The Commandement de la Force et des Opérations Terrestres (CFOT) -
Land Forces and Operations Command has operational command of the army's combat forces and is headquartered in
Lille. • '''1er Corps d'Armée (1er CA) -
1st Army Corps (France)''' in Lille •
Corps Européen (Détachement de Soutien National) -
Eurocorps French National Support Detachment, in
Strasbourg 1st Division •
1 Division (1re DIV) – 1st Division, in
Besançon • Bataillon de Commandement et de Quartier Général (BCQG) - Command and Headquarters Battalion, in Besançon
7th Armored Brigade •
7 Brigade Blindée (7 BB) – 7th Armored Brigade, in
Besançon • 7 Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions Blindée (7 CCTB) - 7th Armored Command and Signals Company (
VAB), in Besançon • 1 Régiment de Chasseurs (1 RCh) - 1st Chasseurs Regiment (
Leclerc MBTs,
VBL vehicles), in
Verdun • 5 Régiment de Dragons (5 RD) -
5th Dragoon Regiment (
Leclerc MBTs,
VBCI IFVs,
VAB Génie, VBL vehicles), in
Mailly-le-Camp • 1 Régiment de
Tirailleurs (1 RTir) -
1st Tirailleur Regiment (VBCI IFVs), in
Epinal • 35 Régiment d'Infanterie (35 RI) -
35th Infantry Regiment (VBCI IFVs), in
Belfort • 152 Régiment d'Infanterie (152 RI) -
152nd Infantry Regiment (VBCI IFVs) in
Colmar • 68 Régiment d'Artillerie d'Afrique (68 RAA) - 68th African Artillery Regiment (
CAESAR howitzers,
RTF1 mortars,
Mistral missiles), in
Valbonne • 3 Régiment du Génie (3 RG) - 3rd Engineer Regiment (
VAB Génie), in
Charleville-Mézières • 7 Groupement d'Instruction Blindé (7 GIB) - 7th Armored Instruction Group, in
Valdahon 9th Marine Infantry Brigade • '''9 Brigade d'Infanterie de Marine (9 BIMa) -
9th Marine Infantry Brigade''', in
Poitiers • 9 Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions de Marine (9 CCTMa) - 9th Marine Command and Signals Company (
VAB), in Poitiers • Régiment d'Infanterie-Chars de Marine (RICM) -
Marine Infantry Tank Régiment (
EBRC Jaguar vehicles), in
Poitiers • 1 Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (1 RIMa) -
1st Marine Infantry Regiment (
AMX-10 RC,
VAB,
VBL vehicles, being replaced by
EBRC Jaguar vehicles), in
Angoulême • 2 Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (2 RIMa) -
2nd Marine Infantry Regiment (
VBCI IFVs), in
Champagné • 3 Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (3 RIMa) -
3rd Marine Infantry Regiment (
VBMR Griffon), in
Vannes • 5 Régiment Interarmes d'Outre-mer (5ee RIAOM) -
5th Overseas Interarms Regiment, in
Djibouti City (
Djibouti) • 126 Régiment d'Infanterie (126 RI) -
126th Infantry Regiment (
VAB vehicles, being replaced by
VBMR Griffon), in
Brive-la-Gaillarde • 11 Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (11 RAMa) -
11th Marine Artillery Regiment (
CAESAR howitzers,
RTF1 mortars,
VBMR Griffon MEPAC mortar carriers,
Mistral missiles), in
Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier • 6 Régiment du Génie (6 RG) -
6th Engineer Regiment (
VAB Génie), in
Angers • 1 Groupement d'Instruction des Troupes de Marine (1 GITdM) - 1st Marine Instruction Group, in
Coëtquidan • 22 Groupement d'Instruction des Troupes de Marine (22 GITdM) - 22nd Marine Instruction Group, in
Angoulême 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade •
27 Brigade d’Infanterie de Montagne (27 BIM) – 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade, in
Grenoble • 27 Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions de Montagne (27 CCTM) - 27th Mountain Command and Signals Company, in Varces • 4 Régiment de Chasseurs (4 RCh) - 4th Chasseurs Regiment (
AMX-10 RC,
ERC 90,
VAB,
VBL vehicles, being replaced by
EBRC Jaguar vehicles), in
Gap • 7 Bataillon de
Chasseurs Alpins (7 BCA) - 7th Mountain Infantry Battalion (
VAB,
VHM vehicles), in
Varces • 13 Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (13 BCA) - 13th Mountain Infantry Battalion (
VBMR Griffon, • 93 Régiment d'Artillerie de Montagne (93 RAM) - 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment (
CAESAR howitzers,
RTF1 mortars,
Mistral missiles), in
