1re Brigade Mécanisée
Active	1999 -
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Mechanised
Size	5,700 soldiers
Part of	CFAT
Garrison/HQ	Châlons-en-Champagne
Motto	Nomine et virtute prima ("First in name and in spirit")

The 1st Mechanised Brigade (French: 1^ère Brigade Mécanisée, 1^ère 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Composition

5,700 personnel (HQ + Regiments)

• 1st Infantry Regiment
• 1st Tirailleur Regiment (Epinal)
• 501e-503e Régiment de Chars de Combat
• 40th Artillery Regiment
• 3rd Engineer Regiment

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