Engineering service of the buildings, fortifications and work

The Engineering service of the buildings, fortifications and work (STBFT) is an organization of the French ministry of defense.

It is a research department specialized in work of infrastructure to the profit of the Army within the genius then Service of infrastructure of defense.

History

Created on April 2nd, 1946 by note n° 72111/ministère of the armées/DCG/1er Office/Section organization, the Technical Section of the Building industries, Fortifications and Work has the role to replace four entities existing before the second world war:
  • technical Section of the fortifications
  • technical Section of the Genius
  • Section of studies
  • Commission of experiments
This new organization is subordinated to the central director of the genious, which directs the Service of the genius. The missions which are then entrusted to him register then in an effort of rebuilding and research on the new weapons: It will conceive the plans of new quarterings, a fallout shelter to the profit of the civil security, and will take part in the nuclear tests with the the Sahara. The STBFT will take part then in the great projects of defense (Tigre, Leclerc,…) and will imply itself in the support in Opex.

In 1987, the STBFT becomes the Engineering service of the Building industries, Fortifications and Work .

Following the fusion of the three services manufacturers of the three armies within the Service of infrastructure of defense, it is attached to the General secretary for the administration.

Directors

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Garrisons

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