11th Parachute Brigade (France)

11th Parachute Brigade
11e 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	Airborne forces
Role	Air assault Airlift Anti-tank warfare Armoured warfare Artillery observer Bomb disposal Casualty evacuation CBRN defense Close-quarters combat Combined arms Cold-weather warfare Counterinsurgency Desert warfare Direct action Fire support Forward air control Indirect fire Irregular warfare Jungle warfare Long-range penetration Maneuver warfare Medical evacuation Military engineering Military logistics Mountain warfare Parachuting Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Special reconnaissance Tactical communications Tactical emergency medical services Urban warfare
Size	10,200 total (2019)[1] 8,700 active 1,500 reserve
Part of	3rd Division
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–present) Operation Licorne Northern Mali conflict Operation Serval
Commanders
Current commander	Olivier Salaün
Notable commanders	Guy Le Borgne Paul Arnaud de Foïard Jeannou Lacaze
Insignia
Identification symbol
Abbreviation	11e B.P

The 11th Parachute Brigade (French: 11^e Brigade Parachutiste, 11^e BP) is one of the French Army's airborne forces brigade, predominantly light infantry, part of the French paratrooper units and specialized in air assault, airborne operations, combined arms, and commando style raids. 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 in Balma near Toulouse. The brigade's soldiers and airborne Marines wear the red beret (amaranth) except for the Legionnaires of the 2^ème REP who wear the green beret.^[1]

The 11th Parachute Brigade, originally the 11th Light Intervention Division (11^e DLI), was created from airborne units of the 10th Parachute Division 10^e D.P and 25th Parachute Division 25^e D.P,^[2] both dissolved following the Algiers putsch of 1961 during the Algerian War.^[1]