6th Light Armoured Brigade (France)
- 6th Light Armoured Brigade (France)
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=6e Brigade Légère Blindée
caption=Badge of the brigade
dates=1 July 1999-
country=France
branch=French Army
command_structure=CFAT
type=Light armour brigade
role=motorised infantry
size=6 000 men
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garrison= Nîmes
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motto="vite, fort et bien" ("Swiftly, powerfully and well")
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The 6th Light Armoured Brigade ( _fr. 6e Brigade Légère Blindée, 6e BLB) is a unit of the French Army, one of the large units of the "Commandement de la force d'action terrestre".
It is designed to deploy on any operation theatre with very brief notices.
The unit was originally the "6e division légère blindée" (6th light armoured division), which was engaged in Iraq as "Division Daguet" during "Opération Daguet".
Composition
6000 men and 2100 wheeled vehicles:
*1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (48 AMX 10 RC)
*1er Régiment de Spahis (48 AMX 10 RC)
*2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) (135 VAB)
*21e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (21e RIMa, VAB)
*3e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (3e RAMa, AMX 30 AuF1 and 120 mm Mortars)
*1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG)
*6e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (6e CCT, VAB)
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