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11th Parachute Brigade (France)

October 24, 2023

The 11th Parachute Brigade (French: 11e Brigade Parachutiste, 11e BP) is a unit of the French Army, predominantly infantry, part of the French Airborne Units and specialized in air combat and air assault. The brigade's primary vocation is to project in emergency in order to contribute a first response to a situational crisis. An elite unit of the French Army, the brigade is commanded by a général de brigade (Brigadier General) with headquarters in Balma near Toulouse. The brigade's soldiers and airborne Marines wear the red beret (amaranth) except for the Legionnaires of the 2ème REP who wear the green beret.[1]

11th Parachute Brigade
11e Brigade Parachutiste
Active
  • 11th Light Intervention Division (1961–1963)
  • 11th Division (1963–1971)
  • 11th Parachute Division (1971–1999)
  • 11th Parachute Brigade (1999-present)
Country France
BranchFrench Army
TypeAirborne
Size10,200 total (2019)[1]
  • 8,700 active
  • 1,500 reserve
Part of3rd Division
Garrison/HQBalma, Toulouse
AnniversariesSaint-Michael, September 29
EngagementsAlgerian War

Operation Tacaud
Operation Bonite
Lebanese Civil War

Gulf War
Global War on Terrorism (2001–present)

Commanders
Current
commander		Olivier Salaün
Notable
commanders
Insignia
Identification
symbol
Abbreviation11e B.P

The 11th Parachute Brigade, originally the 11th Light Intervention Division (11e DLI), was created from airborne units of the 10th Parachute Division 10e D.P and 25th Parachute Division 25e D.P,[2] both dissolved following the Algiers putsch of 1961 during the Algerian War.[1]

Creation and different nominations Edit

Main articles: List of French paratrooper units and French Army

Origin and history Edit

11th Light Intervention Division – 11e DLI Edit

Main article: List of French paratrooper units
 
Organizational Chart of the 11th Light Intervention Division on May 1, 1961

the 11th Light Interventtion Division was created on May 1, 1961, from airborne elements of the 10th Parachute Division and 25th Parachute Division, both dissolved following the Algiers putsch of 1961, and from the 11th Intervention Division (11e DI), set at the time to create a total of three airborne divisions.[5] The division commanded by General Marzloff[6] returned to mainland France on July 1, 1961. On August 1, 1963, the 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment leaves the Division and takes garrison in Lorraine at Dieuze and Nancy.[7]

Order of battle Edit

Since creation the 11th Light Intervention Division comprised the following:

At the time, there were no regiments of the Foreign Legion in the newly enacted division. On October 1, 1963, the division integrated the BOMAP (Airborne Operational Mobile Base).

11th Division – 11e DIV Edit

On December 1, 1963, the 11th Light Intervention Division merged with the 9th Colonial Infantry Division and became the 11th Division. From July 1966 and excluding elements of Division support, the division activated and consisted of three Brigades: the 9th Marine Infantry Brigade at Saint-Malo, the 20th Airborne Brigade (20e BAP) at Toulouse and the 25th Airborne Brigade (25e BAP) at Pau.

A support battalion, the 61e BS, was created on February 1, 1964, at Auch. The 61e BS supervised health services and provisions in the Division. In March, the 61st Airborne Signals Battalion (61e BTAP) steps in at Pau and absorbs the existing signals and communication companies.

In July 1966, the 11th Division reached 16,000 men and consisted of two brigades (the 20e BAP at Toulouse and the 25e BAP at Pau) with five parachute regiments.[8]

Order of battle Edit

 
Organizational Chart of the 11th Division on July 1, 1966

11th Parachute Division – 11e DP Edit

Main article: List of French paratrooper units
 
Mortars in action during Operation Bonite at Kolwezi.
 
A radio on a jeep at Kolwezi.
 
French Paratroopers of the Multinational Force in Lebanon with an LRAC F1 on April 1, 1983.

On April 1, 1971, the 11th Division was renamed the 11th Parachute Division at Toulouse. The 9th Outremer Brigade (9e BOM) left the Division and the 20th (20e BAP) and 25th Airborne Brigades (25e BAP) subsequently became the 1st and 2nd Parachute Brigades and each integrated one support battalion. The three support regiments were reorganized into two interim intervention regiments although retaining their original designations (1st Parachute Hussar Regiment and the 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment). The 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment was dissolved.

