page_title: Division Daguet
section_title: Division Structure
hierarchical_section_title: Division Daguet / Division Structure
caption_attribution_description: English: French soldiers of 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment prepare to fire a 120mm MO-120-RT-61 rifled mortar as it stands in position behind a VTM 120 mortar towing vehicle. The equipment is part of a display of Allied armor and weaponry taking place during Operation Desert Shield.
context_page_description: The Division Daguet was a French Army division formed in September 1990 in Saudi Arabia as part of France's contribution to Operation Desert Shield. The French military contribution to the allied cause to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation was named Opération Daguet and its ground part was subsequently named Division Daguet. In French "Daguet" is a young brocket deer.
  In 1991 the division participated in Operation Desert Storm guarding the left flank of the allied advance. After Iraq surrendered the division's units returned to France and the division itself was disbanded on 30 April 1991.
context_section_description: The division's staff was mostly drawn from the staff of the 6th Light Armoured Division (France) based in Nîmes. After the arrival of most units the division was split into two tactical groups: Group West (Groupement Ouest) and Group East (Groupement Est). At the outset of hostilities the division was composed as follows: Other sources, including Dinackus, name the two command posts as "CP Verte" (Green) and "CP Rouge" (Red).
  Division Daguet
  6ᵉ Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien from the 6th Light Armoured Division
  Divisional HQ company
  1× reconnaissance squadron from the 1ᵉʳ Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes from the 11th Paratrooper Division with ERC 90 Sagaie
  1× signal company, organic to the 6ᵉ Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien from the 6th Light Armoured Division
  1× signal company from the 54ᵉ Régiment de Transmission
  Logistic Support Group
  2× transport companies, organic to the 6ᵉ Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien from the 6th Light Armoured Division
  2× transport companies from the 511ᵉ Régiment du Train respectively the 602ᵉ Régiment de Circulation Routière
  2× supply companies, from the 511ᵉ Régiment du Train respectively the 516ᵉ Régiment du Train
  Medical Support Group
  4th Air-transportable Surgical Hospital
  9th Air-transportable Surgical Hospital
  2× medical transport companies and 1× medical supply company from medical units
  1× medical company organic to the 6ᵉ Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien from the 6th Light Armoured Division
  1× CBRN defence company
  1× Military Police squadron from the National Gendarmerie
  General and HQ Protection Company
  6× Long Range Reconnaissance/Special Forces teams from the 13ᵉ Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes
  Groupement Ouest, with units from the 6th Light Armoured Division
  1ᵉʳ Régiment de Spahis
  3× squadrons with AMX-10RC
  1× anti-tank squadron with VAB/HOT
  1ᵉʳ Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie
  3× squadrons with AMX-10RC
  1× anti-tank squadron with VAB/HOT
  2ᵉ Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie
  3× companies with VAB APCs
  1× company from the 21ᵉ Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine with VAB APCs
  1× squadron from the Régiment d'Infanterie-Chars de Marine from the 9th Marine Infantry Division with AMX-10RC
  1× reconnaissance squadron from the 1ᵉʳ Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes from the 11th Paratrooper Division with ERC 90 Sagaie
  11ᵉ Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine from the 9th Marine Infantry Division reinforced with men from the 68ᵉ Régiment d'Artillerie
  3× batteries with towed 155mm TRF1 howitzers
  1× air defence battery from the 35ᵉ Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste from the 11th Paratrooper Division with Mistral surface-to-air missiles
  1st Combat Helicopter Regiment from the 4th Airmobile Division (including all attached units)
  1st Reconnaissance and Support-protection Helicopter Squadron (EHRAP1) with Gazelle/20mm helicopters
  2nd Reconnaissance and Support-protection Helicopter Squadron (EHRAP2) with Gazelle/20mm helicopters
  3rd Attack Helicopter Squadron (EHA3) with Gazelle/HOT helicopters
  4th Attack Helicopter Squadron (EHA4) with Gazelle/HOT helicopters from the 2ᵉ Régiment d'Helicopteres de Combat
  5th Attack Helicopter Squadron (EHA5) with Gazelle/HOT helicopters
  6th Maneuver Helicopter Squadron (EHM6) with Puma helicopters
  1× airmobile infantry company from the 1ᵉʳ Régiment d'Infanterie
  1× artillery battalion from the 18th Field Artillery Brigade with towed 155mm M198 howitzers
  Groupement Est
  4ᵉ Régiment de Dragons from the 10th Armoured Division
  3× squadrons with AMX-30 B2 main battle tanks
  3ᵉ Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine from the 9th Marine Infantry Division
  3× companies with VAB APCs
  1× company from the 21ᵉ Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine from the 6th Light Armoured Division with VAB APCs
  1× squadron from the Régiment d'Infanterie-Chars de Marine from the 9th Marine Infantry Division with AMX-10RC
  3ᵉ Régiment d'Helicopteres de Combat from the 4th Airmobile Division (including all attached units)
  1st Reconnaissance and Support-protection Helicopter Squadron (EHRAP1) with Gazelle/20mm helicopters
  2nd Reconnaissance and Support-protection Helicopter Squadron (EH
caption: Soldiers from the 2e Régiment Étranger d'Infanterie from the 6th Light Armoured Division prepare to fire a 120mm MO-120-RT-61 mortar
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