1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment
The 1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment (French: 1er-11e Régiment de Cuirassiers, 1er-11e RC) was an armoured (tank) regiment of the French Army. It was the armoured unit of the 3rd Mechanised Brigade from 1 July 1999. [1]
The regiment was formed on the 5 June 1999 with the fusion of the 1st Cuirassier Regiment and the 11th Cuirassier Regiment.[1] It was disbanded 29 July 2009.[1]
Organization
The regiment consisted of around 1350 personnel organized into 13 Squadrons.[1]
- 1st Cuirassier Armoured Squadrons Group (x40 MBTs)
- ECL - Command and Logistics Squadron
- 1e Esq - 1st Squadron
- 2e Esq - 2nd Squadron
- 3e Esq - 3rd Squadron
- 11th Cuirassier Armoured Squadrons Group (x40 MBTs)
- ECL - Command and Logistics Squadron
- 1e Esq - 1st Squadron
- 2e Esq - 2nd Squadron
- 3e Esq - 3rd Squadron
- EBI - Base and Instructions Squadron
- EMR - Regimental Maintenance Squadron
- ESGM - Garrison Support & Maintenance Squadron
- EEI - Reconnaissance Squadron
- 5e Esq - 5th Squadron (Reserve)
Commanding officers
List of Commanding Officers (French: Chefs de corps) since 1999.[1]
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
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
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
Notes
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