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6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment

Former tank regiment of the French Army

Field	Value
unit_name	6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment
native_name	6-12 Régiment de Cuirassiers
dates	July 1994 - August 2009
country	France
branch	French Army
type	Armoured Cavalry
role	Armoured
size	One regiment
command_structure	[2nd Armoured Brigade](2nd-armored-brigade-france)
garrison	Olivet, France
nickname	Leclerc Cavalry
motto	They do not stop Leclerc cavalry!
equipment	Leclerc
current_commander	Colonel Lafont-Rapnouil

The 6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment () was an armoured cavalry (tank) regiment of the French Army. It was the armoured component of the 2nd Armoured Brigade.

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 6e-12e RC was formed in 1994 by merging the 6th Cuirassiers Regiment (Roi Cavalerie) and the 12th Cuirassiers Regiment (Dauphin Cavalerie). It retained this unified structure after the 2nd Armoured Division downsized to a brigade-level command.

It participated in overseas operations in Kosovo, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Chad, and Lebanon.

On 1 August 2009 the unified regiment was disbanded with the deactivation of the 6th Cuirassiers. The 12th Cuirassier Regiment continues in existence.

Organization

The regiment was composed of around 1200 personnel organization into 13 squadrons.

EAS - Administration and Support Squadron
6e Cuirassier Groupe d’Escadron (6e CGE) - 6th Cuirassier Squadron Group (x40 MBTs)
- ECL - Command and Logistics Squadron
- 1e Esq - 1st Squadron
- 2e Esq - 2nd Squadron
- 3e Esq - 3rd Squadron
12e Cuirassier Groupe d’Escadron (12e CGE) 12th Cuirassier Squadron Group (x40 MBTs)
- ECL - Command and Logistics Squadron
- 1e Esq - 1st Squadron
- 2e Esq - 2nd Squadron
- 3e Esq - 3rd Squadron
EEI - Reconnaissance Squadron
EMR - Regimental Maintenance Squadron
5e Esq - 5th Reserve Squadron
6e Esq - 6th Reserve Squadron

References

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