The 7th Armoured Brigade (french: 7 Brigade blindée) is an armoured
brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division.
Br ...
of the
French Army
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. It carries on the traditions and honours of the
7th Armoured Division.
Organization
The organisation of the brigade as of 2022 is:
* Headquarters and Staff, in
Besançon
Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerl ...
* 7éme Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions – Command & Signals Company, in
Besançon
Besançon (, , , ; archaic german: Bisanz; la, Vesontio) is the prefecture of the department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerl ...
* 1ére Régiment de Chasseurs – Armoured Regiment, in
Thierville-sur-Meuse
Thierville-sur-Meuse (, literally ''Thierville on Meuse'') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France
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*
5éme Régiment de Dragons – Combined Armoured Regiment, in
Mailly-le-Camp
Mailly-le-Camp () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
History
The town is mentioned as ''Mailliacus'' for the first time in 859 AD document.
In 1902 a large military camp was built in its territory.
On 3–4 May 194 ...
*
35éme Régiment d'Infanterie – Armoured Infantry, in
Belfort
Belfort (; archaic german: Beffert/Beffort) is a city in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Northeastern France, situated between Lyon and Strasbourg, approximately from the France–Switzerland border. It is the prefecture of the Territo ...
* 152éme Régiment d'Infanterie – Armoured Infantry, in
Colmar
Colmar (, ; Alsatian: ' ; German during 1871–1918 and 1940–1945: ') is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), it is ...
*
1ére Régiment de Tirailleurs – Armoured Infantry, in
Epinal
* 68éme Régiment d'Artillerie d'Afrique – Mobile Artillery, in
La Valbonne
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
* 3éme Régiment du Génie – Engineers, in
Charleville-Mézières
or ''Carolomacérienne''
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Charleville-Mézières () is a commune of northern France, capital of the Ardennes department, Grand Est.
Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the river Meuse. ...
* Le Centre de Formation Initiale des Militaires du Rang 7e Brigade Blindée – 3éme Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique, in
Valdahon
Valdahon () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Doubs department
The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of Franc ...
(Initial brigade training centre)
Notes
References
* Official site
7 BB
Brigades of France
Military units and formations established in 1999
1999 establishments in France
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