6e Brigade Légère Blindée | |
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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 Light Armoured Brigade (French: 6e Brigade Légère Blindée, 6e 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 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.
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