Franco-German Brigade
| Franco-German Brigade | |
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| Active | October 2, 1989- |
| Country | France, Germany |
| Type | Mechanised Infantry |
| Size | 1 Brigade (5.980) |
| Part of | Eurocorps |
| Garrison/HQ | Müllheim |
| Motto | Dem Besten verpflichtet/Le devoir d'excellence (Devoted to excellence) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Général de brigade Philippe Chalmel Oberst Klaus Hahndel |
The Franco-German Brigade (French: Brigade Franco-Allemande; German: Deutsch-Französische Brigade) is a joint formation consisting of units from both the French Armée de Terre and German Heer armies and is integrated in Eurocorps.[1]
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[edit] History
The Brigade was formed in 1987 following a summit between President Mitterrand of France and Chancellor Kohl of Germany. The Brigade became operational on October 2, 1989 under the command of General Jean-Pierre Sengeisen. Currently, the FGB is stationed at Müllheim, Metz, Donaueschingen, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, and Immendingen as part of the Eurocorps.[2]
In February 2009 it was announced that a German battalion of the force was to be moved to Illkirch near Strasbourg in France.[3]
[edit] Organisation
The Franco-German brigade can be described as a mechanised formation; its combat units are an armoured reconnaissance regiment, three mechanised infantry battalions, and an artillery regiment. The logistical support unit and the brigade's HQ have mixed complements drawn from both countries.[4]
Staff, in Müllheim (D)- 3e Régiment de Hussards (3e RH) (3rd Hussar Regiment), in Metz (F)
- 1st Reconnaissance Company
- 2nd Reconnaissance Company
- 3rd Reconnaissance Company
- 4th Light Reconnaissance and Anti-Armour Company
- 5th Supply and Support Company
- 6th Combat Service Support Company
- 110e Régiment d'Infanterie (110e RI) (110th Infantry Regiment), in Donaueschingen (D)
- 1st Infantry Company
- 2nd Infantry Company
- 3rd Infantry Company
- 4th Reconnaissance and Combat Support Company
- 5th Supply and Support Company
- 6th Combat Service Support Company
- Jägerbataillon 291 (291st Light Infantry Battalion), in Illkirch-Graffenstaden (F)
- 1st HQ & Supply Company
- 2nd Light Infantry Company
- 3rd Light Infantry Company
- 4th Reconnaissance Company
- Jägerbataillon 292 (292nd Light Infantry Battalion), in Donaueschingen (D)
- Panzerartilleriebataillon 295 (295th Armoured Artillery Battalion), in Immendingen (D)
- Panzerpionierkompanie 550 (550th Armoured Engineer Company), in Immendingen (D)
- Logistic Battalion (French: Bataillon de Commandement et de Soutien German: Deutsch-Französiches Versorgungsbataillon), in Müllheim (D)
- 1st HQ & Supply Company (bi-national)
- 2nd Supply Company (bi-national)
- 3rd Maintenance Company (bi-national)
- 4th Transport Company (German)
- Combat Service Support Company (French)
- Staff Company Franco-German Brigade (bi-national)
[edit] See also
- Franco-British Defence and Security Cooperation Treaty and Downing Street Declaration
- NATO
- Eurocorps
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Franco-German Brigade on official Eurocorps website". Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20080220071754/http://www.eurocorps.net/organisation/german_french_brigade/. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ "History of the Franco-German Brigade (in German)". Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20071212214138/http://www.df-brigade.de/site_de/gesch.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ International Herald Tribune, German battalion to be stationed in France, February 7, 2009
- ^ "Structure of the Franco-German Brigade (in German)". http://www.df-brigade.de/site_de/struktur.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
[edit] External links
- (German) (French) Official website
- The Eurocorps-Foreign Legion concept and its Single European Regiment: A proposed evolution in the Franco-German brigade and ESDI in NATO
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Coordinates: 47°48′58.61″N 7°37′16.27″E / 47.8162806°N 7.6211861°E
