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

Infantry regiments

French Infantry Command
  • 1 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 Régiment d'Infanterie (24th Infantry Regiment), Commandement des Forces Terrestres (Land Forces Command) - Paris
  • 35 Régiment d'Infanterie (35th Infantry Regiment), 7 Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Belfort
  • 44 Régiment d'Infanterie (44th Infantry Regiment)
  • 92 Régiment d'Infanterie (92nd Infantry Regiment), 3 Brigade Mécanisée (3rd Mechanized Brigade) - Clermond Ferrand
  • 126 Régiment d'Infanterie (126th Infantry Regiment), 3 Brigade Mécanisée (3rd Mechanized Brigade) - Brive
  • 132 Régiment d'Infanterie Cynotechnique (132nd Cynotechnic Infantry Regiment)
  • 152 Régiment d'Infantrie (152nd Infantry Regiment), 7 Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Colmar.

Parachutistes ( Parachute Chasseur )

Main article: List of French paratrooper units

Troupes de Montagne (Mountain Troops)

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

Arme Blindée Cavalerie (Armoured Cavalry)

1st Regiment of Spahis, Bastille Day 2008 military parade on the Champs-Élysées, Paris.
  • 1 Régiment de Spahis (1st Spahis Regiment), 1ère Brigade Mécanisée (1st Mechanized Brigade) - Valence (26)
  • 1 Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique (1st African "Hunter" Regiment), Unité d'entrainement et de formation (Training Unit) - Canjuers
  • 1 Régiment de Chasseurs (1st "Hunter" Regiment), 7 Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Thierville sur Meuse
  • 4 Régiment de Chasseurs (4th "Hunter" Regiment), 27 Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Gap
  • 2 Régiment de Dragons NBC (2nd NBC Dragoons Regiment), Commandement des Forces Terrestres (Land Forces Command) - Fontevraud
  • 5 Régiment de Dragons, (5th Dragoon Regiment) 7 Brigade Blindée (7th Armoured Brigade) - Mailly-le-Camp
  • 1 Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes (1st Parachute Hussars Regiment) 11 Brigade Parachutiste- Tarbes
  • 2 Régiment de Hussards (2nd Hussars Regiment), Brigade de Renseignement (Intelligence Brigade) - Haguenau
  • 3 Régiment de Hussards (3rd Hussars Regiment), Brigade Franco-Allemande (Joint French-German Brigade) - Metz
  • 5 Régiment de Cuirassiers (5th Cuirassier Regiment) - United Arab Emirates
  • 12 Régiment de Cuirassiers (12th Cuirassier Regiment), 2 Brigade Blindée (2nd Armoured Brigade) - Olivet
  • 501 Régiment de chars de combat (501st Tank Regiment), 2 Brigade Blindée (2nd Armoured Brigade) - Mourmelon

Artillerie (Artillery)

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

Artillerie Parachutistes ( Parachute Artillery )

Main article: List of French paratrooper units

Troupes de Montagne (Mountain Troops)

Génie (Engineers)

Parachute and Air Support Engineers

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

Army Aviation

Transmissions (Signals)

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

Train (Transportation)

511th Regiment of Transport, Bastille Day 2008 military parade on the Champs-Élysées, Paris
  • 121 Régiment du Train (121st Transportation Regiment), 1ere brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - Linas-Montlhery
  • 503 Régiment du Train (503rd Transportation Regiment), 1ere brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - Nîmes
  • 511 Régiment du Train (511th Transportation Regiment), 1ere brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - Auxonne
  • 515 Régiment du Train (515th Transportation Regiment), 1ere brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - Brie
  • 516 Régiment du Train (516th Transportation Regiment), 1ere brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - Toul
  • 519 Groupe de Transit Maritime - Toulon

Parachutistes Train ( Parachute Train )

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

Matériel (Quartermaster)

  • 2 Régiment du Matériel (2nd Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Bruz
  • 3 Régiment du Matériel (3rd Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Muret
  • 4 Régiment du Matériel (4th Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Nîmes
  • 6 Régiment du Matériel (6th Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Besançon
  • 7 Régiment du Matériel (7th Quartermaster Regiment), Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre - Lyon
  • 8 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 brigade logistique (1st Logistics Brigade) - La Valbonne

Troupes de Marine (Marine Troops)

Infanterie (Infantry)

  • 2 Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (2nd Marine Infantry Regiment), 9 Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine (9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade) - Le Mans
  • 3 Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment), 9 Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine (9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade) - Vannes
  • 6 Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine (6th Marine Infantry Battalion), Unités en Pays Africain (Units in Africa) - Libreville (Gabon)
  • 9 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 Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (21st Marine Infantry Regiment), 6 Brigade Légère Blindée (6th Light Armoured Brigade) - Fréjus
  • Régiment de Marche du Tchad (Marching Regiment of Chad), 2 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 )

Main article: List of French paratrooper units

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".

Artillerie (Artillery)

Interarmes

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

Légion Etrangère (Foreign Legion)

Infanterie (Infantry)

  • 1 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 Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie (2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment), 6 Brigade Légère Blindée (6th Light Armoured Brigade) - Nîmes.
  • 3 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)

Main article: List of French paratrooper units

Cavalerie Blindée (Armoured Cavalry)

Génie Combat (Combat Engineers)

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

Franco-Allemande ( Franco-German Brigade )

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