3rd Army Corps ( fr. 3 e corps d'armée ) - a combination of the Ground Forces of France during the Cold War . It was part of the Northern Army Group of NATO . It was dissolved on June 30, 1998.
| 3rd Army Corps | |
|---|---|
| Years of existence | 1979 - June 30, 1998 |
| A country | |
| Subordination | French Ground Forces |
| Included in | NATO Northern Army Group |
| Type of | body |
| Function | tank forces |
| Dislocation | Lille (headquarters) |
| Participation in | |
Composition
1989
- 2nd Panzer Division ( 2 e Division Blindée ), Versailles
- 2nd Regiment of Management ( 2 e Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (2 e RCS) ), Satori
- 2nd Dragoon Regiment ( 2 e Régiment de Dragons (2 e RD) ), Laon- Cuvron Air Base (53x AMX-30 B2)
- 6th cuirassier regiment ( 6 e Régiment de Cuirassiers (6 e RC) ), Olive (53x AMX-30B2)
- 501st Tank Regiment ( 501 e Régiment Chars de Combat (501 e RCC) ), Rambouillet (53x AMX-30B2)
- Chad Marching Regiment ( Régiment de Marché de Tchad (RMT) ), Monlery (16x AMX-30B2, 51x AMX-10P )
- 5th Infantry Regiment ( 5 e Régiment d'Infanterie (5 e RI) ), Bein (16x AMX-30B2, 51x AMX-10P)
- 39th Infantry Regiment ( 39 e Régiment d'Infanterie (39 e RI) ), Rouen (63x VAB )
- 1st Marine Artillery Regiment ( 1 er Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (1 er RAMa) ), Monlery (20x AMX-30 AuF.1 )
- 40th Artillery Regiment ( 40 e Régiment d'Artillerie (40 e RA) ), Suipp (20x AMX-30 AuF.1)
- 34th Engineer Regiment ( 34 e Régiment du Génie (34 e RG) ), Épernay
- 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion ( 2 e Escadron d'Éclairage Divisionnaire (2 e EED) ), Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- 2nd anti-tank battery ( 2 e Compagnie Antichar (10 e CAC) ), Rouen (12x VAB-HOT)
- 10th Panzer Division ( 10 e Division Blindée ), Chalons-en-Champagne
- 10th Regiment of Management ( 10 e Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (10 e RCS) ), Chalon-en-Champagne
- 2nd Chassier Regiment ( 2 e Régiment de Chasseurs (2 e RCh) ), Thiersville-sur-Meuse (53x AMX-30B2, 11x AMX-10P)
- 4th Dragoon Regiment ( 4 e Régiment de Dragons (4 e RD) ), Mourmelon-le-Grand (53x AMX-30B2, 11x AMX-10P)
- 503rd Tank Regiment ( 503 e Régiment Chars de Combat (503 e RCC) ), Mourmelon (53x AMX-30B2, 11x AMX-10P)
- 1st Shasser Group ( 1 er Groupe de Chasseurs (1 er GC) ), Reims (17x AMX-30B2, 39x AMX-10P)
- 150th Infantry Regiment ( 150 e Régiment d'Infanterie (150 e RI) ), Verdun (17x AMX-30B2, 39x AMX-10P)
- 151st Infantry Regiment ( 151 e Régiment d'Infanterie (151 e RI) ), Metz (70x VAB)
- 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment ( 3 e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (3 e RAMa) ), Verdun (24x AMX-30 AuF1)
- 8th Artillery Regiment ( 8 e Régiment d'Artillerie (8 e RA) ), Commerce (24x AMX-30 AuF1)
- 3rd Engineer Regiment ( 3 e Régiment du Génie (3 e RG) ), Charleville-Mezieres
- 10th Reconnaissance Battalion ( 10 e Escadron d'Éclairage Divisionnaire (10 e EED) ), Mourmelon-le-Grand
- 10th anti-tank battery ( 10 e Compagnie Antichar (10 e CAC) ), Metz (12x VAB-HOT)
- 8th Infantry Division ( 8 e Division d'Infanterie ), Amiens
- 8th Regiment of Management ( 8 e Régiment de Commande-ment et de Soutien (8 e RCS) ), Amiens
- 7th Shassers Regiment ( 7 e Régiment de Chasseurs (7 e RCh) ), Arras (36x AMX-10RC , 24x Milan )
