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The structure of the French Army is fixed by Chapter 2 of Title II of Book II of the Third Part of the Code of Defense, notably resulting in the codification of Decree 2000-559 of 21 June 2000.[1]

Chief of the Defense Staff of the Armed Forces

The Chief of Staff of the French Army (Chef d'état-major de l'armée de terre,C.E.M.A.T) is a direct subordinate of the Chief of the Defence Staff of the Armed Forces (Chef d'État-Major des Armées,C.E.M.A).

In terms of Article R.3222-3 of the Code of Defence,[2] the Army comprises:

  • The Chief of Staff of the French Army (Chef d'état-major de l'armée de terre (CEMAT)).
  • The army staff (l'état-major de l'armée de terre (EMAT)), which directs and manages all the components;
  • The Army Inspectorate (l'inspection de l'Armée de terre);
  • The Army Human Resources Directorate (la direction des ressources humaines de l'armée de terre (DRHAT));
  • The forces;
  • A territorial organisation (5 land régions: Île-de-France, Nord-Ouest, Sud-Ouest, Sud-Est and Nord-Est);[3]
  • The services;
  • The personnel training and military higher training organisms.
Structure of the French Army (click to enlarge).

Chief of Staff of the French Army

Main article: Chief of the Defence Staff (France)
  • General Commanding the Foreign Legion (Aubagne)
  • 25e Régiment du Génie de l'Air (25e RGA) - Air Engineer Regiment in Istres tasked with construction and maintenance of forward airbases
  • Brigade de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris (BSPP) - fire brigade for the city of Paris and surrounding suburbs, part of the Engineer Corps

Land Forces Command

The CFT (Commandement des Forces Terrestres or Land Forces Command) commands the two divisions and the four specialized commands.

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Corps de Réaction Rapide - Rapid Reaction Corps

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Combat brigades of the Armee de Terre 2015

1re division – 1st Division

Main article: 1st Armored Division (France)

Based in Besançon.

7e brigade blindée – 7th Armoured Brigade

Main article: 7th Armoured Brigade (France)

Based in Besançon.

9e Brigade d'Infanterie de Marine - 9th Marine Infantry Brigade

Main article: 9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade (France)

Based in Poitiers.

27e brigade d’infanterie de montagne – 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade

Main article: 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (France)

Based in Varces.

  • 27e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions de Montagne (27e CCTM) - Command and Signals Company in Varces
  • 4e Régiment de Chasseurs (4e RCh) - Wheeled Armoured Regiment in Gap with 36 ERC 90, 16 VBL and 6 Gazelle helicopters
  • 7e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (7e BCA) - Mountain Infantry Battalion in Bourg-Saint-Maurice with VAB and VHM
  • 13e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (11e BCA) - Mountain Infantry Battalion in Chambéry with VAB and VHM
  • 27e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (27e BCA) - Mountain Infantry Battalion in Annecy with VAB and VHM
  • 93e Régiment d'Artillerie de Montagne (93e RAM) - Mountain Artillery Regiment in Varces with CAESAR self-propelled howitzers and RTF1 mortars
  • 2e Régiment Etranger de Génie (2e REG) in Saint-Christol

Brigade franco-allemande – Franco-German Brigade

Main article: Franco-German Brigade

Based in Müllheim, Germany

French contribution:

3e division – 3rd Division

Main article: 3rd Armored Division (France)

Based in Marseille. Carries the traditions of the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division.

2e brigade blindée – 2nd Armored Brigade

Main article: 2nd Armoured Brigade (France)

Based in Illkirch-Graffenstaden.

6e brigade légère blindée – 6th Light Armoured Brigade

Legionnaires in parade uniform
Main article: 6th Light Armoured Brigade (France)

Based in Nîmes.

11e brigade parachutiste – 11th Parachute Brigade

File:8th RPIMa.jpg
8th RPIMa insignia
Main article: List of French Paratrooper Units
Main article: 11th Parachute Brigade

Based in Balma.

Commandement du renseignement – Intelligence Command

Based in Strasbourg.

Commandement des systèmes d'information et de communications – Information and communication systems Command

Based in Cesson-Sévigné.

  • 28e Régiment de Transmissions (28e RT) - Signal Regiment Issoire
  • 40e Régiment de Transmissions (40e RT) - Signal Regiment Thionville
  • 41e Régiment de Transmissions (41e RT) - Signal Regiment Douai
  • 48e Régiment de Transmissions (48e RT) - Signal Regiment Agen
  • 53e Régiment de Transmissions (53e RT) - Signal Regiment Lunéville

Commandement de la logistique – Logistics Command

Armoured medical transportation vehicle

Based in Lille.

