Outline of the French Army at the end of the Cold War

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The President of the French Republic Francois Mitterrand and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Helmut Kohl reviewing French troops during maneuvers in West Germany in 1987. Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F076309-0016, Manching, Manover Frankreich-Deutschland.jpg
The President of the French Republic François Mitterrand and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Helmut Kohl reviewing French troops during maneuvers in West Germany in 1987.

The following is a hierarchical outline for the French Land Army at the end of the Cold War. It is intended to convey the connections and relationships between units and formations. The theoretical combat strength of the army was 295,989 soldiers, of the 557,904 individuals available for service across the entire French Armed Forces in 1989. [1]

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In 1967 with the withdrawal of French forces from the NATO Military Command Structure, agreements were reached between the SACEUR at the time, General Lyman Lemnitzer, and the French Chief of Staff, General Charles Ailleret (fr:Charles Ailleret), under which the French forces in Germany might in certain circumstances fight alongside Allied Forces Central Europe. [2]

In 1977 the Army had changed its military organisation in accordance with a short war-fighting strategy in Europe, and divisions lost their component brigades. Under army headquarters in 1985 were the First Army, with three corps, the Rapid Action Force, an independent corps-level rapid deployment command, six military regions in the metropole (including the former Défense opérationnelle du territoire territorial defence forces), and forces overseas, including DOM-TOM, in Guyana, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Djibouti, Seychelles/Mayotte, New Caledonia, and French Polynesia. [3] [4]

Regimental structure

Below follows a description of the organisation of the various regiments of the French Army.

Armored divisions

Light armored divisions

The four light armored divisions (6e Division Légère Blindée, 9e Division d'Infanterie de Marine, 12e Division Légère Blindée and 14e Division Légère Blindée) vary in their structure.

Infantry divisions

General Staff of the Army

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I Corps
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1 Blindée
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7 Blindée
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12 Légère Blindée
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14 Légère Blindée
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II Corps
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3 Blindée
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5 Blindée
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15 Infanterie
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III Corps
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2 Blindée
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10 Blindée
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8 Infanterie
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Force d'Action Rapide
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4 Aéromobile
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6 Légère Blindée
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9 Infanterie de Marine
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11 Parachutiste
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27 Alpine
French Army Corps and division locations 1989
AMX-30 of 11eme Regiment de Chasseurs in West Berlin. 11 June 1988. Parade de l'armee francaise a Berlin.JPEG
AMX-30 of 11ème Régiment de Chasseurs in West Berlin. 11 June 1988.

First French Army

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A French soldier ready to fire an APILAS.
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AMX-30 AuF1 in position, April 1989.
A battery from the 3rd Artillery Regiment at Camp Mailly on parade in 1989. They are armed with a rifle FAMAS. 3e regiment d'artillerie a Mailly le camp (1989).jpg
A battery from the 3rd Artillery Regiment at Camp Mailly on parade in 1989. They are armed with a rifle FAMAS.

