6th Light Armoured Brigade (France)
The 6th Light Armoured Brigade (French: 6e Brigade Légère Blindée, 6e BLB) is a unit of the French Army, one of the large units of the Commandement de la force d'action terrestre.
It is designed to deploy on any operation theatre with very brief notice.
The unit was originally the 6e division légère blindée (6th light armoured division), which was engaged in Iraq as Division Daguet during Opération Daguet.
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