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Can anyone explain the deployment of the UE in French Infantry Regiments? I have the following: "Le RI normal dispose de 9 chenillettes : 6 à la C.H.R., 3 à la CRE (*). "
I take it this means each Infantry Regiment had 9 UEs, of which 6 were employed in the CHR (Resupply company?) and 3 in the CRE - what is a CRE please? Repair company perhaps?
Also: " Les RI motorisés disposent de 18 chenillettes ; 2 par CA mortiers), 6 à la CE (1 par canon de 25), 6 à la CHR."
So Mechanized Infantry Regiments had 18 UEs, but what are the sub-units? Two in a mortar platoon? 6 towing 25mm AT guns? 6 CHR (again is that a supply company) ?
CHR stands for compagnie hors rang, which is translated on Stéphane Commans' website (
[1]) as "supply company". CRE stands for compagnie régimentaire d'engins and is the heavy weapons company of the regiment with six 25 mm AT guns and two 81 mm mortars (in a standard RI). CA stands for compagnie d'accompagnement and is the heavy weapons company of the battalion. The RIM has three battalions with two UEs each in their respective CAs.
PpPachy21:03, 30 July 2007 (UTC)reply
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