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2nd Armoured Brigade (France)

Armoured brigade of the French Army

Field	Value
unit_name	2nd Armoured Brigade
native_name	2 Brigade Blindée
image	2eDB-insigne.jpg
caption	Badge of the 2nd BB
dates	c. 1970, 1999–present
country	France
branch	French Army
type	Armour
size	6200 personnel
command_structure	[3rd Division](3rd-armored-division-france)
current_commander	General de brigade Vincent Giraud (July 2020 onwards)
garrison	Strasbourg
motto	Ne me dites pas que c'est impossible ! ("Do not tell me it is impossible!")
notable_commanders	Général Leclerc

The 2nd Armoured Brigade () is an armoured brigade of the French Army. It is heir to the honours and traditions of the 2nd Armoured Division famously 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. 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.

From 1999 to 2010 the brigade headquarters was located in the quartier Bellecombe in Orléans.

From July 2010 the brigade headquarters was located in Illkirch-Graffenstaden, neighbouring Strasbourg, at the quartier Leclerc (near the 2e Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions and the 291st Jäger Bataillon). The general commanding the brigade is at the same time the Military Governor of Strasbourg. He loges in the :fr:Palais du Gouverneur militaire de Strasbourg situated in the place Broglie in Strasbourg. Since 2023, the headquarters is also located in Strasbourg.

Structure 2016

The brigade consists of seven regiments.

2 Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (2 CCT) – Command and Signals Company in Illkirch-Graffenstaden with Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé (VAB)
12 Régiment de Cuirassiers (12 RC) – Armoured Regiment in Olivet with 60 AMX-56 Leclerc main battle tanks
501e Régiment de chars de combat (501 RCC) – Armoured Regiment in Mourmelon-le-Grand with 60 Leclerc
Régiment de Marche du Tchad (RMT) – Marine Infantry Regiment in Meyenheim with VBCI
16 Bataillon de Chasseurs (16 BC) – Infantry Battalion in Bitche with VBCI
92 Régiment d'Infanterie (92 RI) – Infantry Regiment in Clermont-Ferrand with VBCI
40 Régiment d'Artillerie (40 RA) Self-propelled Howitzer Regiment in Suippes with 32 GCT 155mm and 12 120mm mortars
13 Régiment du Génie (13 RG) – Engineer Regiment in Valdahon

Other units include:

Batterie de renseignement brigade de Suippes
"Centre de formation initial des militaires du rang, le Bataillon de renfort de la 2e Brigade blindée" (CFIM, BR 2BB), dépositaire des traditions of the 12th Régiment of the Chasseurs d'Afrique.

Notes

References

www.defense.gouv.fr

References

"French Army 1970–96".
(14 May 2014). "Mesures diverses d'ordre individuel du mercredi 14 mai 2014". Ministère de la défense.
"2{{sup". French government.

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