  • 519e Groupe de Transit Maritime (519e GTM) - Sea Transport Group in Toulon

1re brigade logistique - Logistics Brigade

Based in Montlhéry :

  • 121e Régiment du Train (121e RT) - Logistic Regiment in Montlhéry
  • 503e Régiment du Train (503e RT) - Logistic Regiment in Nîmes
  • 511e Régiment du Train (511e RT) - Logistic Regiment in Auxonne
  • 515e Régiment du Train (515e RT) - Logistic Regiment in Angoulême
  • 516e Régiment du Train (516e RT) - Logistic Regiment in Toul
  • Régiment de soutien du combattant - Combat Logistic Regiment in Toulouse
  • Régiment Médical (RMED) - Field Hospital Regiment in Valbonne
  • 24e Régiment d'Infanterie-Bataillon de réserve Ile de France - vital points protection reserve Battalion in Paris[4]

Commandement de la maintenance des forces - Maintenance Command

Based in Lille and Versailles.

  • 2e Régiment du Matériel (2e RMAT) - Material Regiment in Bruz
  • 3e Régiment du Matériel (3e RMAT) - Material Regiment in Muret
  • 4e Régiment du Matériel (4e RMAT) - Material Regiment in Nimes
  • 6e Régiment du Matériel (6e RMAT) - Material Regiment in Besançon
  • 7e Régiment du Matériel (7e RMAT) - Material Regiment in Lyon
  • 8e Régiment du Matériel (8e RMAT) - Material Regiment in Mourmelon

Other Commands

Commandement de l'Aviation légère de l'Armée de terre - Army Light Aviation Command

The Aviation légère de l’Armée de terre (ALAT) controls the army's light aviation units and training establishments. ALAT is headquartered at Vélizy-Villacoublay.

  • 9e Bataillon de Soutien Aéromobile - Aviation maintenance base in Montauban.

4e brigade d'aérocombat - Air-Combat Brigade

Based in Clermont-Ferrand :

  • 4e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (4e CCT) - Command and Signals Company in Clermont-Ferrand
  • 1er Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat (1er RHC) - Combat Helicopter Regiment in Phalsbourg with 42 Gazelle, 20 Puma and 14 Cougar helicopters
  • 3e Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat (3e RHC) - Combat Helicopter Regiment in Étain with 37 Gazelle, 16 Puma helicopters
  • 5e Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat (5e RHC) - Combat Helicopter Regiment in Pau with 52 Gazelle helicopters

COS

Main article: Commandement des Opérations Spéciales

The Commandement des Opérations Spéciales (Special Operations Command, COS) is the command, which coordinates the use of the French special forces of all military branches (Army, Navy, Air Force and Gendarmerie). The Special Forces units of the French Army are united in the Commandement des forces spéciales terrestres (Army Special Forces Command, COM FST).

Commandement des forces spéciales terrestres - Army Special Forces Command

Based in Pau.

Commandement de la Légion étrangère - Foreign Legion Command

Based in Aubagne.

Commandement pour le territoire national - National territory Command

Commandement de la formation et de l'entrainement interarmes - Training Command

  • Centre d'entraînement des postes de commandement (CEPC) in camp de Mailly ;
  • Centre d'entraînement au combat (CENTAC), in camp de Mailly ;
  • Commission nationale de contrôle interarmes (CNCIA), in camp de Mailly ;
  • Centre d'entraînement aux actions en zone urbaine (CENZUB), in camp de Sissonne (02) ;
  • Centre d'entraînement interarmes et du soutien logistique (CENTIAL), in Mourmelon-le-Grand (51) ;
  • Centre national d'entrainement commando (CNEC), in Mont-Louis ;
  • École du combat interarmes (ECIA) ;
  • 1er Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique (1er RCA) - Armoured Training Regiment in Canjuers
  • 17e Groupe d'Artillerie (17e GA) - Air Defense Artillery Training Battalion at Biscarosse, Landes

Direction centrale de la Structure intégrée du maintien en condition opérationnelle des matériels terrestres - Industrial maintenance Service

Based in Versailles.

  • 5e Base de Soutien du Matériel (5e BSMAT) - Materials Base in Draguignan
  • 12e Base de Soutien du Matériel (12e BSMAT) - Materials Base in Salbris
  • 13e Base de Soutien du Matériel (13e BSMAT) - Materials Base in Clermont-Ferrand

Army units permanently deployed overseas

Africa and Middle East

  • 5e Régiment de Cuirassiers (5e RC) - Mixed Regiment based in the United Arab Emirates
  • 5e Régiment Interarmes d’Outre-Mer (5e RIAOM) - Mixed Marine Regiment in Djibouti equipped with AMX 10 RC
  • 6e Bataillon d’Infanterie de Marine (6e BIMa) - Marine Infantry Battalion based in Gabon equipped with ERC 90 Sagaie

Caribbean

  • Détachement Terre Antilles/33e RIMa (33e RIMa) in Fort-de-France (Martinique) (infantry)

French Guiana

Indian Ocean

Pacific Ocean

References

  1. ^ "Version du décret avant abrogation" (in French). Legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  2. ^ CDEF(R), no. R3222-3 Code de la défense, art. R.3222-3
  3. ^ CDEF(R) no. R1212-4, Code de la défense, art. R.*1212-4.
  4. ^ http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/presentation/organisation-des-forces/infanterie/bataillon-de-reserve-ile-de-france-24-r.i
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