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11th
Parachute Brigade
(Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées)
Airborne
Command and Communications Company 11 (CCTP 11) Toulouse
5 communications sections and command (RITA)
1st
Parachute Hussars (ler RHP) - Tarbes, Midi-Pyrénées
3 squadrons (36 ACFV ERC 90s and + 70 LAV VBL), 1 ERIAC(16 VBL,
16 VBL Milan)
1st
Parachute Rifles (ler RCP) - Pamiers, Midi-Pyrénées
1 command company
1 support company (8 Milan, 8 VBL recon, 8 snipers, 1 commando
section)
5 combat companys (APC VAB 4X4s)
2nd
Foreign Legion Parachutists (2e REP) - Calvi, Cosica
1 Command company
1 support company as for 1er RCP
5 combat companys (APC VAB 4X4s)
3rd
Marine Parachute Infantry (3e RPIMa) - Carcassonne,
Languedoc-Roussillon
1 command company
1 support company (8 Milan, 8 VBL recon, 8 snipers, 1 section of
commandos)
5 combat companys (APC VAB 4X4)
8th
Marine Parachute Infantry (8e RPIMa) - Castres, Midi-Pyrénées
1 command company
1 support company (8 Milan, 8 VBL recon, 8 snipers, 1 section of
commandos)
5 combat companys (APC VAB 4X4)
35th
Parachute Artillery (35e RAP) - Tarbes, Midi-Pyrénées
3 batteries (24 155 mm TR-F-1 towed guns and 24 120 mm
mortars)
17th
Parachute Engineers (17e RGP) - Montauban, Midi-Pyrénées
4 combat engineer companys (16 VAB, 8 MPG) and 1 support
(6 EFA, 6 PAA)
Parachute
Commando Group (GCP) - Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées
150 Special Forces
1st
Parachute Training Regiment (le RTP) - Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées
(One of
the four airborne infantry regiment of the 11th Airborne Brigade
will become a SF unit assigned to the new Special Forces
Brigade)
27th Mountain
Infantry Brigade
(Varces,
Rhône-Alpes)
Command
and Communications Company 27 (CCT 27) Varces, Phône-Alpes
5 communications sections and command (RITA)
4th
Chassuers Cavalry Regiment (4e RCH) - Gap, Provence
3 squadrons (36 ACFV ERC 90F4 and + 70 LAV VBL M-11), 1
ERIAC (16
VBL, 16 VBL Milan)
7th
Mountain Rifles (7e BCA) - Bourg-St-Maurice, Rhône-Alpes
1 command company
1 support company
AT platoon (Milan)
Reconnaissance Platoon (VBL recon)
Sniper section (8 snipers)
Commando section
4 combat companys
13th
Mountain Rifles (13e BCA) - Barby, Rhône-Alpes
1 command company
1 support company
4 combat companies
27th
Mountain Rifles (27e BCA) - Cran-Gevrier, Rhône-Alpes
1 command company
1 support company
4 combat companys
93rd
Mountain Artillery (93e RAM) - Varces, Rhône-Alpes
3 batteries (24 155 mm guns TR-F-1 and 24 120mm RT-F1
mortars)
High
Mountain LRRP 27 (URH 27) - Varces, Rhône-Alpes
150 Special Forces
1st
Foreign Legion Engineers (1e REG) - L’Ardoise,
Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur
1 command company
1 support company
(6 EFA, 6 PAA)
4 combat engineer companys (16 VAB, 8 MPG), 1 support
The 3 BCAs have the
same size that other infantry regiments of the French Army
(battalion name is retained only for tradition). They are equipped with
VAB APC and snow armored vehicles Bv 206s
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