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- ↑ "French/German Brigade - Spearhead of Eurocorps and European Defence" (PDF). www.europarl.europa.eu. European Parliament.
- ↑ SE Europe Brigade marks 10th anniversary, 14 Oct 2009, www.pims.org/news/.../se-europe-brigade-marks-10th-anniversary