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List of French Army regiments

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The following is a current list of regiments of the French Army.

Infantry Regiments

French Infantry Command

1^er Régiment d'Infanterie (1st Infantry Regiment), 1ere Brigade Mécanisée (1st Mechanized Brigade) - Sarrebourg
1er Régiment de Tirailleurs (1st Riflemen Regiment), 1ere Brigade Mécanisée (1st Mechanized Brigade) - Epinal
1er Bataillon de Chasseurs (1st "Hunter" Battalion)
16e Bataillon de Chasseurs (16th "Hunter" Battalion), 2e Brigade Blindée (2nd Armoured Brigade) - Bitche
24^e Régiment d'Infanterie (24th Infantry Regiment), Commandement des Forces Terrestres (Land Forces Command) - Paris
35^e Régiment d'Infanterie (35th Infantry Regiment), 7^e Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Belfort
44^e Régiment d'Infanterie (44th Infantry Regiment)
92^e Régiment d'Infanterie (92nd Infantry Regiment), 3^e Brigade Mécanisée (3rd Mechanized Brigade) - Clermond Ferrand
126^e Régiment d'Infanterie (126th Infantry Regiment), 3^e Brigade Mécanisée (3rd Mechanized Brigade) - Brive
132^e Régiment d'Infanterie Cynotechnique (132nd Cynotechnic Infantry Regiment)
152^e Régiment d'Infantrie (152nd Infantry Regiment), 7^e Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Colmar.

Parachutistes ( Parachute Chasseur )

Main article: List of French paratrooper units

1^er Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes (1st Airborne "Hunter" Regiment), 11^e Brigade Parachutiste (11th Airborne Brigade) - Pamiers

Troupes de Montagne (Mountain Troops)

7^e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (7th Alpine "Hunter" Battalion), 27^e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Bourg St. Maurice
13^e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (13th Alpine "Hunter" Battalion), 27^e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Barby
27^e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (27th Alpine "Hunter" Battalion), 27^e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Cran Gevrier

Arme Blindée Cavalerie (Armoured Cavalry)

1st Regiment of Spahis, Bastille Day 2008 military parade on the Champs-Élysées, Paris.

1^er Régiment de Spahis (1st Spahis Regiment), 1ère Brigade Mécanisée (1st Mechanized Brigade) - Valence (26)
1^er Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique (1st African "Hunter" Regiment), Unité d'entrainement et de formation (Training Unit) - Canjuers
1^er Régiment de Chasseurs (1st "Hunter" Regiment), 7^e Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Thierville sur Meuse
4^e Régiment de Chasseurs (4th "Hunter" Regiment), 27^e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Gap
2^e Régiment de Dragons NBC (2nd NBC Dragoons Regiment), Commandement des Forces Terrestres (Land Forces Command) - Fontevraud
5^e Régiment de Dragons, (5th Dragoon Regiment) 7^e Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Mailly-le-Camp
1^er Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes (1st Parachute Hussars Regiment) 11^e Brigade Parachutiste- Tarbes
2^e Régiment de Hussards (2nd Hussars Regiment), Brigade de Renseignement (Intelligence Brigade) - Haguenau
3^e Régiment de Hussards (3rd Hussars Regiment), Brigade Franco-Allemande (Joint French-German Brigade) - Metz
5^e Régiment de Cuirassiers (5th Cuirassier Regiment) - United Arab Emirates
12^e Régiment de Cuirassiers (12th Cuirassier Regiment), 2^e Brigade Blindée (2nd Armoured Brigade) - Olivet
501^e Régiment de chars de combat (501st Tank Regiment), 2^e Brigade Blindée (2nd Armoured Brigade) - Mourmelon

Artillerie (Artillery)

1^er Régiment d'Artillerie (1st Artillery Regiment), 7^e Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Belfort
8^e Régiment d'Artillerie (8th Artillery Regiment), 7^e Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Commercy
17^e Groupe d'Artillerie (17th Artillery Battalion), Unité d'entrainement et de formation (Training Unit) - Biscarrosse
28^e Groupe Géographique (28th "Mapping" Battalion), Brigade de Renseignement (Intelligence Brigade) - Oberhoffen-sur-Moder
40^e Régiment d'Artillerie (40th Artillery Regiment), 2ème Brigade Blindée (2nd Armoured Brigade) - Suippes
54^e Régiment d'Artillerie (54th Artillery Regiment), 7^e Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Hyers
61^e Régiment d'Artillerie (61st Artillery Regiment), Brigade de Renseignement (Intelligence Brigade) - Chaumont
68^e Régiment d'Artillerie d'Afrique (68th African Artillery Regiment), 3^e Brigade Mécanisée (3rd Mechanized Brigade) - La Valbonne

Artillerie Parachutistes ( Parachute Artillery )

