6th Armoured Brigade (France)

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6e Brigade légère blindée
Badge of the brigade
Active	1 July 1999-
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Light armour brigade
Role	motorised infantry
Size	6 000 men
Part of	CFAT
Garrison/HQ	Nîmes
Motto	vite, fort et bien ("Swiftly, powerfully and well")

The 6th Armoured Brigade (French: 6^e Brigade légère blindée) 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 notices.

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

[edit] Composition

6000 men and 2100 wheeled vehicles:

• 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (48 AMX 10 RC)
• 1er Régiment de Spahis (48 AMX 10 RC)
• 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI) (135 VAB)
• 21e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (21e RIMa, VAB)
• 3e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (3e RAMa, AMX 30 AuF1 and 120 mm Mortars)
• 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1er REG)
• 6e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (6e CCT, VAB)

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