Order of battle Edit

On July 1, 1971, the 11th Parachute Division consisted of the following units:[9]

On August 1, 1973, the 61st Headquarter Squadron and the 61st Transmission Company were amalgamated and formed the 61e BCT. The following year, in 1974, the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment was reformed and the interarm regiments find their specialities. On August 1, 1974, the 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (1e RPIMa) was reattached to the Division.

Units belonging to the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) and the 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment (35e RAP) took part in Operation Tacaud starting from 1978 in Chad.[10]

In 1978, and within the cadre of military cooperation with Zaïre which anticipates assistance and formation, the 2nd Foreign Prachute Regiment is parachuted in during the Battle of Kolwezi, and participated in the rescue mission at Kolwezi together with Belgian paratroopers. During this intervention, two teams of the 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment and one team from the 1st Marine Parachute Infantry Regiment (1e RPIMa) were deployed to forward operating terrain on observation and reconnaissance missions.

During this time, France had an intervention force 20,000 strong consisting of the 11th Parachute Division, the 9th Marine Infantry Division (9e DIMa), aerial forces and Naval contingents.[11]

On October 23, 1983, one company of the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment stationed in Lebanon with the Multinational Force in Lebanon lost 55 paratroopers from the 1er RCP in the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing. Three paratroopers from the 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment were also killed.

In the aftermath of the Cold War, the French Army reorganised and the 11e DP became the 11th Parachute Brigade in 1999.

11th Parachute Brigade – 11e BP Edit

Main articles: List of French paratrooper units and French Army

In 1999, as part of the restructuring of the French Army, the 11th Parachute Brigade was formed at Balma (Balman Toulouse Garrison), the base of the 11th Parachute Division. The brigade would later be engaged in Africa and Afghanistan.

Africa Edit

The 11th Parachute Brigade, mainly the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP), took part in Opération Licorne in the Ivory Coast.

Afghanistan Edit

 
A light armored vehicle of the 1er Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes in 2006 in Afghanistan.

From 2006 to 2007, the parachute brigade intervened in Afghanistan as part of the French Detachment of NATO's International Force.[12] In September 2007, the brigade was relieved by Chasseurs Alpins of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade (27e BIM).

On 18 August 2008, a unit of the 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (8e RPIMa) lost eight men during the Uzbin Ambush [fr].

The paratroopers of the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment (1er RCP), of the 11th Parachute Brigade, took up its first rotation, and was in place by Sunday, 1 May 2011, in Kapisa Province. Four more rotations would follow. A total of 650 military personnel were scheduled for a mission to maintain zonal security.

On 10 May 2011, two combat parachute companies of the 1e RCP—almost 200 men commanded by général Emmanuel Maurin,[13] commander of the 11th Parachute Brigade—were projected east towards Nijrab District, on a mission lasting several months. As a result, 1000 paratroopers were engaged in Afghanistan, principally from the 1e RCP, which were supported by the 11th Parachute Brigade, the 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment, the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment, 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment, and the 1st Train Parachute Regiment.[14]

From April to October 2001, while preparing for this mission, the 11th brigade rehearsed realistic simulations, in order to achieve operational readiness within the newly established Brigade La Fayette joint command. In Afghanistan, reinforcements served for periods from 6 months to a year in Nijrab District, in northeastern Kapisa Province, while attached to the Tactical Interam Group of Kapisa (TIGK).

As of June 20, 2011, the 11th Parachute Brigade was the brigade that endured the most losses, with 18 casualties, in Afghanistan.[15]

Mali Edit

In January 2013, 250 French paratroopers from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP), 11th Parachute Brigade, jumped into Northern Mali to support an offensive to capture the city of Timbuktu.[16]

Present Brigade Edit

Mission Edit

The 11th Parachute Brigade is a light mobile brigade capable of projecting power around the world in an emergency, as a first response to a crisis.

Superior commands Edit

The 11th Parachute Brigade is the only parachute brigade of the French Army and is under Ground Forces Command. However, the brigade does not comprise all the parachutes regiments of France, as the 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (1er RPIMa) and the 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment (13e RDP) are attached to the French Army Special Forces Brigade, while the 2nd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (2e RPIMa)—stationed permanently in outre-mer, near Réunion island—is under the command of the Armed Forces Zones of the Indian Ocean (FAZSOI).

Order of battle Edit

 
Organizational Chart of the 11th Parachute Brigade in 2011

The 11th Parachute Brigade is composed primarily of infantry, with elements of artillery, light cavalry, and combat-engineer regiments. The brigade also includes a Commando Parachute Group (GCP), an elite unit of pathfinders.