Varces • 2 Régiment Étranger de Génie (2 REG) -
2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment, in
Saint-Christol • 6 Groupement d'Instruction de Montagne (6 GIM) - 6th Mountain Instruction Group, in
Gap • École militaire de haute montagne (EMHM) - High Mountain Military School, in
Chamonix • Groupement d'Aguerrissement en Montagne (GAM) - Mountain Acclimatization Grouping, in
Modane Franco-German Brigade Only the French units of the Franco-German Brigade are listed below. •
Brigade Franco-Allemande (BFA) – Franco-German Brigade, in
Müllheim (
Germany) • 1 Régiment d'Infanterie (1 RI) -
1st Infantry Regiment (
VBMR Griffon (VBCI IFVs), in
Meyenheim • 5 Régiment de Cuirassiers (5 RC) - 5th Cuirassier Regiment, in
Abu Dhabi (
United Arab Emirates) • 16 Bataillon de Chasseurs à pied (16 BCP) - 16th Chasseurs on Foot Battalion (VBCI IFVs), in
Bitche • 92 Régiment d'Infanterie (92 RI) - 92nd Infantry Regiment (VBCI IFVs), in
Clermont-Ferrand • 40 Régiment d'Artillerie (40 RA) - 40th Artillery Regiment (
AMX AuF1 howitzers (to be replaced by
Caesar 8x8),
CAESAR howitzers,
RTF1 mortars,
Mistral missiles), in
Suippes • 13 Régiment du Génie (13 RG) - 13th Engineer Regiment (
VAB Génie), in
Valdahon • 12 Groupement d'Instruction (12 GI) - 12th Instruction Group, in Bitche
6th Light Armored Brigade •
6 Brigade Légère Blindée (6 BLB) – 6th Light Armored Brigade, in
Nîmes • 6 Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions de Marine (6 CCTMa) - 6th Marine Command and Signals Company (
VAB), in Nîmes • 1 Régiment de Spahis (1 RS) –
1st Spahi Regiment (
AMX-10 RC,
VAB,
VBL vehicles, being replaced by
EBRC Jaguar vehicles), in
Valence • 1 Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie (1 REC) -
1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (
EBRC Jaguar vehicles), in
Marseille • 2 Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie (2 REI) -
2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (
VBCI IFVs), in
Nîmes • 13 Demi Brigade de Légion Etrangère (13 DBLE) -
13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (
VBMR Griffon), in
La Cavalerie • 21 Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (21 RIMa) -
21st Marine Infantry Regiment (
VBMR Griffon), in
Fréjus • Bataillon de Marche - Marching Battalion (Reserve), in
Nîmes • 3 Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (3 RAMa) -
3rd Marine Artillery Regiment (
CAESAR howitzers,
RTF1 mortars,
Mistral missiles), in
Canjuers • 1 Régiment Étranger de Génie (1 REG) -
1st Foreign Engineer Regiment, in
Laudun • 4 Groupement d'Instruction des Troupes de Marine (4 GITdM) - 4th Marine Instruction Group, in
Fréjus 11th Parachute Brigade •
11 Brigade Parachutiste (11 BP) – 11th Parachute Brigade, in
Balma • 11 Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions Parachutiste (11 CCTP) - 11th Parachute Command and Signals Company, in Balma • 1 Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes (1 RHP) -
1st Parachute Hussar Regiment (
AMX-10 RC,
ERC 90,
VAB,
VBL vehicles, being replaced by
EBRC Jaguar vehicles), in
Tarbes • 1 Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes (1 RCP) -
1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment (
VAB), in
Pamiers • 2 Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes (2 REP) -
2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (VAB), in
Calvi • 3 Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (3 RPIMa) -
3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (
VBMR-L Serval vehicles), in
Carcassonne • 8 Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (8 RPIMa) -
8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (VAB), in
Castres • 35 Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste (35 RAP) -
35th Parachute Artillery Regiment (
CAESAR howitzers,
RTF1 mortars,
Mistral missiles), in
Tarbes • 17 Régiment du Génie Parachutiste (17 RGP) -
17th Parachute Engineer Regiment, in
Montauban • 1 Régiment du Train Parachutiste (1 RTP) - 1st Parachute Supply Regiment, in
