The following is a current list of regiments of the

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Infantry Regiments

*'' 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'' (132nd Infantry Regiment) *'' 152^e Régiment d'Infantrie'' (152nd Infantry Regiment), ''7^e Brigade Blindée'' (7th Armoured Brigade) - Colmar.

''Parachutistes'' ( Parachute Chasseur )

*'' 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)

*'' 1^er Régiment de Spahis'' (1st ''

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s'' 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 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) -

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*'' 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 )

*'' 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 )

*'' 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 )

*''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)

*''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 )

*''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 The ''Régiment de marche du Tchad'' (RMT, " ''Ad hoc'' Regiment of Chad") is a mechanised unit of the French Army, belonging to the ''Troupes de Marine''. It is part of the 2nd Armoured Brigade. Formerly garrisoned north of Noyon it was moved ...

'' (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 )

*'' 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 The Régiment d'infanterie chars de marine RICM in French, (R.I.C.M, or Marine Infantry Tank Regiment) is a light cavalry regiment of the French Army, successor to the Régiment d'infanterie coloniale du Maroc RICM (R.I.C.M, or Colonial Infantry ...

'' (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 Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loc ...

), ''Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français'' (Units in French overseas departments and territories) - Mayotte, Comore Islands.

''Parachutistes'' (Airborne)

*'' 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)

*'' 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) The 6th Cuirassier Regiment (french: link=no, 6e Régiment de Cuirassiers,6e RC) was an ancient French cavalry regiment. It has since merged with the 12th Cuirassier Regiment to form the 6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment. The French Royal Army 163 ...

carried on by merged with the 12th Cuirassier Regiment to form the

6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment The 12th Cuirassier Regiment (french: 6e-12e Régiment de Cuirassiers,6e-12e RC) was an armoured cavalry (tank) regiment of the French Army. It was the armoured component of the 2nd Armoured Brigade. History The Chief of Staff of the French ...

*1645

3rd Cuirassier Regiment (France) The 3rd Cuirassier Regiment (french: 3e Régiment de Cuirassiers, 3e RC) was a cavalry regiment of the French Army, later reequipped as an armored regiment. Ancien Régime Timoléon de Sercourt d’Esclainvilliers inherited his father's compa ...

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 The 13e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes ( en, 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment) or 13e RDP is a special reconnaissance regiment of the French Army. It is a unit of the French Army Special Forces Command, the latter itself being under the Spec ...

founded as a

Dragoon Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot. From the early 17th century onward, dragoons were increasingly also employed as conventional cavalry and trained for combat w ...

Regiment *1684 Saintonge Regiment carried on by the 82éme Regiment of Infantry. *1688

12th Cuirassier Regiment (France) The 12th Cuirassier Regiment (french: 12e Régiment de Cuirassiers, 12e RC) is an armoured cavalry (tank) regiment of the French Army. It provides the armoured component of the 2nd Armoured Brigade. Currently stationed at Quartier Valmy, Olive ...

carried on by the 6th Cuirassier Regiment to form the

. *1690

Royal Suédois The Régiment de Royal Suédois ( en, Royal Swedish Regiment) was a foreign infantry regiment in the Royal French Army during the Ancien Régime. It was created in 1690 from Swedish prisoners taken during the Battle of Fleurus. The regiment event ...

regiment flag and traditions carried on by company in the French Army's 4th Infantry Regiment. *1720

1st Parachute Hussar Regiment The 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment (french: List of French paratrooper units, 1er Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes, List of French paratrooper units, 1er RHP) is an List of French paratrooper units, airborne cavalry unit in the French Army, fou ...

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