French Army

The French Army (Armée de Terre) is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces. It employs 138,000 men and women.

Other units

:Support units of the 5 regional headquarters

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::526e Bataillon du Train (526e BT) Transport Battalion supports the region Île-de-France headquarter in Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Related Topics:
Île-de-France - Saint-Germain-en-Laye

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::4e Groupe d'escadrons de Hussards Armoured Group supports the North-East region headquarter in Metz

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::22e Bataillon d'Infanterie (22e BI) Infantry Battalion supports the South-East region headquarter in Lyon

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::57e Bataillon d'Infanterie (57e BI) Infantry Battalion supports the South-West region headquarter in Bordeaux

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::16e Groupe d'Artillerie (16e GA) Artillery Group supports the Nord-West region headquarter in Rennes

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:Support units of the 4 forward deployable headquarters (EMF)

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::7e Bataillon du Train (7e BT) Transport Battalion supports EMF 1 in Besançon

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::22e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine (22e BIMa) Marine Infantry Battalion supports EMF 2 in Nantes

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::72e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine (72e BIMa) Marine Infantry Battalion supports EMF 3 in Marseille

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::15e Bataillon du Train (15e BT) Transport Battalion supports EMF4 in Limoges

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: permanently overseas deployed Units

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::Africa

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:::5e Régiment Interarmes d?Outre-Mer (5e RIAOM) Mixed Army Regiment in Djibouti equipped with AMX 10 RC

Related Topics:
Djibouti - AMX 10 RC

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:::13e Demi Brigade de Légion Etrangère (13e DBLE) Foreign Legion regiment sized Brigade in Djibouti with ERC 90 Sagaie and VAB

Related Topics:
Foreign Legion - Djibouti - ERC 90 Sagaie - VAB

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:::6e Bataillon d?Infanterie de Marine (6e BIMa) Marine Infantry Battalion based in Gabon equipped with ERC 90 Sagaie

Related Topics:
Gabon - ERC 90 Sagaie

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:::23e Bataillon d?Infanterie de Marine (23e BIMa) Marine Infantry Battalion in Dakar (Sénégal) equipped with ERC 90 Sagaie

Related Topics:
Dakar - Sénégal - ERC 90 Sagaie

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:::43e Bataillon d?Infanterie de Marine (43e BIMa) Marine Infantry Battalion based in Côte d?Ivoire equipped with ERC 90 Sagaie and VAB

Related Topics:
Côte d?Ivoire - ERC 90 Sagaie - VAB

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::French Guiana

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:::3e Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie (3e REI) Foreign Legion Infantry Regiment, tasked with the protection of the European Guiana Space Centre in Kourou

Related Topics:
Foreign Legion - European Guiana Space Centre - Kourou

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:::9e Régiment d?Infanterie de Marine (9e RIMa) Marine Infantry Regiment in Cayenne

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::in the Caribbean

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:::41e Bataillon d?Infanterie de Marine (41e BIMa) Marine Infantry Battalion based on Guadeloupe

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:::33e Régiment d?Infanterie de Marine (33e RIMa) Marine Infantry Regiment based on Martinique

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::Indian Ocean

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:::2e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (3e RPIMa) Marine Parachutist Regiment in Saint-Pierre on (Reunion)

Related Topics:
Saint-Pierre - Reunion)

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:::Détachement de Légion Etrangère de Mayotte (DLEM) Foreign Legion detachment on Mayotte with 240 men

Related Topics:
Foreign Legion - Mayotte

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::Pacific Ocean

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:::Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique Nouvelle Calédonie (RIMaP-NC) Marine Infantry Regiment in Nouméa on New Caledonia with 6 ERC 90 Sagaie

Related Topics:
Nouméa - New Caledonia - ERC 90 Sagaie

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:::Régiment d?Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique?Polynésie (RIMaP-P) Marine Infantry Regiment in Papeete on (Tahiti)

Related Topics:
Papeete - Tahiti

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:Training and Formation units

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::1er Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique (1er RCA) Armoured Training Regiment in Draguignan

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::4e Régiment Etranger (4e RE) Foreign Legion Training Regiment in Danjou

Related Topics:
Foreign Legion - Danjou

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::17e Groupe d'Artillerie (17e GA) Air Defense Artillery Training Battalion in Landes

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::132e bataillon cynophile de l'armée de terre (132e BCAT) Dog Training Battalion in Suippes

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:Signals and Electronic Warfare units

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::8e Régiment de Transmissions (8e RT) Signal Regiment responsible for the communication needs of the ministry of Defence and the general staff in Paris

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::41e Régiment de Transmissions (41e RT) satellite communications Regiment in Senlis

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::43e Bataillon de Transmissions (43e BT) Signal Battalion responsible for the Army IT needs; based in Orleans

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::785e Composante Guerre Electronique (785e CGE) Electronic Warfare Centre in Orleans

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:Commissary and Materials units

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::5e bataillon du matériel (5e BMAT) Material Battalion in Draguignan

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::1er Groupe Logistique du Commissariat (1er GLCAT) Support Centre in Bretigny sur Orge

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::2e Groupe Logistique du Commissariat (2e GLCAT) Support Centre in Rennes

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::3e Groupe Logistique du Commissariat (3e GLCAT) Support Centre in Marseille

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::4e Groupe Logistique du Commissariat (4e GLCAT) Support Centre in Toulouse

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::5e Groupe Logistique du Commissariat (5e GLCAT) Support Centre in Nancy

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::11e Base de Soutien du Matériel (11e BSMAT) Materials base in Montauban

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::12e Base de Soutien du Matériel (12e BSMAT) Materials base in Salbris

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::13e Base de Soutien du Matériel (13e BSMAT) Materials base in Clermont-Ferrand

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::15e Base de Soutien du Matériel (15e BSMAT) Materials base in Phalsbourg

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::17e Base de Soutien du Matériel (17e BSMAT) Materials base in Versailles

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:the rest

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::1er Régiment Etranger (1er RE) Foreign Legion Regiment supports the Foreign Legion General staff in Aubagne

Related Topics:
Foreign Legion - Aubagne

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::1er Régiment Médical (1er RMED) Field Hospital Regiment inSt. Germain

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::25e Régiment du Génie de l'Air (25e RGA) Air Engineer Regiment in Istres tasked with construction and maintenance of forward airbases

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::519e Régiment du Train (519e RT) Transport Regiment in La Rochelle tasked with Amphibious operations support

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::28e Groupe Géographique (28e GG) cartography Battalion in Joigny

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::Brigade de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris (BSPP) fire brigade for the city of Paris and surrounding suburbs

Related Topics:
Brigade de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris - Fire brigade - Paris

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