9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade (France)

The 9$e$ Marine Infantry Brigade (9$th$ Brigade d'Infanterie de Marine, 9$e$ BIMa) is a light armoured, amphibious unit of the Troupes de marine of the French Army.

In July 1963, the 9$e$ Marine Infantry Division was created in Bretagne. On 1 January 1976, the 9th Division became the 9th Marine Infantry Division (9$e$ division d'Infanterie de Marine, 9$e$ DIMa), attached to the land intervention force, then the Rapid Action Force from 1983. On 1 July 1999, the 9th Marine Infantry Division became the 9th Marine Light Armoured Brigade. On 1 January 2013, the unit was renamed 9th Marine Infantry Brigade (9$e$ Brigade d'Infanterie de Marine, 9$e$ BIMa).

Composition

 * Headquarters in Poitiers
 * 5 regiments:
 * Régiment d'Infanterie Chars de Marine (RICM) Armoured Marine Infantry Regiment (light cavalry) in Poitiers with AMX 10 RC and ERC 90
 * 2$e$ Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (2$e$ RIMa) Marine Infantry Regiment in Le Mans equipped with VBCI
 * 3$e$ Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (3$e$ RIMa) Marine Infantry Regiment in Vannes equipped with VAB
 * 11$e$ Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (11$e$ RAMa) Marine Artillery Regiment in Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier with TRF1 howitzers, CAESAR self-propelled howitzers and RTF1 mortars
 * 6$e$ Régiment du Génie (6$e$ RG) Engineer Regiment in Angers


 * Three support companies, assigned to the regiments:
 * 1 Compagnie de Commandement et de transmissions (headquarters and signals company): 9$e$ CCTMa.
 * 1 Escadron d'Éclairage et d'Investigation (Reconnaissance and Intelligence company) : EEI 9/RICM, assigned to the RICM.
 * 1 Batterie de Renseignement Brigade (Intelligence battery): 9/11$e$ BRB RAMA assigned to 11$e$ RAMa.