At the beginning of 2000, the brigade was based in southwestern France, except for the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) stationed in Calvi, Corsica. The brigade consists of 10,200 active and reserve personnel distributed in a central headquarters command and 8 operational regiments with the following composition:

Equipment Edit

 
ERC-90 of the 1er Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes.

Vehicles Edit

Armament Edit

Artillery Edit
Support Weapons Edit
  • 81 mm Mortar
  • Anti-Tank Firing Missile Milan (Milan)
  • Anti-Tank Firing Missile Eryx (Eryx)
Small Arms Edit

Traditions Edit

 
The Archangel Michael featured in Mont Saint-Michel and the Insignia of the 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment.

Except for the troops of the 1e REG, 2e REG, 2e REP who wear a green beret, the French army metropolitan and marine paratroopers forming the 11th Parachute Brigade wear a red Beret.

The saint's day of Archangel Saint Michael, patron of French paratroopers, is celebrated on 29 September.

The prière du Para (Prayer of the Paratrooper) was written by André Zirnheld in 1938.

Insignia Edit

With the paratrooper brevet of the French Army, the insignia of French paratroopers was created in 1946. The French Army insignia of metropolitan paratroopers consists of a closed "winged armed dextrochere", ("right winged arm") with a sword pointing upwards. The insignia makes reference to the patron saint of paratroopers and represents "the right Arm of Saint Michael", the Archangel, which, according to Liturgy,[dubious – discuss] is the "armed arm of God". This insignia is the symbol of righteous combat and fidelity to superiors and to the mission. The French Army Insignia of Marine Infantry Paratroopers is over a marine anchor.

Brigade Commanders Edit

11th Light Intervention Division (1961–1963)

  • 1961–1963 – général Marzloff
  • 1963–1963 – général Boussarie

11th Division (1963–1971)

  • 1963–1965 – général Boussarie
  • 1965–1966 – général Lalande
  • 1967–1969 – général Hubert de Seguins Pazzis
  • 1969–1971 – général Lefort

11th Parachute Division (1971–1999)

  • 1971–1971 – général Lefort
  • 1971–1973 – général Compagnon
  • 1973–1975 – général Le Borgne
  • 1975–1977 – général de Foïard
  • 1977–1979 – général Lacaze
  • 1979–1981 – général Jacques Lemaire [17]
  • 1981–1983 – général Maurice Schmitt
  • 1983–1985 – général Brette
  • 1985–1987 – général Chazarain
  • 1987–1989 – général Michel Guignon
  • 1989–1991 – général de Courrèges
  • 1991–1993 – général Raymond Germanos
  • 1993–199x – général Hervé Gobilliard
  • 1994–1996 – général Maurice Godinot
  • 1996–1998 – général André Soubirou
  • 1998–1999 – général Marcel Valentin

11th Parachute Brigade (1999–present)

  • 1999–2001 – général Henri Poncet
  • 2001–2002 – général Christian Damay
  • 2002–2004 – général Emmanuel Beth
  • 2004–2006 – général Jacques Lechevalier
  • 2006–2008 – général Jean-Marc Duquesne
  • 2008–2010 – général Bosser
  • 2010–2011 – général Emmanuel Maurin
  • 2011–2013 – général Patrice Paulet
  • 2013–2015 – général Olivier Salaün
  • 2015–2017 – général des Minières
  • 2017–2019 – général Patrick Collet
  • 2019–present – général Jacques Langlade de Montgros

