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9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade (France)
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The 9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade is a light armoured, amphibious unit of the Troupes de marine
of the French Army
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Troupes de marine
The or Infanterie de marine, formerly Troupes coloniales, are an arm of the French Army with a colonial heritage. The Troupes de marine have a dedicated overseas service role. Despite their title they have been a part of the Army since 1958...
of the French Army
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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Composition
- Headquarters Poitiers
- Régiment d'Infanterie Chars de MarineRICMThe RICM, in French Régiment d'Infanterie de Chars de Marine is a light cavalry regiment of the French Army belonging to the "Troupes de Marine". It is part of the 9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade of the French Army and is currently based in Poitiers. The Regiment is the most decorated of the...
(RICM) Armoured Marine Infantry Regiment (light cavalry) in PoitiersPoitiersPoitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque...
with AMX 10 RCAMX 10 RCThe AMX-10RC is a wheeled recon vehicle and tank destroyer built by GIAT. Over 300 are in service in the French Army. 120 additional vehicles were sold to Morocco and Qatar ....
and ERC 90ERC 90 SagaieThe Panhard ERC 90 is a French six-wheeled armoured all terrain vehicle which is highly mobile and amphibious with an option of being NBC-proof. While various models were tested, only two versions of the ERC were developed and produced: the Lynx and the Sagaie... - 2e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine2nd Marine Infantry RegimentThe 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment is one of the oldest marine units in the French Army, as part of the troupes de marine.The 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment is a unit of the French army is the only one to carry 15 names on its battle flag and the inscription "AFN 1952-1962"...
(2e RIMa) Marine Infantry Regiment in Le MansLe MansLe Mans is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.Its inhabitants are called Manceaux...
equipped with VBCIVéhicule Blindé de Combat d'InfanterieThe Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie is a French Infantry fighting vehicle designed to replace the AMX-10P. They joined active service in 2008, with 630 vehicles ordered up to 2010... - 3e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine3rd Marine Infantry RegimentThe 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment is one of the oldest marine units in the French Army, as part of the troupes de marine. It formed part of the 2nd Brigade of the Blue Division during the Franco-Prussian War...
(3e RIMa) Marine Infantry Regiment in VannesVannesVannes is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2000 years ago.-Geography:Vannes is located on the Gulf of Morbihan at the mouth of two rivers, the Marle and the Vincin. It is around 100 km northwest of Nantes and 450 km south west...
equipped with VAB - 11e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine 11th Marine Artillery RegimentThe 11th Marine Artillery Regiment is an artillery regiment of the French Army. It constitutes the fire support unit of the 9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade...
(11e RAMa) Marine Artillery Regiment in Saint-Aubin-du-CormierSaint-Aubin-du-CormierSaint-Aubin-du-Cormier is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.-Geography:Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier is located at northeast of Rennes and south of Mont Saint-Michel....
with TRF1TRF1The 155mm towed cannon Tr-F1 is a French towed howitzer produced by Nexter and used by the French army.-Performance:*Setting out of battery: 2 min*Crossing of slopes of 60%, fords of 1.20m....
howitzers and RTF1Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté Modèle F1The MO-120 RT-61 or MO-120-RT is a heavy mortar of French origin. It was designed by Thomson-Brandt as the successor for the MO-120 AM-50...
mortars - 6e Régiment du Génie (6e RG) Engineer Regiment in AngersAngersAngers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....
- The 9e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (9e CCT) Command and Signals Company in NantesNantesNantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....
with VAB has been disbanded.(dissolved)
- Organic material posted in the regiments:
- 1 compagnie de Commandement et de transmissions (9e CCTMa): Commandement. 1 headquarters company and transmissions (9th CCTMa) command.
- 1 escadron d'Eclairage et d'investigation (EEI 9/RICM): Renseignement.1 squadron of light and Investigation (EEI 9/RICM): Intelligence.
- 1 brigade de Renseignement batterie (9/11e BRB RAMA): Renseignement. 1 Battery Intelligence Brigade (BRB 9/11e RAMA): Intelligence.
- In July 1963, the 9e Marine Infantry Brigade (9e BIMa) was created in Bretagne. On 1 January 1976, the 9th Brigade became the 9th Marine Infantry Division (9e division d'Infanterie de Marine (9e 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.