2nd Armoured Brigade (France)

2e Brigade Blindée
Badge of the 2nd DB, ancestor to the 2nd BB
Active	c.1970, 1999 –
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Armour
Size	6200 personnel
Part of	Commandement des Forces Terrestres
Garrison/HQ	Illkirch-Graffenstaden
Motto(s)	Ne me dites pas que c'est impossible ! ("Do not tell me it is impossible!")
Commanders
Notable commanders	Général Leclerc

The 2nd Armoured Brigade (French: 2^e Brigade Blindée, 2^e BB) is an armoured brigade of the French Army. It is heir to the honours and traditions of the 2nd Armoured Division commanded by Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque.

In 1970 the 2nd Armoured Brigade at Saint-Germain-en-Laye was part of the 8th Armoured Division, headquartered at Compiègne, alongside two mechanised brigades.^[1] In 1977 the 2nd Armoured Brigade appears to have been disbanded, and the 2nd Armoured Division reformed.

The reorganisation of the French Army in 1999 transformed and downsized the 2nd Armoured Division to the 2nd Armoured Brigade.

Organization 2016

The brigade consists of 7 regiments.^[2]

• 2^e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (2^e CCT) - Command and Signals Company in Illkirch-Graffenstaden with VAB
• 12^e Régiment de Cuirassiers (12^e RC) - Armoured Regiment in Olivet with 60 Leclerc
• 501e Régiment de chars de combat (501^e RCC) - Armoured Regiment in Mourmelon-le-Grand with 60 Leclerc
• Régiment de Marche du Tchad (RMT) - Marine Infantry Regiment in Meyenheim with VBCI
• 16^e Bataillon de Chasseurs (16^e BC) - Infantry Battalion in Bitche with VBCI
• 92^e Régiment d'Infanterie (92^e RI) - Infantry Regiment in Clermont-Ferrand with VBCI
• 40^e Régiment d'Artillerie (40^e RA) Self-propelled Howitzer Regiment in Suippes with 32 GCT 155mm and 12 120mm mortars
• 13^e Régiment du Génie (13^e RG) - Engineer Regiment in Valdahon

Notes

References

• www.defense.gouv.fr

External links

• Official site (in French) – 2^e BB