See also Edit

Sources Edit

  1. ^ a b c . L'armée de Terre (in French). 2 May 2018. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. ^ Clayton, 'France, Soldiers, and Africa', Brassey's Defence Publishers, 1988, p.190
  3. ^ In Revue Uniformes no 278 (sept-oct 2011), page 30
  4. ^ History of French Paratroopers Histoire des parachutistes français, page 556
  5. ^ In Revue Uniformes no 278 (sept-oct 2011), page 30
  6. ^ in paratroopers, the honor to serve Les paras l'honneur de servir , page 151
  7. ^ History of French Paratroopers Histoire des parachutistes français, page 556
  8. ^ History of French Paratroopers Histoire des parachutistes français, page 557 and 559
  9. ^ History of French Paratroopers Histoire des parachutistes français, page 556
  10. ^ De Lespinois, Jérôme (2005). [Use of Air Power – Chad 1969-1987] (PDF). Penser les Ailes françaises (6): 70–72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  11. ^ (PDF). Collection « Mémoire et Citoyenneté » n° 37 (in French). Ministère de la défense. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  12. ^ "La 11e brigade parachutiste de Toulouse prend le relais en Afghanistan" [The 11th parachute brigade of Toulouse takes over in Afghanistan]. La France à l'Otan. Site de la représentation permanente française auprès de l'Otan (in French).
  13. ^ Villard, Claire (7 May 2011). "200 soldats mobilisés pour l'Afghanistan" [200 Soldiers Mobilize for Afghanistan]. Grand Sud. Ladépêche.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2018. [...] part en mission pour une année entière. Le général toulousain prendra en charge l'état-major en Afghanistan baptisé « Task Force Lafayette » [...]
  14. ^ Vocation militaire: 200 soldats mobilisés pour l'Afghanistan
  15. ^ Jean-Marc Tanguy (19 June 2011). "In memoriam : 1CL Florian Morillon". Le mamouth (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  16. ^ "French-led operation looks north after Timbuktu". france24.com/en. FRANCE 24. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  17. ^ "Décés du général Lemaire". lunion.fr. Retrieved 2016-09-17.

External links Edit

  • French Ministry of Defense, French Armed Forces, Section French Army, Official Website of the 11th Parachute Division (in French) 11e BP official page
  • History of the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment, 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment, 14th Parachute Chasseur Regiment and 18th Parachute Chasseur Regiment

