The structure of the French Army is fixed by Chapter 2 of Title II of Book II of the Third Part of the Code of Defense, notably resulting in the codification of Decree 2000-559 of 21 June 2000.[1]

Structure of the French Army as of May 2023.

Army General Staff

The Army General Staff is headquartered in Paris.

Light Aviation Command

Badge of the COM ALAT.

The Army Light Aviation Command is headquartered in Vélizy-Villacoublay.

4th Air-Combat Brigade

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The 4th Air-Combat Brigade contains all the operational helicopter regiments of the army and is headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand.

Army Special Forces Command

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The Army Special Forces Command recruits and trains the army's special forces units and is headquartered in Pau. Operationally the command falls under the Special Operations Command.

National Territory Land Command

The National Territory Land Command is headquartered in Paris and tasked with preparing for and providing support for an eventual operational deployment French Army forces on the French national territory.

Foreign Legion Command

The Foreign Legion Command manages the Legion related-issues (recruitment, traditions, employment, training, security) and is headquartered in Aubagne.

Land Forces Command

The Commandement des forces terrestres (CFT) - Land Forces Command has operational command of the army's combat forces and is headquartered in Lille.

Headquarters Rapid Reaction Corps - France

1st Division

7th Armored Brigade

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9th Marine Infantry Brigade

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27th Mountain Infantry Brigade

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Franco-German Brigade

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Only the French units of the Franco-German Brigade are listed below.

3rd Division

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The 3rd Division carries the traditions of the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division.

2nd Armored Brigade

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6th Light Armored Brigade

11th Parachute Brigade

Main article: List of French Paratrooper Units

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Intelligence Command

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Information and Communication Systems Command

Logistic Command

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Training and Interarms Combat Schools Command

Specialized Overseas and Abroad Staff

DC SIMMT

Maintenance Command

Industrial Maintenance Service

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Army Human Resources Directorate

Human Resources and Formation Command

Territorial Zones Command

France is divided into six Defense and Security zones, which provide territorial services to military and civil authorities in their area.

Geographic Distribution

Footnotes

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ "Version du décret avant abrogation" (in French). Legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  2. ^ a b c d e "French forces to get new batch of Jaguar, Griffon armored vehicles". Defense News. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Bataillon de réserve Ile de France- 24 R.I." www.defense.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 2015-04-01.