3rd Light Armoured Brigade (France)
| 3e Brigade Légère Blindée | |
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The insignia represents three crescents
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| Active | 1999 – 2016 |
| Country | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Mechanised infantry |
| Size | ~ 7,000 |
| Part of | CFAT |
| Garrison/HQ | Clermont-Ferrand |
| Motto(s) | "Un seul but : la victoire" |
The 3rd Light Armoured Brigade (French: 3e Brigade Légère Blindée, 3e BLB), the previous 3rd Mechanised Brigade, was a unit of the French Army.
The brigade was heir to the traditions of the 3rd Armored Division, an heir of the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division.
The 3rd Light Armoured Brigade was dissolved on June 16, 2016.
The 3rd Division was recreated on June 20, 2016 within the cadre of the reorganization of the French Army.
The 3rd Mechanised Brigade is heir of the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division 3e DIA which illustrated capability during World War II under the orders of général de Monsabert puis du général Guillaume.
The 3rd Division was reconstituted in 1951 at the corps of the French Forces in Germany (French: , FFA). This was a grand unit of almost 15000 men covering the Western part of Germany and comprising three brigades:
the division became the 3rd Armoured Division in 1978. Three infantry regiments, two tank reigments, two artillery regiments, one engineer regiment, and one command and support regiment. During the transformation of the FFA into FFECSA (French: forces françaises et élément civil stationnés en Allemagne) (French Forces and Civilian Element), the division was redimensioned and dissolved in 1991.
In 1999, the 3rd Mechanised Brigade was created within the cadres of reforms of the French Army. The brigade adopted the traditions of the 3rd Armoured Division.
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