I French Corps

One AMX-30 Pluton. A tactical nuclear weapon with a maximum range of 120 km and a power of 25 kt In service from 1974 to 1993. AMX-30 Pluton, Tanks in the Musee des Blindes, France, pic-14.JPG
One AMX-30 Pluton. A tactical nuclear weapon with a maximum range of 120 km and a power of 25 kt In service from 1974 to 1993.
  • I French Corps , 1er Corps d'armée (1er CA), Metz, France
    • 8e Régiment de Hussards (8e RH), Altkirch (36x AMX-10RC, 24x MILAN)
    • 1er Régiment du Génie (1er RG), Illkirch-Graffenstaden
    • 2e Régiment du Génie (2e RG), Metz
    • 7e Régiment d'Helicopteres de Combat (7e RHC), Essey-lès-Nancy, (16x Gazelle/HOT, 8x Alouette III, 8x SA330 Puma)
    • 18e Régiment de Transmission (18e RT), Épinal
    • 57e Régiment de Transmission (57e RT), Mulhouse
    • 602e Régiment de Circulation Routière (602e RCR), Dijon
    • 619e Régiment de Circulation Routière (Reserve) (619e RCR), Dôle
    • 11e Groupe d’Hélicoptères Légers (Réserve) (11e GHL), Essey-lès-Nancy
    • 39e Escadron d'Artillerie de Corps d'Armée (39e EACA), Metz
    • Commandement de l'Artillerie du 1er Corps
      • 3e Régiment d'Artillerie (3e RA), Mailly (6x Pluton launchers)
      • 15e Régiment d'Artillerie (15e RA), Suippes (6x Pluton launchers)
      • 25e Régiment d'Artillerie (25e RA), (Réserve), Saint-Avold (24x M50)
      • 47e Régiment d'Artillerie (47e RA), (Réserve), Héricourt (24x M50)
      • 57e Régiment d'Artillerie (57e RA), Bitche (24x Roland missile systems mounted on AMX-30)
      • 601e Régiment NBC (Réserve), Metz
      • Batterie d'Artillerie du 1er Corps d'Armée, (BACA 1) Metz
    • Brigade Logistique du 1er Corps
      • 508e Régiment du Train (508e RT), Chaumont
      • 516e Régiment du Train (516e RT), Toul
      • 1er Régiment du Matériel (1er RMAT), Sarrebourg
      • 5e Régiment du Matériel (5e RMAT), Strasbourg
      • 8e Régiment du Matériel (8e RMAT), Verdun
      • 21e Bataillon du Matériel (21e BMAT), Mailly
      • 711e Compagnie mixte des Essences (711e CME), Langres (Fuel Supply Company)
      • 766e Compagnie mixte des Essences (Réserve) (766e CME), Langres
      • 11e Compagnie Médicale, Sedan
      • 612e Compagnie de Ravitaillement (Réserve), Vitry-le-François (Medical Supply Company)
      • 613e Compagnie de Ravitaillement (Réserve), Vitry-le-François
1ère Division Blindée
  • 1ère Division Blindée (1ère DB), Trier, FRG
    • 1er Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (1er RCS), Trier
    • 1er Régiment de Cuirassiers (1er RC), Sankt Wendel (70x AMX-30B2)
    • 6e Régiment de Dragons (6e RD), Saarburg, Germany (70x AMX-30B2)
    • 8e Groupe de Chasseurs (8e GC), Wittlich (16x AMX-30B, 51x AMX-10P)
    • 16e Groupe de Chasseurs (16e GC), Saarburg, Germany (16x AMX-30B, 51x AMX-10P)
    • 153e Régiment d'Infanterie (153e RI), Mutzig (70x VAB)
    • 9e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (9e RAMa), Trier (20x AMX-30 AuF1)
    • 61e Régiment d'Artillerie (61e RA), Morhange (20x AMX-30 AuF1)
    • 13e Régiment du Génie (13e RG), Trier
    • 1er Escadron d'Éclairage Divisionnaire (1er EED), Sankt Wendel
    • 1re Compagnie Antichar (1re CAC), Mutzig (12x VAB/HOT)
7e Division Blindée
12e Division Légère Blindée Ecole
14e Division Légère Blindée Ecole

