Chasseurs alpins

Chasseurs alpins ( Alpini ) is used since 1888 designation for initially 12 hunter battalions, today Mountaineer, the French army, of which seven are in the range of XIV (Lyon ) and five in the area of the XV. Army Corps (Marseille ) were in garrison. They were subjected to the respective army corps in the long run. In addition, there was a ( alpine ) Infantry Regiment 159 ( " régiment de la neige" / Briançon ).

The Chasseurs alpins are one of the oldest mountain troops alongside the Italian Alpini. They had a peacetime strength of each battalion of 32 officers, 958 NCOs and enlisted men, 13 horses and 44 mules. In the summer they were stationed in the high valleys of the Alps. They were always as an elite force of the French army.

The troops wore blue blouses, blue folding collar with yellow battalion number, blue-green pantaloons with yellow push, blue beret -like caps, light blue scarf as a sash (only in the field, on marches and the maneuver), cloak with hood, hiking boots and floor.

Today, the three remaining Battalion de Chasseurs Alpin (BCA ) with the 7e BCA, the BCA and the 13e 27e BCA are summarized in the 27e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne, and stationed in Haute-Savoie and Savoie. The brigade command is located in Grenoble.