6th Marine Infantry Battalion (France) (original) (raw)

The 6th Marine Infantry Battalion is a unit of the Troupes de Marine of the French Army. It is stationed in Libreville, Gabon, subordinate to the general commanding the French elements in Gabon (EFG). It is a mixed battalion, including infantry; armored; engineers; artillery; communications ("transmissions"); and other specialities such as jungle combat and airborne insertion. It is heir to the traditions of the 6e Regiment d'infanterie coloniale, created on 1 April 1890 by splitting the 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment.