9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade (France)

The 9^th Marine Infantry Brigade (French: 9^e Brigade d'Infanterie de Marine, 9^e BIMa) is a light armoured, amphibious unit of the Troupes de marine of the French Army.

In July 1963, the 9^e Marine Infantry Division was created in Brittany. On 1 January 1976, the 9th Division became the 9th Marine Infantry Division (9^e division d'Infanterie de Marine, 9^e DIMa), attached to the land intervention force, then the Rapid Action Force from 1983. On 1 July 1999, the 9th Marine Infantry Division became the 9th Marine Light Armoured Brigade. On 1 January 2013, the unit was renamed and downsized to the 9th Marine Infantry Brigade (French: 9^e Brigade d'Infanterie de Marine, 9^e BIMa).

Composition

• Headquarters in Poitiers
• 5 regiments:
  • Régiment d'Infanterie Chars de Marine (RICM) Armoured Marine Infantry Regiment (light cavalry) in Poitiers with AMX 10 RC and ERC 90
  • 2^e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (2^e RIMa) Marine Infantry Regiment in Le Mans equipped with VBCI
  • 3^e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (3^e RIMa) Marine Infantry Regiment in Vannes equipped with VAB
  • 11^e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (11^e RAMa) Marine Artillery Regiment in Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier with TRF1 howitzers, CAESAR self-propelled howitzers and RTF1 mortars
  • 6^e Régiment du Génie (6^e RG) Engineer Regiment in Angers

• Three support companies, assigned to the regiments:
  • 1 Compagnie de Commandement et de transmissions (headquarters and signals company): 9^e CCTMa.
  • 1 Escadron d'Éclairage et d'Investigation (Reconnaissance and Intelligence company) : EEI 9/RICM, assigned to the RICM.
  • 1 Batterie de Renseignement Brigade (Intelligence battery): 9/11^e BRB RAMA assigned to 11^e RAMa.

External links

• (French)