7th Armoured Brigade (France)

7^e Brigade blindée
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Active	1999 -
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Armour
Size	8000 personnel
Part of	CFAT
Garrison/HQ	Besançon
Motto(s)	Force et Audace ("Strength and daring")

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.^[1]

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"

Commandement des Forces Terrestres

1st Mechanised Brigade 2nd Armoured Brigade 3rd Mechanised Brigade 6th Light Armoured Brigade 7th Armoured Brigade 9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade 11th Parachute Brigade 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade Franco-German Brigade Brigade de Renseignement Brigade de Transmissions Brigade Logistique Corps de réaction rapide France

French Army Structure of the French Army

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