The brigade is heir to the 6th Cavalry Division () of 1914, the 6th Light Cavalry Division of 1940 (), 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, 21e RIMa, which had been part of the
31st Brigade (1981-1984) • 68th Artillery Regiment, 68e RA • 6th Command and Support Regiment, 6e RCS •
1st Spahi Regiment, 1er RS •
1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment, 1er REC, attached to the 31st Brigade •
2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment, 2e REI, a regimental component of the 31st Brigade •
6th Foreign Engineer Regiment, 6e REG
Structure in 2007 Following Army reorganisation in 1999, the division was renamed the 6th Light Armoured Brigade (). It consists of 6000 service personnel with 2100 wheeled vehicles, and includes 6 regiments and one transmission company: •
21st Marine Infantry Regiment •
3rd Marine Artillery Regiment •
2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment, 2e REI •
1st Spahi Regiment •
1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment, 1er REC •
1st Foreign Engineer Regiment, 1er REG • 6th Command and Support Regiment 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, 6e RCS •
21st Marine Infantry Regiment, 21e RIMa •
3rd Marine Artillery Regiment, 3e RAMa •
2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment, 2e REI •
1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment, 1er REC •
1st Foreign Engineer Regiment, 1er 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 • 6e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (6e 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 •
2e Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie (2e REI) - Foreign Legion Infantry Regiment in
Nîmes with
VBCI •
13e Demi Brigade de Légion Etrangère (13e DBLE) -
Foreign Legion regiment in
La Cavalerie with
VAB •
21e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (21e RIMa) - Marine Infantry Regiment in
Fréjus with
VAB •
3e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (3e 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
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