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.
Army General Staff The Army General Staff is headquartered in Paris.
État-major de l'Armée de terre - Army General Staff, in Paris Inspection de l'Armée de terre (IAT) - Army Inspection
Commandement du Combat du Futur (CCF) - Future Combat Command Section technique de l'Armée de terre (STAT) - Army Technical Section, in Versailles Groupement aéromobilité de la section technique de l'Armée de terre (GAMSTAT) - Army Technical Section Airmobile Group, in Chabeuil
Army Light Aviation Command
Commandement de l'Aviation légère de l’Armée de terre (COM ALAT) - Army Light Aviation Command, in Metz Groupe avions de l'Armée de terre (GAAT) - Army Planes Group, in Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande École de l'Aviation légère de l’Armée de terre (EALAT) - Army Light Aviation School, in Le Cannet-des-Maures Base École Général Lejay (BAGL) - School Base, in Le Cannet-des-Maures Base École Général Naveley (BAGN) - School Base, in Dax École franco-allemande de formation des équipages Tigre (EFA Tigre) - Franco-German Tiger Training School, in Le-Cannet-des-Maures Centre de formation inter-armées NH90 (CFIA NH90) - NH90 Training Centre, in Le-Cannet-des-Maures Centre de formation franco-allemand pour le personnel technico-logistique Tigre (CFA PTL), Franco-German Tiger Logistic Training Centre in Faßberg (Germany)
National Territory Joint Staff The National Territory Joint Staff is headquartered in Paris and tasked with preparing for and providing support for operational deployments of the French Army on French national territory.
État-major interarmées pour le territoire national (EMIA TN) - National Territory Joint Staff, in Paris Brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris (BSPP) - Paris Fire Brigade, in Paris Brigade des militaires de la sécurité civile (BMSC) - Military Civil Defense Brigade, in Paris 1 Régiment d'Instruction et d'Intervention de la Sécurité Civile (1 RIISC) - 1st Civil Security Instruction and Intervention Regiment (Firefighting unit), in Nogent-le-Rotrou 4 Régiment d'Instruction et d'Intervention de la Sécurité Civile (4 RIISC) - 4th Civil Security Instruction and Intervention Regiment (Firefighting unit), in Libourne Unité d'Instruction et d'Intervention de la Sécurité Civile no 5 (UIISC 5) - 5th Civil Security Instruction and Intervention Unit (Firefighting unit), in Corte 7 Régiment d'Instruction et d'Intervention de la Sécurité Civile (7 RIISC) - 7th Civil Security Instruction and Intervention Regiment (Firefighting unit), in Brignoles
Foreign Legion Command The Foreign Legion Command manages the Legion related-issues (recruitment, traditions, employment, training, security) and is headquartered in Aubagne.
Commandement de la Légion Étrangère (COM LE) - Foreign Legion Command, in Aubagne 1 Régiment Étranger (1 RE) - 1st Foreign Regiment, in Aubagne 4 Régiment Étranger (4 RE) - 4th Foreign Regiment, in Castelnaudary Groupement de Recrutement de la Légion Étrangère (GRLE) - Foreign Legion Recruiting Group (Flag and traditions of 11th Foreign Regiment), in Fort de Nogent
Organic Army Command for Overseas Commandement organique terre pour l'outre-mer (CORTOM), in Paris 2 Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (2 RPIMa) - 2nd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment, in La Réunion 3 Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie (3 REI) - 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment, in Kourou (French Guiana) 5 Régiment Étranger (5 RE) - 5th Foreign Regiment, in Mayotte 9 Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (9 RIMa) - 9th Marine Infantry Regiment, in Cayenne (French Guiana) 33 Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (33 RIMa) - 33rd Marine Infantry Regiment, in Guadeloupe and Martinique Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique - Nouvelle-Calédonie (RIMAP-NC) - Pacific Marine Infantry Regiment - New Caledonia, in Nouméa (New Caledonia) Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique - Polynésie (RIMAP-P) - Pacific Marine Infantry Regiment - Polynesia, in Papeete (French Polynesia)
Land Forces and Operations Command The Commandement de la Force et des Opérations Terrestres (CFOT) - Land Forces and Operations Command has operational command of the army's combat forces and is headquartered in Lille.
