7th Armoured Brigade (France)

7e Brigade blindée
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Active	1999 - present
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Armour
Size	~ 8,000 personnel
Part of	1st Division
Garrison/HQ	Besançon
Motto(s)	Force et Audace ("Strength and daring")

The 7th Armoured Brigade (French: 7^e Brigade blindée) is an armoured brigade of the French Army. It carries on the traditions and honours of the 7th Armoured Division.

Organization 2016

The brigade consists of 7 regiments with a total of around 8000 personnel.^[1]

• 7^e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (7^e CCT) - Command and Signals Company in Besançon with VAB
• 1^er Régiment de Chasseurs (1^er RCh) - Armoured Regiment in Verdun with 60 Leclerc
• 5^e Régiment de Dragons (5^e RD) - Armoured Regiment in Mailly-le-Camp with 60 Leclerc
• 1^er Régiment de Tirailleurs (1^er RTir) - Infantry Regiment in Epinal with VBCI
• 35^e Régiment d'Infanterie (35^e RI) - Infantry Regiment in Belfort with VBCI
• 152^e Régiment d'Infanterie (152^e RI) - Infantry Regiment in Colmar with VBCI
• 68^e Régiment d'Artillerie d'Afrique (68^e RAA) - Artillery Regiment in Valbonne with 12x CAESAR self-propelled howitzers, 16x 120mm RTF1 mortars and Mistral Surface-to-air missiles
• 3^e Régiment du Génie (3^e RG) - Engineer Regiment in Charleville-Mézières
• Escadron d'éclairage et d'investigation de la 7^e Brigade blindée (EEI 7) - brigade reconnaissance squadron at Verdun. "The eyes of the general"

Notes

References

• Official site (in French) - 7^e BB