6th Light Armoured Brigade (France)

The 6th Light Armoured Brigade (6$e$ Brigade Légère Blindée, 6$e$ 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 notice.

The unit was originally the 6$e$ division légère blindée (6th light armoured division), which was engaged in Iraq as Division Daguet during Opération Daguet.

Organization
The brigade consists of a command unit and 5 regiments.


 * 6$e$ Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (6th CCT) - Command and Signals Company in Nîmes with VAB
 * 1$e$ Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie (1st REC) - Foreign Legion cavalry regiment in Orange with AMX 10 RC and ERC 90
 * 2$e$ Régiment Étranger d’Infanterie (2nd REI) - Foreign Legion infantry regiment in Nîmes with VBCI
 * 21$er$ Régiment d’Infanterie de Marine (21st RIMa) - marine infantry regiment in Frejus with VAB
 * 3$e$ Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (3rd RAMa) - marine artillery regiment in Canjuers with TRF1 howitzers, CAESAR self-propelled howitzers and RTF1 mortars
 * 1$e$ Régiment Étranger de Génie (1st REG) - Foreign Legion engineer regiment in Laudun