October 24, 2023
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The 11th Parachute Brigade French 11e Brigade Parachutiste 11e BP is a unit of the French Army predominantly infantry part of the French Airborne Units and specialized in air combat and air assault The brigade s primary vocation is to project in emergency in order to contribute a first response to a situational crisis An elite unit of the French Army the brigade is commanded by a general de brigade Brigadier General with headquarters in Balma near Toulouse The brigade s soldiers and airborne Marines wear the red beret amaranth except for the Legionnaires of the 2eme REP who wear the green beret 1 11th Parachute Brigade11e Brigade ParachutisteActive11th Light Intervention Division 1961 1963 11th Division 1963 1971 11th Parachute Division 1971 1999 11th Parachute Brigade 1999 present CountryFranceBranchFrench ArmyTypeAirborneSize10 200 total 2019 1 8 700 active 1 500 reservePart of3rd DivisionGarrison HQBalma ToulouseAnniversariesSaint Michael September 29EngagementsAlgerian WarOperation Tacaud Operation BoniteLebanese Civil War Multinational Force in Lebanon Operation Epaulard I Operation DIODONGulf WarGlobal War on Terrorism 2001 present War in Afghanistan 2001 present Operation Licorne Northern Mali conflict Operation ServalCommandersCurrentcommanderOlivier SalaunNotablecommandersGuy Le Borgne Paul Arnaud de Foiard Jeannou LacazeInsigniaIdentificationsymbolAbbreviation11e B P The 11th Parachute Brigade originally the 11th Light Intervention Division 11e DLI was created from airborne units of the 10th Parachute Division 10e D P and 25th Parachute Division 25e D P 2 both dissolved following the Algiers putsch of 1961 during the Algerian War 1 Contents 1 Creation and different nominations 2 Origin and history 2 1 11th Light Intervention Division 11e DLI 2 1 1 Order of battle 2 2 11th Division 11e DIV 2 2 1 Order of battle 2 3 11th Parachute Division 11e DP 2 3 1 Order of battle 3 11th Parachute Brigade 11e BP 3 1 Africa 3 2 Afghanistan 3 3 Mali 3 4 Present Brigade 3 4 1 Mission 3 4 2 Superior commands 3 4 3 Order of battle 3 5 Equipment 3 5 1 Vehicles 3 5 2 Armament 3 5 2 1 Artillery 3 5 2 2 Support Weapons 3 5 2 3 Small Arms 3 6 Traditions 3 6 1 Insignia 3 7 Brigade Commanders 4 See also 5 Sources 6 External linksCreation and different nominations EditMain articles List of French paratrooper units and French Army On May 1 1961 the 11th Light Intervention Division French 11e division legere d intervention was created from dissolved airborne units of the 10th and 25th Parachute Division 3 On December 1 1963 the 11th Division was created by merging the 11th Light Intervention Division and the 9th Brigade 9e B D E 4 On April 1 1971 the 11th Division became the 11th Parachute Division 11e DP In June 1999 the 11th Parachute Division became the 11th Parachute Brigade 11e BP Origin and history Edit11th Light Intervention Division 11e DLI Edit Main article List of French paratrooper units nbsp Organizational Chart of the 11th Light Intervention Division on May 1 1961the 11th Light Interventtion Division was created on May 1 1961 from airborne elements of the 10th Parachute Division and 25th Parachute Division both dissolved following the Algiers putsch of 1961 and from the 11th Intervention Division 11e DI set at the time to create a total of three airborne divisions 5 The division commanded by General Marzloff 6 returned to mainland France on July 1 1961 On August 1 1963 the 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment leaves the Division and takes garrison in Lorraine at Dieuze and Nancy 7 Order of battle Edit Since creation the 11th Light Intervention Division comprised the following Command and Support Structure 61st Headquarters Company 61e CQG 61st Transmission Company 61e CT French Army Light Aviation ALAT Platoon Transport Group 513 GT 513 61st Airborne Engineer Company 61e CGAP 61st Repair Division Company 61e CRD 61st Medical Company 61e CMA 61st Provision Section 61e SRI Parachute Infantry 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment 1er RCP 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment 9e RCP 3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 3e RPIMa 6th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 6e RPIMa 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 8e RPIMa Parachute Artillery 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment 35e RALP Parachute Cavalry 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment 1er RHP At the time there were no regiments of the Foreign Legion in the newly enacted division On October 1 1963 the division integrated the BOMAP Airborne Operational Mobile Base 11th Division 11e DIV Edit On December 1 1963 the 11th Light Intervention Division merged with the 9th Colonial Infantry Division and became the 11th Division From July 1966 and excluding elements of Division support the division activated and consisted of three Brigades the 9th Marine Infantry Brigade at Saint Malo the 20th Airborne Brigade 20e BAP at Toulouse and the 25th Airborne Brigade 25e BAP at Pau A support battalion the 61e BS was created on February 1 1964 at Auch The 61e BS supervised health services and provisions in the Division In March the 61st Airborne Signals Battalion 61e BTAP steps in at Pau and absorbs the existing signals and communication companies In July 1966 the 11th Division reached 16 000 men and consisted of two brigades the 20e BAP at Toulouse and the 25e BAP at Pau with five parachute regiments 8 Order of battle Edit nbsp Organizational Chart of the 11th Division on July 1 1966Command and Support Structure 61st