3rd Mechanised Brigade (France)

The 3rd Mechanised Brigade (3$e$ Brigade Mécanisée, 3$e$ BM) is a mechanised unit of the French Army.

It maintains the traditions of the World War II 3rd Algerian Infantry Division which were later carried on by the 3rd Armored Division.

Organization
The brigade consists of around 5000 personnel.

With 5 regiments :
 * 1$e$ Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (1$e$ RIMa) – marine light armour regiment in Angoulême with AMX 10 RC and ERC 90
 * 92$er$ Régiment d'Infanterie (92$er$ RI) – infantry regiment in Clermont-Ferrand with VBCI
 * 126$e$ Régiment d'Infanterie (126$e$ RI) – infantry regiment in Brive-la-Gaillarde with VAB
 * 68$e$ Régiment d'Artillerie d'Afrique (68$e$ RAA) – artillery regiment in Valbonne with 12x CAESAR – self-propelled howitzers and 16x 120mm RTF1 mortars
 * 31$e$ Régiment du Génie (31$e$ RG) – engineer regiment in Castelsarrasin

And 4 brigade units :
 * 3$e$ Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (3$e$ CCT) – command and signals company in Clermont-Ferrand with VAB
 * Escadron d’éclairage et d’investigation n°3 (EEI3) – brigade reconnaissance squadron in Angoulême
 * Batterie de renseignement de la brigade n°3 (BRB 3), in La Valbonne
 * Centre de formation initiale des militaires du rang (CFIM), in Angoulême