1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment

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1er-11e Régiment de Cuirassiers
Active 5 June 1999-
Country France
Branch French Army
Type Armoured Cavalry
Role Armoured
Size One regiment
Part of 3rd Mechanised Brigade
Garrison/HQ Carpiagne (Carnoux-en-Provence)
Equipment Leclerc
Commanders
Current
commander		 Colonel Pillet

The 1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment (French: 1er-11e Régiment de Cuirassiers, 1er-11e RC) is an armoured (tank) regiment of the French Army. It has been the armoured unit of the 3rd Mechanised Brigade since the 1 July 1999.

The regiment was formed on the 5 June, 1999 with the fusion of the 1st Cuirassier Regiment and the 11th Cuirassier Regiment.

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[edit] Composition

The regiment consist of the Regimental Staff and 12 Squadrons.

  • One base and instructions squadron
  • One regimental maintenance squadron
  • One reconnaissance squadron
  • One reserve squadron
  • 1st Cuirassier Squadrons Group
    • One command and logistics squadron
    • 1st Squadron
    • 2nd Squadron
    • 3rd Squadron
  • 11th Cuirassier Squadrons Group
    • One command and logistics squadron
    • 1st Squadron
    • 2nd Squadron
    • 3rd Squadron

[edit] Commanding Officers

List of Commanding Officers (Fr: chefs de corps) since 1999.

[edit] 1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment

  • Colonel Dumont Saint Priest, July 1999
  • Colonel de Courreges d’Ustou, July 2001
  • Colonel Hautecloque Raysz, July 2003
  • Colonel Pillet, July 2005

[edit] 1st Cuirassier Squadrons Group

  • Lieutenant Colonel Guillemet, July 1999
  • Lieutenant Colonel Darnaudat, July 2001
  • Lieutenant Colonel Beaussant, July 2003
  • Lieutenant Colonel Fremin du Sartel, July 2005

[edit] 11th Cuirassier Squadrons Group

  • Lieutenant Colonel Galy-Dejean, July 1999
  • Lieutenant Colonel Tavernier, July 2001
  • Lieutenant Colonel Isabellon, July 2003
  • Lieutenant Colonel Philipeau, July 2005
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