1er Corps d'Armée (1er CA) - 1st Army Corps (France) in Lille Corps Européen (Détachement de Soutien National) - Eurocorps French National Support Detachment, in Strasbourg
1st Division 1 Division (1re DIV) – 1st Division, in Besançon Bataillon de Commandement et de Quartier Général (BCQG) - Command and Headquarters Battalion, in Besançon
7th Armored Brigade
7 Brigade Blindée (7 BB) – 7th Armored Brigade, in Besançon 7 Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions Blindée (7 CCTB) - 7th Armored Command and Signals Company (VAB), in Besançon 1 Régiment de Chasseurs (1 RCh) - 1st Chasseurs Regiment (Leclerc MBTs, VBL vehicles), in Verdun 5 Régiment de Dragons (5 RD) - 5th Dragoon Regiment (Leclerc MBTs, VBCI IFVs, VAB Génie, VBL vehicles), in Mailly-le-Camp 1 Régiment de Tirailleurs (1 RTir) - 1st Tirailleur Regiment (VBCI IFVs), in Epinal 35 Régiment d'Infanterie (35 RI) - 35th Infantry Regiment (VBCI IFVs), in Belfort 152 Régiment d'Infanterie (152 RI) - 152nd Infantry Regiment (VBCI IFVs) in Colmar 68 Régiment d'Artillerie d'Afrique (68 RAA) - 68th African Artillery Regiment (CAESAR howitzers, RTF1 mortars, Mistral missiles), in Valbonne 3 Régiment du Génie (3 RG) - 3rd Engineer Regiment (VAB Génie), in Charleville-Mézières 7 Groupement d'Instruction Blindé (7 GIB) - 7th Armored Instruction Group, in Valdahon
9th Marine Infantry Brigade
9 Brigade d'Infanterie de Marine (9 BIMa) - 9th Marine Infantry Brigade, in Poitiers 9 Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions de Marine (9 CCTMa) - 9th Marine Command and Signals Company (VAB), in Poitiers Régiment d'Infanterie-Chars de Marine (RICM) - Marine Infantry Tank Régiment (EBRC Jaguar vehicles), in Poitiers 1 Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (1 RIMa) - 1st Marine Infantry Regiment (AMX-10 RC, VAB, VBL vehicles, being replaced by EBRC Jaguar vehicles), in Angoulême 2 Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (2 RIMa) - 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment (VBCI IFVs), in Champagné 3 Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (3 RIMa) - 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment (VBMR Griffon), in Vannes 5 Régiment Interarmes d'Outre-mer (5ee RIAOM) - 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment, in Djibouti City (Djibouti) 126 Régiment d'Infanterie (126 RI) - 126th Infantry Regiment (VAB vehicles, being replaced by VBMR Griffon), in Brive-la-Gaillarde 11 Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (11 RAMa) - 11th Marine Artillery Regiment (CAESAR howitzers, RTF1 mortars, VBMR Griffon MEPAC mortar carriers, Mistral missiles), in Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier 6 Régiment du Génie (6 RG) - 6th Engineer Regiment (VAB Génie), in Angers 1 Groupement d'Instruction des Troupes de Marine (1 GITdM) - 1st Marine Instruction Group, in Coëtquidan 22 Groupement d'Instruction des Troupes de Marine (22 GITdM) - 22nd Marine Instruction Group, in Angoulême
27th Mountain Infantry Brigade
27 Brigade d’Infanterie de Montagne (27 BIM) – 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade, in Grenoble 27 Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions de Montagne (27 CCTM) - 27th Mountain Command and Signals Company, in Varces 4 Régiment de Chasseurs (4 RCh) - 4th Chasseurs Regiment (AMX-10 RC, ERC 90, VAB, VBL vehicles, being replaced by EBRC Jaguar vehicles), in Gap 7 Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (7 BCA) - 7th Mountain Infantry Battalion (VAB, VHM vehicles), in Varces 13 Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (13 BCA) - 13th Mountain Infantry Battalion (VBMR Griffon, VHM vehicles), in Barby 27 Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (27 BCA) - 27th Mountain Infantry Battalion (VAB, VHM vehicles), in Cran-Gevrier Bataillon de Réserve des Alpes - Reserve Battalion of the Alps, in Grenoble 93 Régiment d'Artillerie de Montagne (93 RAM) - 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment (CAESAR howitzers, RTF1 mortars, Mistral missiles), in Varces 2 Régiment Étranger de Génie (2 REG) - 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment, in Saint-Christol 6 Groupement d'Instruction de Montagne (6 GIM) - 6th Mountain Instruction Group, in Gap École militaire de haute montagne (EMHM) - High Mountain Military School, in Chamonix Groupement d'Aguerrissement en Montagne (GAM) - Mountain Acclimatization Grouping, in Modane
Franco-German Brigade
Only the French units of the Franco-German Brigade are listed below.