II French Corps

  • II French Corps , 2e Corps d'armée (2e CA), Baden-Baden, FRG
    • 3e Régiment de Hussards (3e RH), Pforzheim (36x AMX-10RC, 12x VAB/HOT)
    • 10e Régiment du Génie (10e RG), Spire
    • 11e Régiment du Génie (11e RG), Rastatt
    • 2e Régiment d'Helicopteres de Combat (2e RHC), Friedrichshafen (30x Gazelle/HOT, 19x Alouette III, 11x Cougar)
    • 42e Régiment de Transmission (42e RT), Rastatt
    • 53e Régiment de Transmission (53e RT), Freiburg
    • 601e Régiment de Circulation Routière (601e RCR), Achern
    • 680e Régiment de Circulation Routière (Réserve), (680e RCR), Achern
    • 12e Groupe d’Hélicoptères Légers (12e GHL), Föhren
    • Commandement de l'Artillerie du 2e Corps
      • 12e Régiment d'Artillerie (12e RA), Oberhoffen (24x M270 MLRS)
      • 32e Régiment d'Artillerie (32e RA), Oberhoffen (6x Pluton launchers)
      • 43e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (43e RAMa) (Réserve), Valbonne (24x M50)
      • 74e Régiment d'Artillerie (74e RA), Belfort (6x Pluton launchers)
      • 75e Régiment d'Artillerie (75e RA) (Réserve), Varces (24x towed M101)
      • 51e Régiment d'Artillerie (51e RA), Wittlich (24x Roland missile systems mounted on AMX-30)
      • 53e Régiment d'Artillerie (53e RA), Breisach (24x Roland missile systems mounted on AMX-30)
      • 602e Régiment NBC (Réserve) Oberhoffen
      • 64e Batterie de Corps d'Armée (64e BACA), Offenburg
    • Brigade Logistique du 2e Corps
      • 135e Régiment du Train (135e RT), Karlsruhe
      • 521e Régiment du Train (521e RT), Karlsruhe
      • 2e Régiment du Matériel (2e RMAT), Freiburg
      • 6e Régiment du Matériel (6e RMAT), Rastatt
      • 7e Régiment du Matériel (7e RMAT), Trier
      • 22e Bataillon du Matériel (22e BMAT), Oberhoffen
      • 702e Compagnie mixte des Essences (702e CME), Renchen (Fuel Supply Company)
      • 777e Compagnie mixte des Essences (Réserve) (777e CME), Renchen
      • 21e Compagnie Médicale, Neustadt
      • 610e Compagnie de Ravitaillement (Réserve), Bühl (Medical Supply Company)
      • 611e Compagnie de Ravitaillement (Réserve), Bühl
3e Division Blindée
  • 3e Division Blindée , (3e DB), Freiburg, FRG
    • 3e Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (3e RCS), Freiburg
    • 3e Régiment de Dragons (3e RD), Stetten (70x AMX-30B2, 11x AMX-10P)
    • 12e Régiment de Cuirassiers (12e RC), Müllheim (70x AMX-30B2, 11x AMX-10P)
    • 19e Groupe de Chasseurs (19er GC), Villingen (17x AMX-30B2, 39x AMX-10P)
    • 42e Régiment d'Infanterie (42e RI), Offenburg (17x AMX-30B2, 39x AMX-10P)
    • 110e Régiment d'Infanterie (110e RI), Donaueschingen (70x VAB)
    • 11e Régiment d'Artillerie (11er RA), Offenburg (24x AMX-30 AuF1)
    • 34e Régiment d'Artillerie (34e RA), Müllheim (24x AMX-30 AuF1)
    • 9e Régiment du Génie (9e RG), Neuf-Brisach
    • 3e Escadron d'Éclairage Divisionnaire (3e EED), Stetten
    • 3e Compagnie Antichar (3e CAC), Donaueschingen (12x VAB/HOT)
5e Division Blindée
  • 5e Division Blindée , (5e DB), Landau
    • 5e Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (5e RCS), Landau
    • 2e Régiment de Cuirassiers (2e RC), Reutlingen (53x AMX-30B2, 11x AMX-10P)
    • 4e Régiment de Cuirassiers (4e RC), Bitche (53x AMX-30B2, 11x AMX-10P)
    • 5e Régiment de Cuirassiers (5e RC), Kaiserslautern (53x AMX-30B2, 11x AMX-10P)
    • 2e Groupe de Chasseurs (2e GC), Neustadt (17x AMX-30B2, 39x AMX-10P)
    • 24e Groupe de Chasseurs (24e GC), Tübingen (17x AMX-30B2, 39x AMX-10P)
    • 152e Régiment d'Infanterie (152e RI), Colmar (70x VAB)
    • 2e Régiment d'Artillerie (2e RA), Landau (24x AMX-30 AuF1 155mm)
    • 24e Régiment d'Artillerie (24e RA), Reutlingen (24x AMX-30 AuF1 155mm)
    • 32e Régiment du Génie (32e RG), Kehl
    • 5e Escadron d'Éclairage Divisionnaire (5e EED), Landau
    • 5e Compagnie Antichar (5e CAC), Colmar (12x VAB/HOT)
15e Division d'Infanterie

