1st Mechanised Brigade (France)

The 1st Mechanised Brigade (French: 1^re Brigade Mécanisée, 1^re BM) was a mechanised unit of the French Army. The brigade is heir to the honours and traditions of the 1st Armored 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.

The 1st Mechanised Brigade was dissolved on July 21, 2015.

The 1st Division (1re DIV) was recreated in 2016.

Organization

General Bruno Guibert commanding 1st Mechanised Brigade

The brigade consists of around 5700 personnel in 6 regiments and 3 brigade units.^[1]

• 1^er Régiment de Spahis – wheeled armored regiment in Valence with AMX 10 RC and ERC 90
• 1^er Régiment de Tirailleurs (1^er RTir) – infantry regiment in Epinal with VBCI
• 1^er Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (1^er RAMa) – self-propelled marine artillery regiment in Laon with 12x CAESAR self-propelled howitzers and 16x 120mm RTF1 mortars
• 402^e Régiment d'artillerie (402^e RA) – artillery regiment in Châlons-en-Champagne
• 3^e Régiment du Génie (3^e RG) – engineer regiment in Charleville-Mézières
• 1^re Compagnie de Commandement et de Transmissions (1^re CCT) – command and signals company in Châlons-en-Champagne with VAB
• Escadron d'éclairage et d'investigation – brigade reconnaissance squadron
• Batterie de renseignement brigade

Notes

References

www.defense.gouv.fr

External links

• Official site (French) – 1^er BM