Appendix C:
Foreign Multi-National Force Units

British Forces, Lebanon
8Feb83-8Feb84)

Units
C Squadron, Queen's Dragoon Guards (8Feb-8Aug83)
A Squadron, Queen's Dragoon Guards (8Aug-7Dec83)
A Squadron, 16/5 Lancers (7Dec83-8Feb84)

Commanders

LtCol John C. Cochrane, Royal Irish Dragoons, 1Feb-5Aug83
LtCol David L. Roberts, Parachute Regiment, 5Aug-15Sep83
LtCol John deP. Ferguson, Queen's Dragoon Guards, 16Sep83-3Jan84
LtCol Peter E. Woolley, Prince of Wales' Own, 3Jan-8Feb84

French Forces^*
(24Aug82-31Mar84)

Units and Commanders

11th Airborne Division, BGen Jacques Granger (24Aug-14Sep82)
9th Marine Infantry Division
2d Foreign Legion Airborne Battalion
3d Marine Airborne Battalion
9th Headquarters Support Battalion
17th Airborne Engineers Battalion

11th Airborne Division, BGen Jacques Granger (Sep82-Jan83)
8th Marine Airborne Battalion
1st Airborne Hussars Battalion
2d Marine Infantry Battalion
17th Airborne Engineers Battalion 1st Headquarters Support Battalion

9th Marine Infantry Division, BGen Michel Datin (Jan-May83)
9th Marine Infantry Battalion
3d Marine Infantry Battalion
11th marine Artillery Battalion
Marine Armored Infantry Battalion

31st Brigade, BGen Jean-Claude Coulon (May-Sep83)
21st Marine Infantry Battalion
     Engineers Company, 21st Marine Infantry Battalion
2d Foreign Legion Infantry Battalion
1st Foreign Legion Cavalry Battalion
17th Airborne Engineers Battalion

11th Airborne Division, BGen Francois Cann (Sep83-Jan84)
3d Marine Airborne Battalion
6th Airborne Infantry Battalion
6th Airborne Battalion (company)
1st Airborne Infantry Battalion (company)
9th Airborne Infantry Battalion (company)
1st Airborne Hussars Battalion (platoon)
17th Airborne Engineers Battalion (company
12th FIeld Artillery Battalion (battery)
7th Headquarters Airborne Support Battalion (support detachment)

9th Marine Infantry Division, BGen Datin (Feb-Mar84)
9th Headquarters Support Battalion (detachment)
501st Tank Battalion (platoon)
Marine Armored Infantry Battalion (platoon)
Gendarmerie (MPs) (platoon)
2d Marine Infantry Battalion (2 companies)
12th Field Artillery Battalion (battery) (later replaced by 68th Field Artillery Battalion)
59th Engineer Company
41st Transmission Battalion (company)

Italian Forces^*
(Aug82-Jan84)

Commander: BGen Franco Angioni (Aug82-Jan84)

UNits
2d Bersaglieri (Mechanized) Battalion "Governolo" (22Aug-12Sep82)
10th Bersaglieri Battalion ("Bezzecca" (Feb-Jun83)
5th Airborne Battalion "El Alamein" (Feb83-Jan84)
"San Marco" Naval Infantry Battalion (27Sep82-Jan84)
"Folgore" Airborne Brigade (27Sep82-Jan84)
     1st Carabinieri Airborne Battalion "Tuscania" (two companies)
     9th Airborne Assault Battalion "Col Moschin" (one company)
Field hospital
Logistics unit (unnamed)
67th Mechanized Battalion "Montelungo" (Jun-Oct83) (four companies)
3d Bersaglieri Battalion "Cernaia" (Oct83-Jan84)

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[*] In many cases, units identified may be components/detachments/headquarters staffs, and not the entire organization.