List of French Army regiments explained

The following is a current list of regiments of the French Army.

Infantry Regiments

• 1^er Régiment d'Infanterie (1st Infantry Regiment), 1ere Brigade Mécanisée (1st Mechanized Brigade) - Sarrebourg
• 1er Régiment de Tirailleurs (1st Riflemen Regiment), 1ere Brigade Mécanisée (1st Mechanized Brigade) - Epinal
• 1er Bataillon de Chasseurs (1st "Hunter" Battalion)
• 16e Bataillon de Chasseurs (16th "Hunter" Battalion), 2e Brigade Blindée (2nd Armoured Brigade) - Bitche
• 24^e Régiment d'Infanterie (24th Infantry Regiment), Commandement des Forces Terrestres (Land Forces Command) - Paris
• 35^e Régiment d'Infanterie (35th Infantry Regiment), 7^e Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Belfort
• 44^e Régiment d'Infanterie (44th Infantry Regiment)
• 92^e Régiment d'Infanterie (92nd Infantry Regiment), 3^e Brigade Mécanisée (3rd Mechanized Brigade) - Clermond Ferrand
• 126^e Régiment d'Infanterie (126th Infantry Regiment), 3^e Brigade Mécanisée (3rd Mechanized Brigade) - Brive
• 132^e Régiment d'Infanterie Cynotechnique (132nd Cynotechnic Infantry Regiment)
• 152^e Régiment d'Infantrie (152nd Infantry Regiment), 7^e Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Colmar.

Parachutistes (Parachute Chasseur)

See main article: List of French paratrooper units.

• 1^er Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes (1st Airborne "Hunter" Regiment), 11^e Brigade Parachutiste (11th Airborne Brigade) - Pamiers

Troupes de Montagne (Mountain Troops)

• 7^e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (7th Alpine "Hunter" Battalion), 27^e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Bourg St. Maurice
• 13^e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (13th Alpine "Hunter" Battalion), 27^e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Barby
• 27^e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (27th Alpine "Hunter" Battalion), 27^e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Cran Gevrier

Arme Blindée Cavalerie (Armoured Cavalry)

• 1^er Régiment de Spahis (1st Spahis Regiment), 1ère Brigade Mécanisée (1st Mechanized Brigade) - Valence (26)
• 1^er Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique (1st African "Hunter" Regiment), Unité d'entrainement et de formation (Training Unit) - Canjuers
• 1^er Régiment de Chasseurs (1st "Hunter" Regiment), 7^e Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Thierville sur Meuse
• 4^e Régiment de Chasseurs (4th "Hunter" Regiment), 27^e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Gap
• 2^e Régiment de Dragons NBC (2nd NBC Dragoons Regiment), Commandement des Forces Terrestres (Land Forces Command) - Fontevraud
• 5^e Régiment de Dragons, (5th Dragoon Regiment) 7^e Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Mailly-le-Camp
• 1 Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes (1st Parachute Hussars Regiment) 11^e Brigade Parachutiste- Tarbes
• 2^e Régiment de Hussards (2nd Hussars Regiment), Brigade de Renseignement (Intelligence Brigade) - Haguenau
• 3^e Régiment de Hussards (3rd Hussars Regiment), Brigade Franco-Allemande (Joint French-German Brigade) - Metz
• 5^e Régiment de Cuirassiers (5th Cuirassier Regiment) - United Arab Emirates
• 12^e Régiment de Cuirassiers (12th Cuirassier Regiment), 2^e Brigade Blindée (2nd Armoured Brigade) - Olivet
• 501^e Régiment de chars de combat (501st Tank Regiment), 2^e Brigade Blindée (2nd Armoured Brigade) - Mourmelon

Artillerie (Artillery)

• 1^er Régiment d'Artillerie (1st Artillery Regiment), 7^e Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Belfort
• 8^e Régiment d'Artillerie (8th Artillery Regiment), 7^e Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Commercy
• 17^e Groupe d'Artillerie (17th Artillery Battalion), Unité d'entrainement et de formation (Training Unit) - Biscarrosse
• 28^e Groupe Géographique (28th "Mapping" Battalion), Brigade de Renseignement (Intelligence Brigade) - Oberhoffen-sur-Moder
• 40^e Régiment d'Artillerie (40th Artillery Regiment), 2ème Brigade Blindée (2nd Armoured Brigade) - Suippes
• 54^e Régiment d'Artillerie (54th Artillery Regiment), 7^e Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Hyers
• 61^e Régiment d'Artillerie (61st Artillery Regiment), Brigade de Renseignement (Intelligence Brigade) - Chaumont
• 68^e Régiment d'Artillerie d'Afrique (68th African Artillery Regiment), 3^e Brigade Mécanisée (3rd Mechanized Brigade) - La Valbonne

Artillerie Parachutistes (Parachute Artillery)

See main article: List of French paratrooper units.