Main article: List of French paratrooper units

35^e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste (35th Airborne Artillery Regiment), 11^e Brigade Parachutiste (11th Airborne Brigade) - Tarbes

Troupes de Montagne (Mountain Troops)

93^e Régiment d'Artillerie de Montagne (93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment), 27^e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Varces

Génie (Engineers)

3^e Régiment du Génie (3rd Engineer Regiment), 1ere Brigade Mécanisée (1st Mechanized Brigade) - Charleville
5^e Régiment du Génie (5th Engineer Regiment)
6^e Régiment du Génie (6th Engineer Regiment), 9^e Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine (9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade) - Angers
13^e Régiment du Génie (13th Engineer Regiment), 2^e Brigade Blindée (2nd Armoured Brigade) - Le Valdahon
19^e Régiment du Génie (19th Engineer Regiment), 7^e Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Besançon
31^e Régiment du Génie (31st Engineer Regiment), 3^e Brigade Mécanisée (3rd Mechanized Brigade) - Castelsarrasin

Génie Parachutistes ( Parachute Engineer )

Main article: List of French paratrooper units

17^e Régiment du Génie Parachutiste (17th Engineer Airborne Regiment), 11^e Brigade Parachutiste (11th Airborne Brigade) - Montauban
25^e Régiment du Génie de l'Air (25th Air Engineer Regiment) - Istres

Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre (ALAT) ( Land Force Light Aviation )

Main article: List of French paratrooper units

1^er Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat (1st Combat Helicopter Regiment), Commandement des Forces Terrestres (Land Forces Command) - Phalsbourg
3^e Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat (3rd Combat Helicopter Regiment), Commandement des Forces Terrestres (Land Forces Command) - Étain
5^e Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat (5th Combat Helicopter Regiment), Commandement des Forces Terrestres (Land Forces Command) - Pau
4^e Régiment d'Hélicoptères des Forces Spéciales (4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment), Brigade des Forces Spéciales (Special Forces Brigade) - Pau

Transmissions (Signals)

28^e Régiment de Transmissions (28th Signal Regiment), Brigade de Transmissions (Signal Brigade) - Issoire
40^e Régiment de Transmissions (40th Signal Regiment), Brigade de Transmissions (Signal Brigade) - Thionville
41^e Régiment de Transmissions (41st Signal Regiment) - Douai
44^e Régiment de Transmissions (44th Signal Regiment), Brigade de Renseignement (Intelligence Brigade) - Mutzig
48^e Régiment de Transmissions (48th Signal Regiment), Brigade de Transmissions (Signal Brigade) - Agen
53^e Régiment de Transmissions (53rd Signal Regiment), Brigade de Transmissions (Signal Brigade) - Lunéville
54^e Régiment de Transmissions (54th Signal Regiment), Brigade de Renseignement (Intelligence Brigade) - Haguenau
785^e compagnie de guerre électronique (785th Electronic Warfare Company) - Orléans

Train (Transportation)

511th Regiment of Transport, Bastille Day 2008 military parade on the Champs-Élysées, Paris

121^e Régiment du Train (121st Transportation Regiment), 1ere brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - Linas-Montlhery
503^e Régiment du Train (503rd Transportation Regiment), 1ere brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - Nîmes
511^e Régiment du Train (511th Transportation Regiment), 1ere brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - Auxonne
515^e Régiment du Train (515th Transportation Regiment), 1ere brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - Brie
516^e Régiment du Train (516th Transportation Regiment), 1ere brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - Toul
519^e Groupe de Transit Maritime - Toulon

Parachutistes Train ( Parachute Train )

Main article: List of French paratrooper units

1^er Régiment du Train Parachutiste (1st Airborne Transportation Regiment), 11^e Brigade Parachutiste (11th Airborne Brigade) - Toulouse

Matériel (Quartermaster)

2^e Régiment du Matériel (2nd Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Bruz
3^e Régiment du Matériel (3rd Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Muret
4^e Régiment du Matériel (4th Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Nîmes
6^e Régiment du Matériel (6th Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Besançon
7^e Régiment du Matériel (7th Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Lyon
8^e Régiment du Matériel (8th Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Mourmelon

Other

Régiment de soutien opérationnel (Operational Support Regiment - Administrative) - Toulouse
Régiment Médical (Medical Regiment), 1^re brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - La Valbonne

Troupes de Marine (Marine Troops)

Infanterie (Infantry)

2^e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (2nd Marine Infantry Regiment), 9^e Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine (9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade) - Le Mans
3^e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment), 9^e Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine (9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade) - Vannes
6^e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine (6th Marine Infantry Battalion), Unités en Pays Africain (Units in Africa) - Libreville (Gabon)
9^e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (9th Marine Infantry Regiment), Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français (Units in French overseas departments and territories) - Cayenne (French Guiana)
21^e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (21st Marine Infantry Regiment), 6^e Brigade Légère Blindée (6th Light Armoured Brigade) - Fréjus
Régiment de Marche du Tchad (Marching Regiment of Chad), 2^e Brigade Blindée (2nd Armoured Brigade) - Meyenheim
Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique-Nouvelle Calédonie (Marine Infantry Regiment of the Pacific-New Caledonia), Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français (Units in French overseas departments and territories) - Nouméa

Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine ( Marine Infantry Parachute )

Main article: List of French paratrooper units

1^er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (1st Marine Airborne Infantry Regiment), Brigade des Forces Spéciales (Special Forces Brigade) - Bayonne
2^e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (2nd Marine Airborne Infantry Regiment), Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français (Units in French overseas departments and territories) - Réunion
3^e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine, (3rd Marine Airborne Infantry Regiment), 11^e Brigade Parachutiste (11th Airborne Brigade) - Carcassonne
8^e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine, (8th Marine Airborne Infantry Regiment), 11^e Brigade Parachutiste (11th Airborne Brigade) - Castres

Unités Blindées (Armoured Units)

Note: These units are technically part of the infantry but operate and use equipment similar to the Arme Blindée Cavalerie (Armoured Cavalry). Like the US Marine Corps, the Troupes de Marine do not use the definition "Cavalry".

1^er Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (1st Marine Infantry Regiment), 3^e Brigade mécanisée (3rd Mechanised Brigade') - Angoulême
Régiment d'infanterie-chars de marine (Marine Infantry-Tank Regiment), 9^e Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine (9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade) - Poitiers

Artillerie (Artillery)

3^e Régiment d'Artilerie de Marine (3rd Marine Artillery Regiment), 6^e Brigade Légère Blindée (6th Light Armoured Brigade) - Canjuers
11^e Régiment d'Artilerie de Marine (11th Marine Artillery Regiment), 9^e Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine (9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade) - St. Aubin du Cormier

Interarmes

Note: This unit combines infantry company, light cavalry squadron and artillery battery within the same regiment.

5^e Régiment Interarmes Outre Mer Unités en Pays Africain (Units in Africa) - Djibouti

Légion Etrangère (Foreign Legion)

Infanterie (Infantry)

1^er Régiment Etranger (1st Foreign Regiment), Aubagne, France, (Recruiting Regiment, COM.LE - Commandment of the Foreign Legion, Transfer Regiment for incoming and outgoing soldiers from/to other Regiments, Secret Service of the FFL, Administration of the FFL).
2^e Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie (2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment), 6^e Brigade Légère Blindée (6th Light Armoured Brigade) - Nîmes.
3^e Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie (3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment), Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français (Units in French overseas departments and territories) - Kourou (French Guiana).
4ème Régiment Etranger (4th Foreign Regiment), Castelnaudary, France, (Education regiment)
13e Demi-Brigade de la Légion Etrangère (13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion), Camp du Larzac.
Détachement de la Légion Etrangère à Mayotte (Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte), Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français (Units in French overseas departments and territories) - Mayotte, Comore Islands.

Parachutistes (Airborne)

Main article: List of French paratrooper units

2^e Régiment Etranger Parachutiste (2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment), 11^e Brigade Parachutiste (11th Airborne Brigade) - Calvi, Corse (Corsica Island).

Cavalerie Blindée (Armoured Cavalry)

1^er Régiment Etranger de Cavalerie (1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment), 6^e Brigade Légère Blindée (6th Light Armoured Brigade) - Orange

Génie Combat (Combat Engineers)

Main article: List of French paratrooper units

1^e Régiment Etranger du Génie (1st Foreign Engineer Regiment), 6^e Brigade Légère Blindée (6th Light Armoured Brigade) - Laudun.
- DINOPS Teams
2^e Régiment Etranger du Génie (2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment), 27^e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Saint-Christol.
DINOPS Teams
Mountain Commando Groups ( GCM )

Franco-Allemande ( Franco-German Brigade )

1^erBrigade Franco-allemande ( Franco-German Brigade )

Notes

Year founded:

1635 1st Cuirassier Regiment (France) carried on by the 1st Cuirassier Squadrons Group of the 1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment.
1635 6th Cuirassier Regiment (France) carried on by merged with the 12th Cuirassier Regiment to form the 6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment
1645 3rd Cuirassier Regiment (France) carried on by the 2nd Squadron of the 5th Cuirassier Regiment and the E.E.D. of the 57th D.B.
1676 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment founded as a Dragoon Regiment
1684 Saintonge Regiment carried on by the 82éme Regiment of Infantry.
1688 12th Cuirassier Regiment (France) carried on by the 6th Cuirassier Regiment to form the 6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment.
1690 Royal Suédois regiment flag and traditions carried on by company in the French Army's 4th Infantry Regiment.
1720 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment

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