1st Mechanised Brigade (France)
- 1st Mechanised Brigade (France)
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=1re Brigade Mécanisée
caption=
dates=1999 -
country=France
allegiance=
branch=French Army
type=Mechanised
role=
size=5,700 soldiers
command_structure=CFAT
current_commander=
garrison=Châlons-en-Champagne
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=
patron=
motto="Nomine et virtute prima" ("First in name and in spirit")
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles=
notable_commanders=
anniversaries=The 1st Mechanised Brigade ( _fr. 1ère Brigade Mécanisée, 1ère BM) is a mechanised unit of the French Army. The brigade is heir to the honours and traditions of the 1st Armoured 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.
Composition
5,700 personnel (HQ + Regiments)
*1st Infantry Regiment
*1st Tirailleur Regiment
*501st-503rd Tank Regiment
*40th Artillery Regiment
*3rd Engineer Regiment
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