1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment explained

Unit Name:	1er-11e Régiment de Cuirassiers
Dates:	5 June 1999 – 29 July 2009
Country:	France
Branch:	French Army
Type:	Armoured Cavalry
Role:	Armoured warfare Raiding Reconnaissance
Size:	1350 personnel
Command Structure:	3rd Mechanised Brigade
Garrison:	Carpiagne (Carnoux-en-Provence)
Equipment:	Leclerc

The 1st–11th Cuirassier Regiment was an armoured (tank) regiment of the French Army. It was the armoured component of the 3rd Mechanised Brigade from 1 July 1999.^[1]

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.^[1] It was disbanded 29 July 2009.^[1]

Organization

The regiment was composed of around 1350 personnel organized into 13 Squadrons.^[1]

• 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 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

References

• Amicale des Anciens et Amis du 1er Régiment de Cuirassiers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Le 1er-11e Régiment de Cuirassiers. 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.