6th Light Armoured Brigade (France)

6^e 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 Light Armoured Brigade (French: 6^e 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.

Composition

1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1st REC) Foreign Legion Cavalry Regiment in Orange with AMX 10 RC and ERC 90
2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2nd REI) Foreign Legion Infantry Regiment in Nîmes with VBCI
21st Marine Infantry Regiment (21st RIMa) Marine Infantry Regiment in Frejus with VAB
3e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (3rd RAMa) Marine Artillery Regiment in Canjuers with TRF1 howitzers and RTF1 mortars
1st Foreign Engineer Regiment (1st REG) Foreign Legion Engineer Regiment in Laudun
6e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (6th CCT) Command and Signals Company in Nîmes with VAB

Commandement des Forces Terrestres

1st Mechanised Brigade — 2nd Armoured Brigade — 3rd Mechanised Brigade — 6th Light Armoured Brigade — 7th Armoured Brigade — 9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade — 11th Parachute Brigade — 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade — Franco-German Brigade — Brigade de Renseignement — Brigade de Transmissions — Brigade Logistique —

Corps de réaction rapide France

French Army — Structure of the French Army