Headquarters Company 61e CQG 61st Airborne Signals Battalion 61e BTAP 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment 1er RHP Regiment d infanterie chars de marine RICM formerly part of the Moroccan Division 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment 35e RAP 11th Marine Artillery Regiment 11e RAMa part of current 9th Marine Infantry Brigade 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment 17e RGAP 5th Helicopter Combat Regiment 5e RHC Light Aviation Group of the 11th Division GALDIV 11 Air Mobil Command Post 50 351 PCAM Airborne Operational Mobile Base BOMAP 61st Support Battalion 61e BS 61e CMLAP 11e CLRM 511e CRRM 11e and 61e SEI 9th Outremer Brigade 9e BOM 1st Marine Infantry Regiment 1e RIMa 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment 2e RIMa 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment 3e RIMa 409e BS 20th Airborne Brigade 20e BAP 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment 9e RCP 3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 3e RPIMa 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 8e RPIMa CLT N5 25th Airborne Brigade 25e BAP 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment 1er RCP 6th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 6e RPIMa CLT N611th Parachute Division 11e DP Edit Main article List of French paratrooper units nbsp Mortars in action during Operation Bonite at Kolwezi nbsp A radio on a jeep at Kolwezi nbsp French Paratroopers of the Multinational Force in Lebanon with an LRAC F1 on April 1 1983 On April 1 1971 the 11th Division was renamed the 11th Parachute Division at Toulouse The 9th Outremer Brigade 9e BOM left the Division and the 20th 20e BAP and 25th Airborne Brigades 25e BAP subsequently became the 1st and 2nd Parachute Brigades and each integrated one support battalion The three support regiments were reorganized into two interim intervention regiments although retaining their original designations 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment and the 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment The 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment was dissolved Order of battle Edit On July 1 1971 the 11th Parachute Division consisted of the following units 9 Command and Support Structure 61st Headquarter Squadron 61e EQG 61st Transmission Company 61e CT 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment 5e RHC Light Aviation Group Division GALDIV 11 Airborne Operational Mobile Base BOMAP Air Mobile Command Post 50 351 PCAM 1st Parachute Brigade 1re BP 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment 9e RCP 3rd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 3e RPIMa 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 8e RPIMa 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment 35e RAP 420th Command and Support Battalion 420e BCS 2nd Parachute Brigade 2e BP 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment 1er RCP 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP 6th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 6e RPIMa 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment 1er RHP 425th Command and Support Battalion 425e BCS On August 1 1973 the 61st Headquarter Squadron and the 61st Transmission Company were amalgamated and formed the 61e BCT The following year in 1974 the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment was reformed and the interarm regiments find their specialities On August 1 1974 the 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 1e RPIMa was reattached to the Division Units belonging to the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP and the 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment 35e RAP took part in Operation Tacaud starting from 1978 in Chad 10 In 1978 and within the cadre of military cooperation with Zaire which anticipates assistance and formation the 2nd Foreign Prachute Regiment is parachuted in during the Battle of Kolwezi and participated in the rescue mission at Kolwezi together with Belgian paratroopers During this intervention two teams of the 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment and one team from the 1st Marine Parachute Infantry Regiment 1e RPIMa were deployed to forward operating terrain on observation and reconnaissance missions During this time France had an intervention force 20 000 strong consisting of the 11th Parachute Division the 9th Marine Infantry Division 9e DIMa aerial forces and Naval contingents 11 On October 23 1983 one company of the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment stationed in Lebanon with the Multinational Force in Lebanon lost 55 paratroopers from the 1er RCP in the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing Three paratroopers from the 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment were also killed In the aftermath of the Cold War the French Army reorganised and the 11e DP became the 11th Parachute Brigade in 1999 11th Parachute Brigade 11e BP EditMain articles List of French paratrooper units and French Army In 1999 as part of the restructuring of the French Army the 11th Parachute Brigade was formed at Balma Balman Toulouse Garrison the base of the 11th Parachute Division The brigade would later be engaged in Africa and Afghanistan Africa Edit The 11th Parachute Brigade mainly the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP took part in Operation Licorne in the Ivory Coast Afghanistan Edit nbsp A light armored vehicle of the 1er Regiment de Hussards Parachutistes in 2006 in Afghanistan From 2006 to 2007 the parachute brigade intervened in Afghanistan as part of the French