• 35^e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste (35th Airborne Artillery Regiment), 11^e Brigade Parachutiste (11th Airborne Brigade) - Tarbes

Troupes de Montagne (Mountain Troops)

• 93^e Régiment d'Artillerie de Montagne (93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment), 27^e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Varces

Génie (Engineers)

• 3^e Régiment du Génie (3rd Engineer Regiment), 1ere Brigade Mécanisée (1st Mechanized Brigade) - Charleville
• 5^e Régiment du Génie (5th Engineer Regiment)
• 6^e Régiment du Génie (6th Engineer Regiment), 9^e Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine (9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade) - Angers
• 13^e Régiment du Génie (13th Engineer Regiment), 2^e Brigade Blindée (2nd Armoured Brigade) - Le Valdahon
• 19^e Régiment du Génie (19th Engineer Regiment), 7^e Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Besançon
• 31^e Régiment du Génie (31st Engineer Regiment), 3^e Brigade Mécanisée (3rd Mechanized Brigade) - Castelsarrasin

Parachute and Air Support Engineers

• 17^e Régiment du Génie Parachutiste (17th Engineer Airborne Regiment), 11^e Brigade Parachutiste - Montauban
• 25^e Régiment du Génie de l'Air (25th Air Engineer Regiment) - Istres

Army Aviation

• 1^er Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat (1st Combat Helicopter Regiment), Commandement des Forces Terrestres (Land Forces Command) - Phalsbourg
• 3^e Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat (3rd Combat Helicopter Regiment), Commandement des Forces Terrestres (Land Forces Command) - Étain
• 5^e Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat (5th Combat Helicopter Regiment), Commandement des Forces Terrestres (Land Forces Command) - Pau
• 4^e Régiment d'Hélicoptères des Forces Spéciales (4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment), Brigade des Forces Spéciales (Special Forces Brigade) - Pau

Transmissions (Signals)

• 28^e Régiment de Transmissions (28th Signal Regiment), Brigade de Transmissions (Signal Brigade) - Issoire
• 40^e Régiment de Transmissions (40th Signal Regiment), Brigade de Transmissions (Signal Brigade) - Thionville
• 41^e Régiment de Transmissions (41st Signal Regiment) - Douai
• 44^e Régiment de Transmissions (44th Signal Regiment), Brigade de Renseignement (Intelligence Brigade) - Mutzig
• 48^e Régiment de Transmissions (48th Signal Regiment), Brigade de Transmissions (Signal Brigade) - Agen
• 53^e Régiment de Transmissions (53rd Signal Regiment), Brigade de Transmissions (Signal Brigade) - Lunéville
• 54^e Régiment de Transmissions (54th Signal Regiment), Brigade de Renseignement (Intelligence Brigade) - Haguenau
• 785^e compagnie de guerre électronique (785th Electronic Warfare Company) - Orléans

Train (Transportation)

• 121^e Régiment du Train (121st Transportation Regiment), 1ere brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - Linas-Montlhery
• 503^e Régiment du Train (503rd Transportation Regiment), 1ere brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - Nîmes
• 511^e Régiment du Train (511th Transportation Regiment), 1ere brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - Auxonne
• 515^e Régiment du Train (515th Transportation Regiment), 1ere brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - Brie
• 516^e Régiment du Train (516th Transportation Regiment), 1ere brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - Toul
• 519^e Groupe de Transit Maritime - Toulon

Parachutistes Train (Parachute Train)

• 1er Régiment du Train Parachutiste (1st Airborne Transportation Regiment), 11^e Brigade Parachutiste (11th Airborne Brigade) - Toulouse

Matériel (Quartermaster)

• 2^e Régiment du Matériel (2nd Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Bruz
• 3^e Régiment du Matériel (3rd Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Muret
• 4^e Régiment du Matériel (4th Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Nîmes
• 6^e Régiment du Matériel (6th Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Besançon
• 7^e Régiment du Matériel (7th Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Lyon
• 8^e Régiment du Matériel (8th Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Mourmelon

Other

• Régiment de soutien opérationnel (Operational Support Regiment - Administrative) - Toulouse
• Régiment Médical (Medical Regiment), 1^re brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - La Valbonne

Troupes de Marine (Marine Troops)

Infanterie (Infantry)

• 2^e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (2nd Marine Infantry Regiment), 9^e Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine (9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade) - Le Mans
• 3^e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment), 9^e Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine (9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade) - Vannes
• 6^e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine (6th Marine Infantry Battalion), Unités en Pays Africain (Units in Africa) - Libreville (Gabon)
• 9^e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (9th Marine Infantry Regiment), Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français (Units in French overseas departments and territories) - Cayenne (French Guiana)
• 21^e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (21st Marine Infantry Regiment), 6^e Brigade Légère Blindée (6th Light Armoured Brigade) - Fréjus
• Régiment de Marche du Tchad (Marching Regiment of Chad), 2^e Brigade Blindée (2nd Armoured Brigade) - Meyenheim
• Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique-Nouvelle Calédonie (Marine Infantry Regiment of the Pacific-New Caledonia), Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français (Units in French overseas departments and territories) - Nouméa

Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (Marine Infantry Parachute)

See main article: List of French paratrooper units.

