7th Armoured Brigade (France)

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Active 1999 - Branch French Army Size 8000 personnel		Country France Type Armour Part of CFAT

The 7th Armoured Brigade (French: 7^e Brigade blindée) is an armoured brigade of the French Army. It carries on the traditions and honours of the 7th Armoured Division.

Organization 2016

The brigade consists of 7 regiments with a total of around 8000 personnel.

7^e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (7^e CCT) - Command and Signals Company in Besançon with VAB

1^er Régiment de Chasseurs (1^er RCh) - Armoured Regiment in Verdun with 60 Leclerc

5^e Régiment de Dragons (5^e RD) - Armoured Regiment in Mailly-le-Camp with 60 Leclerc

1^er Régiment de Tirailleurs (1^er RTir) - Infantry Regiment in Epinal with VBCI

35^e Régiment d'Infanterie (35^e RI) - Infantry Regiment in Belfort with VBCI

152^e Régiment d'Infanterie (152^e RI) - Infantry Regiment in Colmar with VBCI

68^e Régiment d'Artillerie d'Afrique (68^e RAA) - Artillery Regiment in Valbonne with 12x CAESAR self-propelled howitzers, 16x 120mm RTF1 mortars and Mistral Surface-to-air missiles

3^e Régiment du Génie (3^e RG) - Engineer Regiment in Charleville-Mézières

Escadron d'éclairage et d'investigation de la 7^e Brigade blindée (EEI 7) - brigade reconnaissance squadron at Verdun. "The eyes of the general"

References

7th Armoured Brigade (France) Wikipedia

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