III French Corps

One Gazelle/HOT SA-342M of 6 RHC, 1992. Aerospatiale SA-342M Gazelle, France - Army AN1959712.jpg
One Gazelle/HOT SA-342M of 6 RHC, 1992.
  • III French Corps , 3e Corps d'armée (3e CA), Lille, France
    • 2e Régiment de Hussards (2e RH), Sourdun (36x AMX-10RC, 12x VAB/HOT)
    • 6e Régiment du Génie (6e RG), Angers
    • 71e Régiment du Génie (71e RG), Oissel
    • 6e Régiment d'Helicoptères de Combat (6e RHC), Margny-lès-Compiègne (16x Gazelle/HOT, 10x Gazelle/20mm, 8x Puma)
    • 51e Régiment de Transmission (51e RT), Compiègne
    • 58e Régiment de Transmission (58e RT), Laon
    • 604e Régiment de Circulation Routière (Réserve), (604e RCR), Tours
    • 625e Régiment de Circulation Routière, (625e RCR), Arras
    • 13e Groupe d’Hélicoptères Légers (Réserve), (13e GHL), Lesquin
    • 43e Régiment d'Infanterie et de Commandement de Corps d'armée, (43e RICCA), Lille
    • Commandement de l'Artillerie du 3e Corps
      • 4e Régiment d'Artillerie (4e RA), Couvron (6x Pluton launchers)
      • 2e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (2e RAMa) (Reserve), Montlhéry (24x M50)
      • 19e Régiment d'Artillerie (19e RA) (Training), Draguignan (6x Pluton launchers)
      • 22e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (22e RAMa) (Réserve), Folembray (24x M50)
      • 54e Régiment d'Artillerie (54e RA), Hyères (24x Roland missile systems mounted on AMX-30)
      • 58e Régiment d'Artillerie (58e RA), Douai (32x Roland missile systems mounted on AMX-30)
      • 603e Régiment NBC, (603e RNBC) (Training), Bretteville-sur-Odon
      • Batterie d'artillerie du 3e Corps d'Armée (BACA 3), Lille
    • Brigade Logistique du 3e Corps
      • 517e Régiment du Train, (517e RT), Vernon
      • 522e Régiment du Train (Réserve), (522e RT), Auneau
      • 3e Régiment du Matériel, (3e RMAT), Beauvais
      • 4e Régiment du Matériel, (4e RMAT), Fontainebleau
      • 705e Compagnie mixte des Essences, (705e CME), Évreux (Fuel Supply Company)
      • 707e Compagnie mixte des Essences (Réserve), (707e CME), Évreux
      • 31e Compagnie Médicale, Sedan
      • 614e Compagnie de Ravitaillement (Réserve), Chartres (Medical Supply Company)
      • 615e Compagnie de Ravitaillement (Réserve), Chartres
2e Division Blindée
8e Division d'Infanterie
10e Division Blindée
  • 10e Division Blindée, (10e DB), Châlons-sur-Marne, France
    • 10e Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (10e RCS), Châlons-sur-Marne
    • 2e Régiment de Chasseurs (2e RCh), Thierville-sur-Meuse (53x AMX-30B2, 11x AMX-10P)
    • 4e Régiment de Dragons (4e RD), Mourmelon (53x AMX-30B2, 11x AMX-10P)
    • 503e Régiment Chars de Combat (503e RCC), Mourmelon (53x AMX-30B2, 11x AMX-10P)
    • 1er Groupe de Chasseurs (1er GC), Reims (17x AMX-30B2, 39x AMX-10P)
    • 150e Régiment d'Infanterie (150e RI), Verdun (17x AMX-30B2, 39x AMX-10P)
    • 151e Régiment d'Infanterie (151e RI), Metz (70x VAB)
    • 3e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (3e RAMa), Verdun (24x AMX-30 AuF1)
    • 8e Régiment d'Artillerie (8e RA), Commercy (24x AMX-30 AuF1)
    • 3e Régiment du Génie (3e RG), Charleville-Mézières
    • 10e Escadron d'Éclairage Divisionnaire (10e EED), Mourmelon
    • 10e Compagnie Antichar (10e CAC), Metz (12x VAB/HOT)