• 1^er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (1st Marine Airborne Infantry Regiment), Brigade des Forces Spéciales (Special Forces Brigade) - Bayonne
• 2^e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (2nd Marine Airborne Infantry Regiment), Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français (Units in French overseas departments and territories) - Réunion
• 3^e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine, (3rd Marine Airborne Infantry Regiment), 11^e Brigade Parachutiste (11th Airborne Brigade) - Carcassonne
• 8^e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine, (8th Marine Airborne Infantry Regiment), 11^e Brigade Parachutiste (11th Airborne Brigade) - Castres

Unités Blindées (Armoured Units)

Note: These units are technically part of the infantry but operate and use equipment similar to the Arme Blindée Cavalerie (Armoured Cavalry). Like the US Marine Corps, the Troupes de Marine do not use the definition "Cavalry".

• 1^er Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (1st Marine Infantry Regiment), 3^e Brigade mécanisée (3rd Mechanised Brigade') - Angoulême
• Régiment d'infanterie-chars de marine (Marine Infantry-Tank Regiment), 9^e Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine (9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade) - Poitiers

Artillerie (Artillery)

• 3^e Régiment d'Artilerie de Marine (3rd Marine Artillery Regiment), 6^e Brigade Légère Blindée (6th Light Armoured Brigade) - Canjuers
• 11^e Régiment d'Artilerie de Marine (11th Marine Artillery Regiment), 9^e Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine (9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade) - St. Aubin du Cormier

Interarmes

Note: This unit combines infantry company, light cavalry squadron and artillery battery within the same regiment.

• 5^e Régiment Interarmes Outre Mer Unités en Pays Africain (Units in Africa) - Djibouti

Légion Etrangère (Foreign Legion)

Infanterie (Infantry)

• 1^er Régiment Etranger (1st Foreign Regiment), Aubagne, France, (Recruiting Regiment, COM.LE - Commandment of the Foreign Legion, Transfer Regiment for incoming and outgoing soldiers from/to other Regiments, Secret Service of the FFL, Administration of the FFL).
• 2^e Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie (2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment), 6^e Brigade Légère Blindée (6th Light Armoured Brigade) - Nîmes.
• 3^e Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie (3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment), Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français (Units in French overseas departments and territories) - Kourou (French Guiana).
• 4ème Régiment Etranger (4th Foreign Regiment), Castelnaudary, France, (Education regiment)
• 13e Demi-Brigade de la Légion Etrangère (13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion), Camp du Larzac.
• Détachement de la Légion Etrangère à Mayotte (Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte), Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français (Units in French overseas departments and territories) - Mayotte, Comore Islands.

Parachutistes (Airborne)

See main article: List of French paratrooper units.

• 2^e Régiment Etranger Parachutiste (2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment), 11^e Brigade Parachutiste (11th Airborne Brigade) - Calvi, Corse (Corsica Island).

Cavalerie Blindée (Armoured Cavalry)

• 1^er Régiment Etranger de Cavalerie (1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment), 6^e Brigade Légère Blindée (6th Light Armoured Brigade) - Orange

Génie Combat (Combat Engineers)

See main article: List of French paratrooper units.

• 1^e Régiment Etranger du Génie (1st Foreign Engineer Regiment), 6^e Brigade Légère Blindée (6th Light Armoured Brigade) - Laudun.
  • DINOPS Teams
• 2^e Régiment Etranger du Génie (2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment), 27^e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Saint-Christol.
• DINOPS Teams
• Mountain Commando Groups (GCM)

Franco-Allemande (Franco-German Brigade)

• 1^erBrigade Franco-allemande (Franco-German Brigade)

Notes

Year founded:

• 1635 1st Cuirassier Regiment (France) carried on by the 1st Cuirassier Squadrons Group of the 1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment.
• 1635 6th Cuirassier Regiment (France) carried on by merged with the 12th Cuirassier Regiment to form the 6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment
• 1645 3rd Cuirassier Regiment (France) carried on by the 2nd Squadron of the 5th Cuirassier Regiment and the E.E.D. of the 57th D.B.
• 1676 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment founded as a Dragoon Regiment
• 1684 Saintonge Regiment carried on by the 82éme Regiment of Infantry.
• 1688 12th Cuirassier Regiment (France) carried on by the 6th Cuirassier Regiment to form the 6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment.
• 1690 Royal Suédois regiment flag and traditions carried on by company in the French Army's 4th Infantry Regiment.
• 1720 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment