Society· Published on September 30, 2026
Gunfire and Drones Downtown: Brive's 126th Infantry Regiment Startles the City at Dawn
- Event date
- Wednesday, September 30, 2026
- Address
- Brive-la-Gaillarde · Directions ↗
Soldiers in fatigues moving in small teams, walkie-talkies, drones, gunfire and a few explosions: on Tuesday 30 September, Brive-la-Gaillarde woke up to a surreal scene in the neighbourhood of the former Brune barracks. Troops from the 126th Infantry Regiment, garrisoned at the Brune barracks, staged a so-called "high-intensity" urban combat drill while residents were heading to work. The manoeuvre wrapped up a week-long training sequence across Corrèze, codenamed ÉGLETONS 44, involving some 800 soldiers. In the preceding days, the troops had practised trench warfare and drone operations near Égletons.