Rapid Action Force

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Logistics Convoy of the 511 Régiment du Train of Operation Daguet.

4e Division Aéromobile

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SA 330 Puma helicopters during Operation Desert Shield.

Wartime: The 4th RHCM consists of a squadron commander and liaison with ten light helicopters type SA341F Gazelle, and five utility helicopters squadrons each with ten type SA330Ba Puma transport helicopters. The 1st, 3rd and 5th RHC are composed of a squadron of light reconnaissance helicopter with nine light helicopters type SA341F Gazelle. These devices called "smooth" knowing that they do not carry on-board armament, used for reconnaissance or command support, a support helicopter squadron protection with ten light helicopters type SA341F2 Gazelle. These aircraft, each provided with a 20 mm gun used in support of ground troops and protection of other aircraft, anti-tank squadrons of three helicopters, each with ten light helicopters type SA342M Gazelle. These aircraft have four HOT antitank missiles for destroying armored vehicles of all kinds and a helicopter squadron maneuver with ten type SA330Ba Puma transport helicopters. None of these units possess Alouette III that is found only in peacetime in the 6th and 7th RHC each with ten machines.

6e Division Légère Blindée

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VAB-HOT (Mephisto) of 2 REI.

9e Division d'Infanterie de Marine

11e Division Parachutiste

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81mm mortar from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment during the Battle of Kolwezi.

27e Division Alpine

1st Logistic Command

The 1st Logistic Command provided overseas logistic capabilities.

Graphic of the French Army in Europe

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Structure of the active units of the French Army in Europe in 1989 (click to enlarge)

Overseas Units

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French Overseas Units in 1989 (click to enlarge)

Africa

Army forces in West Africa:

Djibouti

A Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun of the 5th RIAM of Djibouti towed by a GMC CCKW in 1984. 1984 5eme RIAOM 059.jpg
A Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun of the 5th RIAM of Djibouti towed by a GMC CCKW in 1984.
Obusier de 155 mm Modele 50 in Djibouti in 1979. Canon de 155mm du 6e R.A.Ma djibouti 1979.jpg
Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50 in Djibouti in 1979.

Army forces in Djibouti:

Antilles & Guiana

Army forces in the Lesser Antilles and French Guiana:

Indian Ocean

Army forces in the Southern Indian Ocean:

French Polynesia

Army forces in French Polynesia:

New Caledonia

Army forces in New Caledonia:

Military regions and reserve forces

In 1984, Isby and Kamps wrote that the Défense opérationnelle du territoire term remained in use despite the command having been disbanded in the 1970s. [5]

1st Military Region

2nd Military Region

3rd Military Region

4th Military Region

5th Military Region

6th Military Region

Detached Units

French Air Force

The Army provided two engineer regiments to the Armée de l'Air.

French Forces in Germany

Tri-service Peacetime command for all French Forces in Germany.

Foreign Intelligence Service

The Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE) is the foreign intelligence service of the French state. It acts in the interest of the government and not as a military intelligence, but it is subordinated to the Ministry of Defence as an independent military service. In 1989 the military intelligence function was carried out by the 2nd Department of the French General Staff (2e Bureau) and the Center for Exploitation of Military Intelligence Data (Centre d’exploitation du renseignement militaire). They were eventually merged in 1992 into the current Direction du renseignement militaire [7] )

Foreign Legion

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