Toulouse • École des Troupes Aéroportées (ETAP) - Airborne Troops School, in Pau • 11 Régiment Parachutiste d'Instruction et d'Entraînement (11 RPIE) - 11th Parachute Instruction and Training Regiment, in
Caylus Army Special Actions Command The Army Special Actions Command recruits and trains the army's special forces units and is headquartered in
Pau. Operationally the command falls under the
Special Operations Command. •
Commandement des Actions Spéciales Terre (CAST) - Army Special Actions Command, in
Pau • Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions des Forces Spéciales (CCTFS) - Special Forces Command and Signals Company, in Pau • 1 Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (1 RPIMa) -
1st Marine Infantry Paratroopers Regiment, in
Bayonne • 4 Régiment d'Hélicoptères des Forces Spéciales (4 RHFS) -
4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment, in Pau • 13 Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes (13 RDP) -
13th Paratrooper Dragoons Regiment, in
Martignas-sur-Jalle • 712 Compagnie de Transmissions (712 CT) - Cyber Company, in
Martignas-sur-Jalle • Académie des Forces Spéciales (Académie FS) - Special Forces Academy, in Pau • Centre Interarmées des Actions sur l’Environnement (CIAE) - Joint Environmental Action Center (PSYOPS), in
Lyon Intelligence and Deep Strike Command •
Commandement des actions dans la profondeur et du renseignement (CAPR) - Intelligence and Deep Strike Command, in
Strasbourg • Centre du Renseignement Terre (CRT) - Army Intelligence Center, in Strasbourg • Bataillon de Renseignement de Réservistes Spécialistes (B2RS) - Specialist Reserve Intelligence Battalion in Strasbourg, Paris and Toulouse
4th Air-Combat Brigade The 4th Air-Combat Brigade contains all the operational helicopter regiments of the army and is headquartered in
Clermont-Ferrand. • '''4 Brigade d'Aérocombat (4 BAC) -
4th Air-Combat Brigade''', in
Clermont-Ferrand • 4 Compagnie de Commandement de Transmissions et Soutien d'Aérocombat (4 CCTSA) - 4th Air-Combat Command Signals and Support Company, in
Clermont-Ferrand • 1 Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat (1 RHC) -
1st Combat Helicopter Regiment, in
Phalsbourg • 3 Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat (3 RHC) -
3rd Combat Helicopter Regiment, in
Étain • 5 Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat (5 RHC) -
5th Combat Helicopter Regiment, in
Pau • 9 Régiment de Soutien Aéromobile (9 RSAM) - 9th Airmobile Support Regiment, in
Montauban 19th Artillery Brigade • '''19 Brigade d'Artillerie - 19th Artillery Brigade''', in
Béligneux •
1 Régiment d'Artillerie (1 RA) - 1st Artillery Regiment (
M270 MLRS), in
Bourogne • 54 Régiment d'Artillerie (54 RA) - 54th Artillery Regiment (
Mistral missiles), in
Hyères • 61 Régiment d'Artillerie (61 RA) - 61st Artillery Regiment (
Patroller Unmanned aerial vehicles), in
Chaumont • École des Drones - Unmanned aerial vehicles School, in Chaumont
Intelligence and Cyber-Electronics Brigade •
Brigade de renseignement et cyber-électronique - Intelligence and Cyber-Electronics Brigade, in
Strasbourg • 2 Régiment de Hussards (2 RH) - 2nd Hussar Regiment (
VBL vehicles), in
Haguenau • 44 Régiment de Transmissions (44 RT) - 44th Signal Regiment (Signals Intelligence), in
Mutzig • 54 Régiment de Transmissions (54 RT) - 54th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare), in Haguenau • 785 Compagnie de Guerre Électronique (785 CGE) - 785th Electronic Warfare Company, in
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande • 151 Groupement d'Instruction (151 GI) - 151st Instruction Group, in
Verdun Theater Support and Logistics Command • '''Commandement de l'appui et de la logistique de théâtre (CALT) - Theater Support and Logistics Command''', in
Lille Engineer Brigade •
Brigade du Génie (BGEN) - Engineer Brigade, in
Angers • 2 Régiment de Dragons (2 RD) -
2nd Dragoon Regiment (
CBRN-defense Regiment), in
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye • 19 Régiment du Génie (19 RG) - 19th Engineer Regiment, in
