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Éric Bellot Des Minières
Éric Bellot des Minières (born 5 April 1964 in Poitiers) is an army general of the French Army. He has been Inspector General of the French Armed Forces since October 31, 2020. Biography Famille Éric Bellot des Minières is a member of an old French nobility, noble family. Education Bellot des Minières attended École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr from 1984 to 1987. He then attended ENSTA ParisTech graduating in 1999 with an Engineering diploma, and a specialisation in operational research. Positions held In 1988, he joined the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment in Calvi, Haute-Corse, Calvi, where he served until 1995, after commanding the 3rd company. It was during this first stint at the 2nd REP that he took part in Operation Épervier (1988-1989) and Guépard (1990) in Chad, Operation Noroît (1991-1992) in Rwanda, Operation Godoria (1991) and Operation Iskoutir (1992 and 1993) in Djibouti, Somalia (1992-1993), and the EFAO (1995) in the Central African Republic. Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Mechanised Brigade (France)
The 1st Mechanised Brigade (french: 1 Brigade Mécanisée, 1 BM) was one of the mechanized units of the Commandement des Forces Terrestres of the French Army. Created on 1 July 1999, as heir to the 1st Armored Division, the brigade was dissolved on 21 July 2015. Before the dissolution, formations reached 4000 men and women and the general staff headquarters of the brigade was garrisoned at Châlons-en-Champagne. The 1st Division was recreated in 2016 within the cadre of the reorganization of the French Army. 250px, General Bruno Guibert commanding 1st Mechanised Brigade. Creation and different denominations * 1 May 1943 : creation of the 1st Armored Division 1re DB from the Light Mechanized Brigade (BLM); * 31 March 1946 : dissolution of the 1e DB * 1948 : the 1st Division was recreated; * 1 July 1999 : created of the 1st Mechanized Brigade 1reBM which inherited the traditions of the 1st Armored Division; * 21 July 2015 : dissolution of the 1st Mechanized Brigade and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
