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1er-11e Régiment de Cuirassiers | |
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Active | 5 June 1999 – 29 July 2009 |
Country | France |
Branch | French Army |
Type | Armoured Cavalry |
Role |
Armoured warfare Raiding Reconnaissance |
Size | 1350 personnel |
Part of | 3rd Mechanised Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Carpiagne ( Carnoux-en-Provence) |
Equipment | Leclerc |
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 component of the 3rd Mechanised Brigade from 1 July 1999. [1]
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]
The regiment was composed of around 1350 personnel organized into 13 Squadrons. [1]
List of Commanding Officers (French: Chefs de corps) since 1999. [1]
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (February 2013) |
1er-11e Régiment de Cuirassiers | |
---|---|
Active | 5 June 1999 – 29 July 2009 |
Country | France |
Branch | French Army |
Type | Armoured Cavalry |
Role |
Armoured warfare Raiding Reconnaissance |
Size | 1350 personnel |
Part of | 3rd Mechanised Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Carpiagne ( Carnoux-en-Provence) |
Equipment | Leclerc |
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 component of the 3rd Mechanised Brigade from 1 July 1999. [1]
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]
The regiment was composed of around 1350 personnel organized into 13 Squadrons. [1]
List of Commanding Officers (French: Chefs de corps) since 1999. [1]