Besançon (one company in
Mourmelon-le-Grand, one company in
Canjuers) • 25 Régiment du Génie de l'Air (25 RGA) - 25th Air Engineer Regiment (supporting the
French Air Force), in
Istres,
Mont-de-Marsan and
Avord • 31 Régiment du Génie (31 RG) -
31st Engineer Regiment, in
Castelsarrasin • 132 Régiment d'Infanterie Cynotechnique (132 RIC) - 132nd
Military Working Dog Infantry Regiment, in
Suippes • 28 Groupe Géographique (28 GG) - 28th Geographic Group, in Haguenau (battalion size; associated with artillery)
Logistic Brigade •
Brigade Logistique - Logistic Brigade, in
Montlhéry • 14 Régiment d'Infanterie et de Logistique Parachutiste (14 RILP) - 14th Infantry and Parachute Logistic Regiment, in
Toulouse • 121 Régiment du Train (121 RT) - 121st Supply Regiment, in Montlhéry • 503 Régiment du Train (503 RT) - 503rd Supply Regiment, in
Nîmes • 511 Régiment du Train (511 RT) - 511th Supply Regiment, in
Auxonne • 515 Régiment du Train (515 RT) - 515th Supply Regiment, in
Brie • 516 Régiment du Train (516 RT) - 516th Supply Regiment, in
Toul • 519 Régiment du Train (519 RT) - 519th Supply Regiment, in
Toulon • Régiment Médical (RMED) - Medical Regiment, in
Valbonne • 15 Groupement d'Instruction de la Logistique (15 GIL) - 15th Logistic Instruction Group, in Montlhéry
Maintenance Brigade •
Brigade de Maintenance - Maintenance Brigade, in
Versailles • 2 Régiment du Matériel (2 RMAT) - 2nd
Materiel Regiment, in
Bruz,
Poitiers and
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande • 3 Régiment du Matériel (3 RMAT) - 3rd Materiel Regiment (Parachute capable), in
Muret,
Montauban and
Vayres • 4 Régiment du Matériel (4 RMAT) - 4th Materiel Regiment, in
Nimes,
Canjuers,
Draguignan and
Miramas • 6 Régiment du Matériel (6 RMAT) - 6th Materiel Regiment, in
Besançon,
Gresswiller and
Woippy • 7 Régiment du Matériel (7 RMAT) - 7th Materiel Regiment, in
Lyon and
Varces • 8 Régiment du Matériel (8 RMAT) - 8th Materiel Regiment, in
Mourmelon and
Satory • 1 Groupement d'Instruction de la Brigade de Maintenance (1 GI BMAINT) - 1st Maintenance Brigade Instruction Group, in
Garrigues Digital and Cyber Land Support Command • '''Commandement de l'Appui Terrestre Numérique et Cyber (CATNC) - Digital and Cyber Land Support Command''', in
Cesson-Sévigné • 121 Compagnie de Transmissions (121 CT) - 121st Signal Company (Headquarters Support Company), in Cesson-Sévigné
Digital and Cyber Support Brigade • '''Brigade d'Appui Numérique et du Cyber (BANC) - Digital and Cyber Support Brigade''', in Cesson-Sévigné • 28 Régiment de Transmissions (28 RT) - 28th Signal Regiment, in
Issoire • 40 Régiment de Transmissions (40 RT) - 40th Signal Regiment, in
Thionville and
Hettange-Grande • 41 Régiment de Transmissions (41 RT) - 41st Signal Regiment, in
Douai • 48 Régiment de Transmissions (48 RT) - 48th Signal Regiment, in
Agen • 53 Régiment de Transmissions (53 RT) - 53rd Signal Regiment, in
Lunéville and
Chenevières • Régiment de Cyberdéfense (Cyber) -
Cyber Defence Regiment, in
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande • 18 Régiment d'Instruction des Transmissions (18 RIT) - 18th Signal Instruction Regiment, in
Dieuze Combined Arms Combat Training Command •
Commandement de l’Entraînement au Combat InterArmes (COMECIA) - Combined Arms Combat Training Command, in
Mourmelon-le-Grand • 1 Régiment de
Chasseurs d'Afrique (1 RCA) - Armored Training Regiment, in
Canjuers • 17 Régiment d'Artillerie (17 RA) - Air-defense Training Regiment, in
Biscarrosse • 1 Régiment de Choc (1 Choc) - Commando Training Regiment, in
Mont-Louis • 1 Bataillon de Chasseurs à pied (1 BCP) - Combat Training Battalion, in
Mailly-le-Camp • Centre d'Entraînement des Postes de Commandement (CEPC) - Command Posts Training Center, in Mailly-le-Camp • 51 Régiment d'Infanterie (51 RI) - Interarms and Logistic Support Training Regiment, in
Mourmelon-le-Grand • 94 Régiment d'Infanterie (94 RI) - Urban Areas Training Regiment, in
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