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#ORBATBoys' Designated French Guy | GTIA fan account | 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇺🇦
Happy 10th Anniversary Life is Strange. Thanks for everything.
October 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#OTD in 2015, skirmishes erupted in Bangui, Central African Republic, involving GTIA Centurion and lasting on and off for three days.
September 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
#OTD in Afghanistan in 2010,Battle Group Bison (built around 126e RI) began Operation Spear Tackle II, the first phase of Operation Promising Star.
September 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
#OTD 20 August 2014, during Operation Sangaris, skirmishes erupts in Bangui, Central African Republic. "Daffodil 40" Platoon from 16e BCP, Battle Group "Steel" is notably involved.
French Forces suffered 12 WIA that day.
August 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
#OTD 17 years ago on 18 August 2008, 10 French soldiers were killed and another 21 wounded during the Uzbin Ambush in Afghanistan.
They belonged to 2nd platoon, 4th Coy, 8e RPIMa, 4th Platoon, 3rd Coy, RMT and to 2e REP.
August 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
#OTD, 11 years ago, 5 August 2014, second day of the Battle of Batangafo.
French Forces and DRC Peacekeepers defend a refugee camp housing 10 000 people, repulsing several Seleka attack waves.
August 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Legionnaires from support platoon, 4th Company, 2e REP firing a mortar during the Battle of Batangafo, #OTD 11 years ago, 4 August 2014.
August 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The French toll for battle of Vrbanja was heavy: 2 KIA & 17 WIA while the Serbs had lost at least 4 dead, 2 prisoners and 4 wounded. The fire from the vehicles against the several buildings certainly produced additional casualties for the Serbs but are impossible to verify. 22/23
May 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The plan was attack from three different directions with 3 squads of six men. Each squad was organized into 3 2-men teams composed of 1 soldier who knew the outpost of one who didn’t. 15/23
May 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#ORBAT of the 🇫🇷 Task Force involved in the Battle of Vrbanja Bridge, Bosnia, 27 May 1995.
Credit to @battleorder.org for the units and character icons & to tank encyclopedia for the vehicles.
An #ORBATBoys Battle Thread 🧵⬇️ 1/23
May 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#OTD 27 May 1995, the Battle of Vrbanja Bridge.
1st Platoon, 1st Company, 3e RIMa stormed the French outpost near Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo, Bosnia in order to free the French Peacekeepers taken hostage by Serbian forces.
Two soldiers were killed during the battle.
May 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
#OTD 24 May 2014, Clashes erupted between French elements and Central African rebels in Bambari.
Three pick-up trucks carrying around twenty rebels fired upon a checkpoint established by the French near a bridge in the town of Bambari, prompting a response.
May 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
France create fictional countries for training purposes.
The fictional enemy is notably made up of Germany, Austria and Italy.
What could they mean by this ?
May 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
#OTD 5 May 2014 the Battle of Boguila, Central African Republic.

A French Company Task Force made up of 1 armored cavalry and 2 infantry platoons was attacked by 40 militiamen on pickup trucks and motorcycles.
The battle lasted 3 hours with the French repulsing the attackers.
May 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Je ne dis pas que la situation internationale est chargée mais après avoir eu un épisode classique le vendredi deux semaines d'affilée, on a droit à un nouveau format sur un nouveau créneau.
March 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Mood
February 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
#OTD ten years ago, an SGTIA from 3rd Company, 3e RIMa belonging to GTIA Korrigan supported UN Peacekeepers in retaking the town of Bria, Central African Republic. After several hours of fighting, the town was retaken.
February 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Feels like a good moment to read these.
February 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Elements of SGTIA 21 (4th Company, 92e RI) during the Battle of Gao, February 2013.
January 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Happy new year everyone.
With Exercise Dacian Spring in Romania, Hedgehog in Estonia, Diodore in Eastern France, Warfighter in the U.S. and other NATO exercises 2025 gonna be busy regarding ORBATs.
January 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Infographic from the French Military about its deployment in the Baltic Region.
- Force Projection in less than 24H 2000 km away
- Freedom of maneuver in the Baltic Sea
- Projection of Artillery in the Arctic Circle and in depth fires allied coordination
December 14, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Finally, French elements from the Franco-German Brigade (likely a SGTIA), were integrated into a Task Force built around the German Jaegerbataillon 292. These forces were involved into Quadriga 24, an exercise under German command in Lithuania | 11/12
November 23, 2024 at 8:38 PM
But for SD24, France sent additional troops to the country to take part in Swift Response 24. This airborne exercise saw the deployment of an airborne task force that included Parachute Commandos. | 10/12
November 23, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine NATO deployed forces in the countries bordering Ukraine.
France leads the Battle Group in Romania. It is built around a mechanized infantry company, a tank squadron, an artillery battery and an engineer company, reinforced by other countries. | 9/12
November 23, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Since 2023 a light infantry company is also present in Estonia, training alongside the Estonian Defense League. At the time of Steadfast Defender it was a parachute infantry company. | 8/12
November 23, 2024 at 8:38 PM