Detachment of NATO s International Force 12 In September 2007 the brigade was relieved by Chasseurs Alpins of the 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade 27e BIM On 18 August 2008 a unit of the 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 8e RPIMa lost eight men during the Uzbin Ambush fr The paratroopers of the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment 1er RCP of the 11th Parachute Brigade took up its first rotation and was in place by Sunday 1 May 2011 in Kapisa Province Four more rotations would follow A total of 650 military personnel were scheduled for a mission to maintain zonal security On 10 May 2011 two combat parachute companies of the 1e RCP almost 200 men commanded by general Emmanuel Maurin 13 commander of the 11th Parachute Brigade were projected east towards Nijrab District on a mission lasting several months As a result 1000 paratroopers were engaged in Afghanistan principally from the 1e RCP which were supported by the 11th Parachute Brigade the 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment 35th Parachute Artillery Regiment and the 1st Train Parachute Regiment 14 From April to October 2001 while preparing for this mission the 11th brigade rehearsed realistic simulations in order to achieve operational readiness within the newly established Brigade La Fayette joint command In Afghanistan reinforcements served for periods from 6 months to a year in Nijrab District in northeastern Kapisa Province while attached to the Tactical Interam Group of Kapisa TIGK As of June 20 2011 the 11th Parachute Brigade was the brigade that endured the most losses with 18 casualties in Afghanistan 15 Mali Edit In January 2013 250 French paratroopers from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP 11th Parachute Brigade jumped into Northern Mali to support an offensive to capture the city of Timbuktu 16 Present Brigade Edit Mission Edit The 11th Parachute Brigade is a light mobile brigade capable of projecting power around the world in an emergency as a first response to a crisis Superior commands Edit The 11th Parachute Brigade is the only parachute brigade of the French Army and is under Ground Forces Command However the brigade does not comprise all the parachutes regiments of France as the 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 1er RPIMa and the 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment 13e RDP are attached to the French Army Special Forces Brigade while the 2nd Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment 2e RPIMa stationed permanently in outre mer near Reunion island is under the command of the Armed Forces Zones of the Indian Ocean FAZSOI Order of battle Edit nbsp Organizational Chart of the 11th Parachute Brigade in 2011The 11th Parachute Brigade is composed primarily of infantry with elements of artillery light cavalry and combat engineer regiments The brigade also includes a Commando Parachute Group GCP an elite unit of pathfinders At the beginning of 2000 the brigade was based in southwestern France except for the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP stationed in Calvi Corsica The brigade consists of 10 200 active and reserve personnel distributed in a central headquarters command and 8 operational regiments with the following composition Central Command General Headquarters in Balma 11th Parachute Command Transmission Company 11e CCTP at Balma Commando Parachute Group Teams Combat Parachute Regiments 1er Regiment de Hussards Parachutistes 1er RHP Parachute Hussar Regiment in Tarbes with ERC 90 1er Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes 1er RCP Parachute Chasseur Regiment in Pamiers 2e Regiment Etranger de Parachutistes 2e REP Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment in Calvi 3e Regiment de Parachutistes d Infanterie de Marine 3e RPIMa Marine Parachute Regiment in Carcassonne 8e Regiment de Parachutistes d Infanterie de Marine 8e RPIMa Marine Parachute Regiment in Castres Combat Parachute Support Regiments 1st Train Parachute Regiment Parachute Supply Regiment in Toulouse 35e Regiment d Artillerie Parachutiste 35e RAP Parachute Artillery Regiment in Tarbes with TRF1 howitzers CAESAR self propelled howitzers and RTF1 mortars 17e Regiment du Genie Parachutiste 17e RGP Parachute Engineer Regiment in Montauban Equipment Edit nbsp ERC 90 of the 1er Regiment de Hussards Parachutistes Vehicles Edit ERC 90 Sagaie Vehicule Blinde Leger Panhard VBL Vehicule de l Avant Blinde VAB Airmobil Logistical Vehicle Auverland A3F ALV Small Protected Vehicle SPV All Terrain Vehicle Peugeot P4 ATVP P4 Light Recon Support Vehicle LRSV TRM 2000 Truck TRM Vehicle Transport Logistique VTL Tracto chargeur TC 910 Mini benne TWAITES TND3 Caterpillar D3 air transportableArmament Edit Artillery Edit CAESAR self propelled howitzers 120mm F1 Mortars Mistral Surface to Air MissilesSupport Weapons Edit 81 mm Mortar Anti Tank Firing Missile Milan Milan Anti Tank Firing Missile Eryx Eryx Small Arms Edit AT 4 84 mm Anti Tank weapons FN Minimi Light Machine Gun 51 mm Grenade Launcher F1 Model GLF1 12 7mm Hecate High Caliber Precision rifle 7 62 FRF2 Precision Rifle 5 56 Famas Assault Rifle F1Traditions Edit nbsp The Archangel Michael featured in Mont Saint Michel and the Insignia of the 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment Except for the troops of the 1e REG 2e REG 2e REP who wear a green beret the French army metropolitan and marine paratroopers forming the 11th Parachute Brigade wear a red Beret The saint s day of Archangel Saint Michael patron of French paratroopers is celebrated on 29 September The priere du Para Prayer of the Paratrooper was written by Andre Zirnheld in 1938 Insignia Edit nbsp French Commando Parachute Group Brevet of Chuteur Operationnel nbsp Anchored Winged Armed Dextrochere of French Army Marine Infantry Paratroopers nbsp French Parachute Brevet With the paratrooper brevet of the French Army the insignia of French paratroopers was created in 1946 The French Army insignia of metropolitan paratroopers consists of a closed winged armed dextrochere right winged arm with a sword pointing upwards The insignia makes reference to the patron saint of paratroopers and represents the right Arm of Saint Michael the Archangel which according to Liturgy dubious discuss is the armed arm of God This insignia is the symbol of righteous combat and fidelity to superiors and to the mission The French Army Insignia of Marine Infantry Paratroopers is over a marine anchor nbsp Insignia of 1e Regiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes nbsp Insignia of 1er Regiment de Hussards Parachutistes nbsp Insignia of 1st Parachute Train Transport Regiment nbsp Insignia of 3e Regiment de Parachutistes d Infanterie de Marine nbsp Insignia of 8e Regiment de Parachutistes d Infanterie de Marine nbsp Insignia of 17e Regiment du Genie Parachutiste nbsp Insignia of 35e Regiment d Artillerie ParachutisteBrigade Commanders Edit 11th Light Intervention Division 1961 1963 1961 1963 general Marzloff 1963 1963 general Boussarie11th Division 1963 1971 1963 1965 general Boussarie 1965 1966 general Lalande 1967 1969 general Hubert de Seguins Pazzis 1969 1971 general Lefort 11th Parachute Division 1971 1999 1971 1971 general Lefort 1971 1973 general Compagnon 1973 1975 general Le Borgne 1975 1977 general de Foiard 1977 1979 general Lacaze 1979 1981 general Jacques Lemaire 17 1981 1983 general Maurice Schmitt 1983 1985 general Brette 1985 1987 general Chazarain 1987 1989 general Michel Guignon 1989 1991 general de Courreges 1991 1993 general Raymond Germanos 1993 199x general Herve Gobilliard 1994 1996 general Maurice Godinot 1996 1998 general Andre Soubirou 1998 1999 general Marcel Valentin 11th Parachute Brigade 1999 present 1999 2001 general Henri Poncet 2001 2002 general Christian Damay 2002 2004 general Emmanuel Beth 2004 2006 general Jacques Lechevalier 2006 2008 general Jean Marc Duquesne 2008 2010 general Bosser 2010 2011 general Emmanuel Maurin 2011 2013 general Patrice Paulet 2013 2015 general Olivier Salaun 2015 2017 general des Minieres 2017 2019 general Patrick Collet 2019 present general Jacques Langlade de MontgrosSee also Edit nbsp France portalChief of the Defence Staff of the Armed Forces French Chef d Etat Major des Armees CEMA Chief of Staff of the French Army French Chef d Etat Major de l Armee de Terre CEMAT Chief of Staff of the French Air Force French Chef d Etat Major de l Armee de l Air CEMAA Chief of Staff of the French Navy French Chef d Etat Major de la Marine CEMM Direction generale de la Gendarmerie Nationale French Direction Generale de la Gendarmerie nationale DGGN French Special Operations Command French Commandement des Operations Speciales COS Franco German Brigade Honneur et Fidelite List of French paratrooper unitsSources Edit a b c 11e brigade parachutiste L armee de Terre in French 2 May 2018 Archived from the original on 29 January 2022 Retrieved 31 August 2022 Clayton France Soldiers and Africa Brassey s Defence Publishers 1988 p 190 In Revue Uniformes no 278 sept oct 2011 page 30 History of French Paratroopers Histoire des parachutistes francais page 556 In Revue Uniformes no 278 sept oct 2011 page 30 in paratroopers the honor to serve Les paras l honneur de servir page 151 History of French Paratroopers Histoire des parachutistes francais page 556 History of French Paratroopers Histoire des parachutistes francais page 557 and 559 History of French Paratroopers Histoire des parachutistes francais page 556 De Lespinois Jerome 2005 Emploi de la force aerienne Tchad 1969 1987 Use of Air Power Chad 1969 1987 PDF Penser les Ailes francaises 6 70 72 Archived from the original PDF on 5 March 2009 Retrieved 2009 06 25 L operation Leopard PDF Collection Memoire et Citoyennete n 37 in French Ministere de la defense Archived from the original PDF on 22 April 2021 Retrieved 31 August 2022 La 11e brigade parachutiste de Toulouse prend le relais en Afghanistan The 11th parachute brigade of Toulouse takes over in Afghanistan La France a l Otan Site de la representation permanente francaise aupres de l Otan in French Villard Claire 7 May 2011 200 soldats mobilises pour l Afghanistan 200 Soldiers Mobilize for Afghanistan Grand Sud Ladepeche fr in French Retrieved 24 July 2018 part en mission pour une annee entiere Le general toulousain prendra en charge l etat major en Afghanistan baptise Task Force Lafayette Vocation militaire 200 soldats mobilises pour l Afghanistan Jean Marc Tanguy 19 June 2011 In memoriam 1CL Florian Morillon Le mamouth in French Retrieved 31 August 2022 French led operation looks north after Timbuktu france24 com en FRANCE 24 29 January 2013 Retrieved 30 January 2013 Deces du general Lemaire lunion fr Retrieved 2016 09 17 External links EditFrench Ministry of Defense French Armed Forces Section French Army Official Website of the 11th Parachute Division in French 11e BP official page History of the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment 9th Parachute Chasseur Regiment 14th Parachute Chasseur Regiment and 18th Parachute Chasseur Regiment Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 11th Parachute Brigade France amp oldid 1180617716, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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