1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment

Former tank regiment of the French Army February 2013 April 2026 1er-11e Régiment de Cuirassiers 5 June 1999 – 29 July 2009 France French Army Armoured Cavalry Armoured warfareRaidingReconnaissance 1350 personnel 3rd Mechanised Brigade Carpiagne (Carnoux-en-Provence) Leclerc The 1st–11th Cuirassier Regiment (fr no 1er-11e Régiment de Cuirassiers, 1er-11e RC) was an armoured (tank) regiment of the French Army. It was the armoured component of the 3rd Mechanised Brigade from 1 July 1999.Le 1er-11e Régiment de Cuirassiers http://www.ami1rc.org/ami111.htm/ Amicale des Anciens et Amis du 1er Régiment de Cuirassiers 2 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20111204002934/http://www.ami1rc.org/ami111.htm 4 December 2011 dead dmy-all History The Chief of Staff of the French Army decided on 1 September 1990 to create a new experimental armoured regiment of 80 tanks with two squadron groups (Groupes d'Escadrons, GE). Each group would consist of three combat squadrons and one command and logistics squadron. The 1er-11e RC was formed on 5 June 1999 by merging the 1st Cuirassier Regiment and the 11th Cuirassier Regiment. It was disbanded 29 July 2009. Organization thumb|Men of the 1st–11th Cuirassier Regiment on the 2007 Bastille Day parade at the Champs-Élysées The regiment was composed of around 1350 personnel organized into 13 Squadrons. 1st Cuirassier Groupe d'Escadron (1er CGE) – 1st Cuirassier Squadron Group (x40 MBTs) ECL – Command and Logistics Squadron 1e Esq – 1st Squadron 2e Esq – 2nd Squadron 3e Esq – 3rd Squadron 11e Cuirassier Groupe d'Escadron (11e CGE) – 11th Cuirassier Squadron 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 (fr no Chefs de corps) since 1999. 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 References Amicale des Anciens et Amis du 1er Régiment de Cuirassiers Cuirassier Regiment, 1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment, 1st-11th Category:Military units and formations established in 1999 Category:1999 establishments in France Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 2009