3rd Panzer Division (France)

3rd Algerian Infantry Division (3 ^e division d'infanterie algérienne (3 ^e DIA)) - established on April 15, 1943, dissolved on April 15, 1946.

The 3rd Panzer Division (3 ^e division blindée), the heir to the 3rd upgrade, was created in 1951, disbanded on July 31, 1991.

3rd Mechanized Brigade (3 ^e brigade mécanisée (3 ^e BM)) - created on July 1, 1999 with the inheritance of traditions. Transformed into the 3rd light tank brigade in 2014, disbanded in 2016.

The 3rd Panzer Division (3 ^e division (3 ^e DIV)) was recreated on June 20, 2016. The headquarters is in Marseille.

The 3rd division is subordinate to the General Staff of the French Ground Forces (commandement des forces terrestres (CFT)). It consists of 25 regiments, 4 headquarters and schools. Its number is about 25,000 people. and 4000 reservists. Its composition: ^[1]

Parts

• 2nd Dragoon Regiment of the Russian Chess Council for Defense ( 2 ^e régiment de dragons - nucléaire, biologique et chimique ), deployment of Fontevro l'Abé , Loire Region
• 31st Engineer Regiment ( 31 ^e régiment du génie (31 ^e RG) ), Castelsarrazen , region Midi-Pyrénées
• 54th Artillery Regiment ( 54 ^e régiment d'artillerie (54 ^e RA) ), Hyeres , region Provence - Alps - French Riviera

Formations

• 2nd Tank Brigade ( 2 ^e brigade blindée (2 ^e BB) ), Ilkirsh-Graffenstaden , Grand Est region
  • Chad Marching Regiment ( Régiment de marche du Tchad (RMT) ), Meyenheim , Grand Est Region, Equipment: VBCI
  • 16th Shasser battalion ( 16 ^e bataillon de chasseurs (16 ^e BC) ), Beach , Grand Est region, equipment: VBCI
  • 92nd Infantry Regiment ( 92 ^e régiment d'infanterie (92 ^e RI) ), Clermont-Ferrand , Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region , equipment: VBCI
  • 12th cuirassier regiment ( 12 ^e régiment de cuirassiers (12 ^e RC) ), Olivet , Central Loire Valley region , equipment: Leclerc
  • 501st Tank Regiment ( 501 ^e régiment de chars de combat (501 ^e RCC) ), Mourmelon-le-Grand , Grand Est region, equipment: Leclerc
  • 40th Artillery Regiment ( 40 ^e régiment d'artillerie (40 ^e RA) ), Suipp , Champagne-Ardenne region , equipment: AUF1
  • 13th Engineer Regiment ( 13 ^e régiment du génie (13 ^e RG) ), Valdaon , region Burgundy - Franche-Comté
  • 2nd communications company ( 2 ^e compagnie de commandement et de transmissions (2 ^e CCT) ), Ilkirsh-Graffenstaden , Grand Est region
  • Valdaon Training Center ( Center de formation initiale des militaires du rang de Valdahon (CFIM Valdahon) ), Valdaon, Burgundy region - Franche-Comté
• 6th Armored Cavalry Brigade ( 6 ^e brigade légère blindée (6 ^e BLB) ), Nimes , Occitania region
  • 1st Cavalry Regiment of the Foreign Legion ( 1 ^er régiment étranger de cavalerie (1 ^er REC) ), Marseille - Carpignan , region Provence - Alps - Cote d'Azur , equipment: AMX-10 RC
  • 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Foreign Legion ( 2 ^e régiment étranger d'infanterie (2 ^e REI) ), Nimes , Occitania region, equipment: VBCI
  • 13th half-brigade of the Foreign Legion ( 13 ^e demi-brigade de la Légion étrangère (13 ^e DBLE) ), La Cavalri - Larzac , Occitania region
  • 21st Marine Infantry Regiment ( 21 ^e régiment d'infanterie de marine (21 ^e RIMA) ), Frejus , Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, equipment: VAB
  • 1st spaga regiment ( 1 ^er régiment de spahis (1 ^er RS) ), Valence , region Auvergne - Rhône - Alps , equipment: AMX-10 RC
  • 3rd Marine Artillery Regiment ( 3 ^e régiment d'artillerie de marine (3 ^e RAMA) ), Canjou , Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, equipment: CAESAR
  • 1st Engineer Regiment of the Foreign Legion ( 1 ^er régiment étranger de génie (1 ^er REG) ), Loden-l'Arduaz , Occitania region
  • 6th communications company ( 6 ^e compagnie de commandement et de transmissions (6 ^e CCT) ), Nimes, Occitania region
  • Frejus Training Center ( Center de formation initiale des militaires du rang de Fréjus (CFIM Fréjus) ), Frejus, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
• 11th Airborne Brigade ( 11 ^e brigade parachutiste (11 ^e BP) ), Balma , Occitania region ^[2]
  • 1st Hussar Parachute Regiment ( 1 ^er régiment de hussards parachutistes (1 ^er RHP) ), Tarbes , Occitania region, equipment: AMX-10 RC , ERC 90
  • 1st Shasser parachute regiment ( 1 ^er régiment de chasseurs parachutistes (1 ^er RCP) ), Pamie , Occitania region, equipment: VAB
  • 2nd Parachute Regiment of the Foreign Legion ( 2 ^e régiment étranger de parachutistes (2 ^e REP) ), Calvi , Corsica region, equipment: VAB
  • 3rd Marine Parachute Regiment ( 3 ^e régiment de parachutistes d'infanterie de marine (3 ^e RPIMA) ), Carcassonne , Occitania region, equipment: VAB
  • 8th Marine Parachute Regiment ( 8 ^e régiment de parachutistes d'infanterie de marine (8 ^e RPIMA) ), Castres , Occitania region, equipment: VAB
  • 35th artillery parachute regiment ( 35 ^e régiment d'artillerie parachutiste (35 ^e RAP) ), Tarbes, Occitania region, equipment: 6 CAESAR , 4 TRF1 , 8 RTF1 , 3 DRAC , 2 53T2 on TRM 2000 , 20 Mistral ^[3] .
  • 17th Engineer Parachute Regiment ( 17 ^e régiment du génie parachutiste (17 ^e RGP) ), Montauban , Occitania Region
  • 1st regiment of military transport aviation and technical support ( 1 ^er régiment du train parachutiste (1 ^er RTP) ), Toulouse , Occitania region
  • 11th communications company ( 11 ^e compagnie de commandement et de transmissions parachutiste (11 ^e CCTP) ), Balma, Occitania region
  • Airborne School ( École des troupes aéroportées (ETAP) ), Pau , region New Aquitaine
  • Kelyus training center ( Center de formation initiale des militaires du rang de Caylus (CFIM Caylus) ), Kelyus , Occitania region