- 8th Infantry Regiment ( 8 e Régiment d'Infanterie (8 e RI) ), Noyon (84x VAB )
- 67th Infantry Regiment ( 67 e Régiment d'Infanterie (67 e RI) ), Soissons (84x VAB)
- 94th Infantry Regiment ( 94 e Régiment d'Infanterie (94 e RI) ), Sisson (84x VAB)
- 41st Marine Artillery Regiment ( 41 e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (41 e RAMa) ), La Fer (24x M50 )
- 23rd Engineer Regiment ( 23 e Régiment du Génie (Réserve) (23 e RG) ), Wassel
- Artillery Division ( Commandement de l'Artillerie du 3 e Corps )
- 4th Artillery Regiment ( 4 e Régiment d'Artillerie (4 e RA) ), Couvron-e-Omancourt (6 TR Pluton )
- 2nd artillery regiment marin ( 2 e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (2 e RAMa), (Reserve) ), Monlery (24x howitzers M50 )
- 19th Artillery Regiment (Training) ( 19 e Régiment d'Artillerie (19 e RA) (Training) ), Draguignan (6x Pluton Broadcasting Company)
- Marin 22nd artillery regiment (reserve) ( 22 e Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (22 e RAMa) (Réserve) ), Folambre (24x howitzers M50)
- 54th Artillery Regiment ( 54 e Régiment d'Artillerie (54 e RA) ), Hyères (24x Roland air defense system on the AMX-30 chassis)
- 58th Artillery Regiment ( 58 e Régiment d'Artillerie (58 e RA) ), Douai (32x Roland air defense system on the AMX-30 chassis)
- 603rd RHB Defense Regiment ( 603 e Régiment NBC, (603 e RNBC) (Entrainement) ), Bretville-sur-Odon
- Control Battery ( Batterie d'artillerie du 3 e Corps d'Armée (BACA 3) ), Lille
- Logistics Support Team ( Brigade Logistique du 3 e Corps )
- 517th Railway Regiment ( 517 e Régiment du Train, (517 e RT) ), Vernon
- 522nd railway regiment (reserve) ( 522 e Régiment du Train (Réserve), (522 e RT) ), It
- 3rd Material Support Regiment ( 3 e Régiment du Matériel, (3 e RMAT) ), Beauvais
- 4th Regiment of Logistics ( 4 e Régiment du Matériel, (4 e RMAT) ), Fontainebleau
- 705th Fuel Company ( 705 e Compagnie mixte des Essences, (705 e CME) ), Evreux
- 707th Fuel Company (reserve) ( 707 e Compagnie mixte des Essences (Réserve), (707 e CME) ), Evreux
- 31st Sanitary Company ( 31 e Compagnie Médicale ), Sedan
- 614th refueling company (reserve) ( 614 e Compagnie de Ravitaillement (Réserve) ), Chartres
- 615th refueling company (reserve) ( 615 e Compagnie de Ravitaillement (Réserve) ), Chartres
- 2nd Hussar Regiment ( 2 e Régiment de Hussards (2 e RH) ), Surdon (36x AMX-10RC , 12x VAB - HOT )
- 6th Engineer Regiment ( 6 e Régiment du Génie (6 e RG) ), Angers
- 71st Engineer Regiment ( 71 e Régiment du Génie (71 e RG) ), Wassel
- 6th Helicopter Regiment ( 6 e Régiment d'Helicoptères de Combat (6 e RHC) ), Magny-le-Compiegne (16x Gazelle- HOT, 10x Gazelle-20mm, 8x Puma )
- 51st Communication Regiment ( 51 e Régiment de Transmission (51 e RT) ), Compiegne
- 58th Communication Regiment ( 58 e Régiment de Transmission (58 e RT) ), Lahn
- 604th Road Regiment ( 604 e Régiment de Circulation Routière (Réserve), (604 e RCR) ), Tour
- 625th Road Regiment ( 625 e Régiment de Circulation Routière, (625 e RCR) ), Arras
- 13th light helicopter group (reserve) ( 13 e Groupe d'Hélicoptères Légers (Réserve), (13 e GHL) ), Lesquin
- 43rd Regiment of Management ( 43 e Régiment d'Infanterie et de Commandement de Corps d'armée, (43 e RICCA) ), Lille