Brigade Franco-Allemande (BFA) – Franco-German Brigade, in Müllheim (Germany) 1 Régiment d'Infanterie (1 RI) - 1st Infantry Regiment (VBMR Griffon), in Sarrebourg (France) 3 Régiment de Hussards (3 RH) - 3rd Hussar Regiment (AMX-10 RC, VAB, VBL vehicles, being replaced by EBRC Jaguar vehicles), in Metz (France) Bataillon de Commandement et de Soutien (BCS) - Command and Support Battalion, in Müllheim (Germany)
3rd Division
The 3rd Division carries the traditions of the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division.
3 Division (3 DIV) – 3rd Division, in Marseille Bataillon de Commandement et de Quartier Général (BCQG) - Command and Headquarters Battalion, in Marseille
2nd Armored Brigade
2 Brigade Blindée (2 BB) – 2nd Armored Brigade, in Strasbourg 2 Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions Blindée (2 CCTB) - 2nd Armored Command and Signals Company (VAB), in Illkirch-Graffenstaden 12 Régiment de Cuirassiers (12 RC) - 12th Cuirassier Regiment (Leclerc MBTs, VBL vehicles), in Olivet 501 Régiment de Chars de Combat (501 RCC) - 501st Tank Regiment (Leclerc MBTs, VAB, VBL vehicles), in Mourmelon-le-Grand Régiment de Marche du Tchad (RMT) - "Ad hoc Regiment of Chad"In French military parlance, Régiment de marche refers to regiments built of units originally belonging to other regiments. The term was common during the First World War, when infantry regiments capable of fighting were organised around survivors of several destroyed regiments (VBCI IFVs), in Meyenheim 5 Régiment de Cuirassiers (5 RC) - 5th Cuirassier Regiment, in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) 16 Bataillon de Chasseurs à pied (16 BCP) - 16th Chasseurs on Foot Battalion (VBCI IFVs), in Bitche 92 Régiment d'Infanterie (92 RI) - 92nd Infantry Regiment (VBCI IFVs), in Clermont-Ferrand 40 Régiment d'Artillerie (40 RA) - 40th Artillery Regiment (CAESAR howitzers, RTF1 mortars, Mistral missiles), in Suippes 13 Régiment du Génie (13 RG) - 13th Engineer Regiment (VAB Génie), in Valdahon 12 Groupement d'Instruction (12 GI) - 12th Instruction Group, in Bitche
6th Light Armored Brigade 6 Brigade Légère Blindée (6 BLB) – 6th Light Armored Brigade, in Nîmes 6 Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions de Marine (6 CCTMa) - 6th Marine Command and Signals Company (VAB), in Nîmes 1 Régiment de Spahis (1 RS) – 1st Spahi Regiment (AMX-10 RC, VAB, VBL vehicles, being replaced by EBRC Jaguar vehicles), in Valence 1 Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie (1 REC) - 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (EBRC Jaguar vehicles), in Marseille 2 Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie (2 REI) - 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (VBCI IFVs), in Nîmes 13 Demi Brigade de Légion Etrangère (13 DBLE) - 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (VBMR Griffon), in La Cavalerie 21 Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (21 RIMa) - 21st Marine Infantry Regiment (VBMR Griffon), in Fréjus Bataillon de Marche - Marching Battalion (Reserve), in Nîmes 3 Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (3 RAMa) - 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment (CAESAR howitzers, RTF1 mortars, Mistral missiles), in Canjuers 1 Régiment Étranger de Génie (1 REG) - 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment, in Laudun 4 Groupement d'Instruction des Troupes de Marine (4 GITdM) - 4th Marine Instruction Group, in Fréjus
11th Parachute Brigade
11 Brigade Parachutiste (11 BP) – 11th Parachute Brigade, in Balma