1st Mechanised Brigade (France)

1re Brigade Mécanisée
Active	1999 -
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Mechanised
Size	5,700 soldiers
Part of	CFAT
Garrison/HQ	Châlons-en-Champagne
Motto	Nomine et virtute prima ("First in name and in spirit")

The 1st Mechanised Brigade (French: 1^ère Brigade Mécanisée, 1^ère BM) is a mechanised unit of the French Army. The brigade is heir to the honours and traditions of the 1st Armoured Division, created during World War II.

History

The 1st Armoured Division was dissolved with the reorganisation of the French Army in 1999, and the dissolution of the French Forces in Germany. The division’s honours and traditions are carried on with the formation of the 1st Mechanised Brigade in Châlons-en-Champagne. The brigade took part in the Operation Trident in Kosovo in 1999.

Composition

1er Régiment de Spahis Wheeled Armored Regiment in Valence with AMX 10 RC and ERC 90
1er Régiment de Tirailleurs (1er RTir) Infantry Regiment in Epinal with VBCI
1er Régiment d'Infanterie (1er RI) Infantry Regiment in Sarrebourg with VAB
1er Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (1er RAMa) self propelled Marine Artillery Regiment in Laon with 12x CAESAR self-propelled howitzers and 16x 120mm RTF1 mortars
3e Régiment du Génie (3e RG) Engineer Regiment in Charleville-Mézières
1re Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (1re CCT) in Châlons-en-Champagne with VAB

Commandement des Forces Terrestres

1st Mechanised Brigade — 2nd Armoured Brigade — 3rd Mechanised Brigade — 6th Light Armoured Brigade — 7th Armoured Brigade — 9th Light Armoured Marine Brigade — 11th Parachute Brigade — 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade — Franco-German Brigade — Brigade de Renseignement — Brigade de Transmissions — Brigade Logistique —

Corps de réaction rapide France

French Army — Structure of the French Army