2nd Armoured Brigade (France)

2nd Armoured Brigade (France)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=2ème Brigade Blindée


caption=Badge of the 2nd DB, ancestor to the 2nd BB
dates=1999 -
country=France
allegiance=
branch=French Army
type=Armour
role=
size=6 200 men
command_structure=CFAT
current_commander=
garrison=Orléans
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=
patron=
motto="Ne me dites pas que c'est impossible ! " ("Do not tell me it is impossible!")
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles=
notable_commanders=Général Leclerc
anniversaries=

The 2nd Armoured Brigade ( _fr. 2e Brigade Blindée, 2e BB) is an armoured unit of the French Army. It is heir to the honours and traditions of the 2nd Armoured Division commanded by Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque.

The reorganisation of the French Army in 1999 transformed the 2nd Armoured Division to the 2nd Armoured Brigade.

Composition

*6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment
*Tchad March Regiment
*16th Chasseur Battalion
*13th Engineer Regiment
*1st Marine Artillery Regiment


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