11th Parachute Brigade (France)

11th Parachute Brigade 11^e Brigade Parachutiste

Active	11th Light Intervention Division (1961-1963) 11th Division (1963-1971) 11th Parachute Division (1971-1999) 11th Parachute Brigade (1999-present)
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	French Airborne Brigade
Size	8,500 1^er RCP 1^er RHP 1^er RTP 2^e REP 3^e RPIMa 8^e RPIMa 11^e CCTP 17^e RGP 35^e RAP
Garrison/HQ	Balma, Toulouse
Anniversaries	Saint-Michael, September 29
Engagements	Algerian War Operation Tacaud Operation Bonite Lebanese Civil War Multinational Force in Lebanon Operation Épaulard I Operation DIODON Gulf War Global War on Terrorism (2001-Present) War in Afghanistan (2001–2014) Operation Licorne Northern Mali conflict Operation Serval
Commanders
Current commander	Olivier Salaün
Notable commanders	Guy Le Borgne Paul Arnaud de Foïard Jeannou Lacaze
Insignia
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Abbreviation	11^e B.P

8,500

Algerian War
Operation Tacaud
Operation Bonite
Lebanese Civil War

The 11th Parachute Brigade (French: 11^e Brigade Parachutiste, 11^e BP) is a unit of the French Army, dominantly infantry, part of the French Airborne Units and specialized in air combat and air assault. The Brigade's primary vocation is to project in emergency in order to contribute a first response to a situational crisis. An elite unit of the French Army, the brigade is commanded by a général de brigade (Brigadier General) with headquarters based in Balma near Toulouse. The Brigade's soldiers and airborne Marines wear the red beret (amaranth) except for the Legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment who wear Green beret of the French Foreign Legion.