3rd Mechanised Brigade (France)
Encyclopedia
The 3rd Mechanised Brigade is a mechanised unit of the French Army
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It maintains the traditions of the World War II 3rd Algerian Infantry Division
which were later carried on by the 3rd Armored Division
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French Army
The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...
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It maintains the traditions of the World War II 3rd Algerian Infantry Division
3rd Algerian Infantry Division
The 3rd Algerian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the French Army during the last half of the Second World War. The 3e DIA had one of the most successful combat records of any French Army division during the Second World War. It paid a high price for this distinction, suffering more...
which were later carried on by the 3rd Armored Division
3rd Armored Division (France)
The 3rd Armored Division was an armored unit of the French Army. The division was active during World War II.The 3rd Armored Division was formed in Tunisia in June 1943 and moved into Morocco for its first mission. The division didn’t receive its armor until December 1943 and then gradually lost...
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Composition
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