019 - 2021: général de brigade Jean-Christophe Bechon
2021 - : général de brigade Eric Ozanne

References

"6e brigade légère blindée". www.defense.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
"6th Light Armoured Brigade - Armée de terre". www.defense.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
"6 Brigade Légère Blindée". French government. Retrieved 17 February 2012.

External links

6e DLB Official site
Page de la 6° BLB sur le site du ministère français de la Défense
servir-et-defendre.com L'ordre de bataille de la force terrestre.(in French)

Divisions of the French Army

Active
1st 3rd

Cold War (1945–1991)

Infantry	2nd Motorized 4th Motorized 9th 9th Marine 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 19th 20th 21st 27th Alpine 29th 109th 152nd
Armored	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 10th
Light Armored	6th 12th 14th
Airborne	4th Airmobile 10th 11th Light Intervention 24th 25th
Other	Division Daguet

World War II (1939–1945) (list)

1939–1940

Tank

Armoured	1 2 3 4

Light Mechanized	1 2 3 4 7

Cavalry

Colonial

Colonial	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Moroccan	1 2 3

North African	1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Indochina	Cochinchina and Cambodia Tonkin

Infantry

1st – 9th	1st Motorized 2 3rd Motorized 4 5th Motorized 6 7 8 9th Motorized

10th – 19th	10 11 12th Motorized 13 14 15th Motorized 16 17 18 19

20th – 29th

Mountain	27 28 29

30th – 39th

Mountain	30 31

40th – 49th	40 41 42 43 44 45 47

50th – 59th	51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59

60th – 69th

Mountain	64 65 66

70th – 89th

African	81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88

100th – 199th

Fortress	101 102 103 104 105

African	180 181 182 183

Light Division of Infantry

1st Motorized

235th – 241st	235 236 237 238 239 240 241

Colonial	2 8

Chasseurs	1 2

March

Polish

Vichy France

Metropolitan	7 9 12 13 14 15 16 17
Africa and Asia	Algiers Territorial Casablanca Cochinchina and Cambodia Constantine Territorial Fez Marrakech Meknes Oran Territorial Tunisian Forces Command Tonkin
Related	33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne (1st French)

Free France/
Army of Liberation

Infantry

Far East Colonial	1 2

Armour

Temporary

World War I (1914–1918) (list)

Infantry

1st – 9th	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10th – 19th	10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20th – 29th	20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30th – 39th	30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

40th – 49th	40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49

50th – 59th	50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59

60th – 69th	60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

70th – 79th	70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77

80th – 99th	81 87 88 97

Territorial Infantry

81st – 89th	81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89

90th – 99th	90 91 92 94 96 97 99

100th – 105th	100 101 102 103 104 105

120th – 129th	120 121 122 123 125 126 127 128 129

130th – 149th	132 133 134

150th – 159th	151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158

160th – 170th	161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170

Cavalry

Foot Cavalry	1 2

Colonial

Moroccan	1 2

Commandement des Forces Terrestres

Headquarters Rapid Reaction Corps – France

French Army
Structure of the French Army

French Foreign Legion

Current
units

General Staff Headquarters	Foreign Legion Command
Command Administrative	1st Foreign Regiment 4th Foreign Regiment Foreign Legion Recruiting Group
Music band	French Foreign Legion Music Band
Infantry & parachute infantry	1st Foreign Regiment 4th Foreign Regiment 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 13th Demi-Brigade Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte
Cavalry	1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment
Engineers & parachute engineers	1st Foreign Engineer Regiment 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment
Training	4th Foreign Regiment Jungle Training Center Combat Training Center at Arta Beach

Defunct
units

Administrative and training	Communal Depot of the Foreign Regiments
Parachute	Parachute Company of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Battalion 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion 3rd Foreign Parachute Battalion Foreign Air Supply Company 3rd Foreign Parachute Regiment 1st Foreign Parachute Heavy Mortar Company
Infantry & marching regiments	Mounted companies Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion 2nd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 3rd Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment 4th Marching Regiment of the 1st Foreign Regiment/Garibaldi Legion 1st Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment 2nd Marching Regiment of the 2nd Foreign Regiment Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment 6th Foreign Infantry Regiment 11th Foreign Infantry Regiment 12th Foreign Infantry Regiment Marching Regiments of Foreign Volunteers 21st Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 22nd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers 23rd Marching Regiment of Foreign Volunteers
Saharan Legion units	Saharan Companies of the French Foreign Legion
Pioneers & engineers	6th Foreign Engineer Regiment
Cavalry	2nd Foreign Cavalry Regiment 97th Reconnaissance Group of the Infantry Division
Transport (armored trains & heavy weight)	Armored Train of the Foreign Legion Passage Company of the Foreign Legion (CPLE) 5th Heavy Weight Transport Company
Disciplinary companies	Disciplinary Company of the Foreign Regiments in the Far East
Brigades	31st Brigade

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