[1] The Brigade was formed in 1987 following a summit between President Mitterrand of France and Chancellor Kohl of Germany.

Currently, the FGB is stationed at Müllheim, Metz, Donaueschingen, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, Sarrebourg, and Stetten am Kalten Markt as part of the Eurocorps.

[3] On 31 October 2013, France announced that in 2014 it would inactivate the 110th Infantry Regiment based in Donaueschingen and thus withdraw around 1000 men from Germany.

This would leave the brigade with 4000 men, but would put an end to each country having a major presence in the other, France would be left with ~500 troops in Germany and vice versa.

The logistical support unit and the brigade's HQ have mixed complements drawn from both countries.