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The 11th Parachute Brigade () is a unit of the French Army, dominantly infantry, part of the French Airborne Units and specialized in air combat and air assault. Its 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. Its soldiers and airborne Marines wear the red beret (amaranth) except for the Legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, the 1st Foreign Engineer Regiment, the 2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment who wear the green beret of the French Foreign Legion. The 11th Parachute Brigade originally the 11th Light Intervention Division (11e DLI) was created from airborne units contingents of the 10th Parachute Division and 25th Parachute Division of France,〔Clayton, 'France, Soldiers, and Africa', Brassey's Defence Publishers, 1988, p.190〕 both dissolved following the Algiers putsch of 1961 during the Algerian War. == Creation and different nominations == * On May 1, 1961; the 11th Light Intervention Division ((フランス語:11e division légère d'intervention)) was created from dissolved airborne units of the 10th and 25th Parachute Division.〔In Revue Uniformes no 278 (sept-oct 2011), page 30〕 * On December 1, 1963; the 11th Division was created by merging the 11th Light Intervention Division and the 9th Marine Infantry Brigade.〔History of French Paratroopers ''Histoire des parachutistes français'', page 556〕 * On April 1, 1971; the 11th Division becomes the 11th Parachute Division (11e DP). * On June 1999; the 11th Parachute Division becomes the 11th Parachute Brigade. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「11th Parachute Brigade (France)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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