 Éric Bellot des Minières | |
|---|---|
général de brigade Éric Bellot des Minières in 2015, commander of the 1re BM. | |
| Born | 5 April 1964 |
| Place of birth | Poitiers, Vienne (France) |
| Allegiance |
 France |
| Service/branch |
French Army French Foreign Legion |
| Years of service | 1984 - present |
| Rank | Général de division |
| Commands held |
2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP 1st Mechanized Brigade 1reBM 11th Parachute Brigade 11e BP |
| Battles/wars | |
Éric Bellot des Minières, born on April 5, 1964 in Poitiers, is a général de division of the French Army.
Biography[]
Éric Bellot des Minières is a member of an old French noble family.[citation needed] He married in 1991 and has four children.[citation needed]
Military career[]
Éric integrated École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (promotion « Général Ralph Monclar » 1984-1987 ).[1] He then integrated ENSTA in Paris where he earned in 1999[2] an Engineering diploma from the superior national advanced technical school, specialized in « Recherche opérationnelle » (operational research). He joined in 1986, the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP at Calvi where he served until 1995, after having commanded the 3rd company. It was then during the first passage to the 2e REP that he participated to Opération Épervier (1988-1989) and Guépard (1990) in Tchad, Operation Noroît (1991-1992) in Rwanda, Operation Godoria (1991), Operation Iskoutir (1992 and 1993) at Djibouti, Somalia (1992-1993), and EFAO (1995) in Central African Republic
From 1995 to 1996, he served at the general staff headquarters of Compiegne, before being an instructor and lead course instructor « Tactique et emploi des armes » (tactical and arms use) at the school of transmissions. After conducting some studies at ENSTA then the École de guerre (1999-2000), he went back to the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment 2e REP at Calvi where he assumed the functions of instruction and operations bureau chief (BOI) from 2000 until 2002. He participated during this period to Operation Trident in Kosovo, from 2000 until 2001. From 2002 until 2006, he served at the general staff headquarters of the French Army as a synthesis officer « Combat débarqué » (disembarking combat) at the systems arms bureau. From 2006 until 2008, he was assigned to the Cabinet of the Minister of Defense, first as an assistant of the Land cell/national theatre-DOM-TOM, then cell of the preparation of the future. From 2008[3] until 2010, he was designated as the regimental commander of the 2e REP at Calvi. During this period, he commanded the Battle Group Altor engaged January 13 to July 14, 2010 within the cadre of Operation Pamir. During this operation, his regiment was cited at the order of the army for Cross for Military Valour. From 2010 until 2011, he was the auditor at the CHEM and IHEDN.
From 2011 until 2014, he was assigned to the general staff headquarters of the armies as a coherent operational officer (OCO). The decree of June 4, 2014, nominated him to général de brigade and commander of the 1st Mechanized Brigade 1reBM as of August 1, 2014. From June 17, 2014 to March 29, 2015, he commanded Operation Sangaris in the Central African Republic, where he relieved by général Francisco Soriano. He was relived by général Pierre Gillet.
From August 1, 2015 until July 31, 2017, the commanded the 11th Parachute Brigade 11e BP. He was nominated as a Honorary Corporal of Troupes de marine during the commemoration of Bazeilles on August 31, 2016. He was nominated as général de division on August 1, 2017.
Decorations and medals[]
Officier de la Légion d'honneur- Officier de l'ordre national du Mérite
- Croix de la Valeur militaire with 3 citations, out of which one at the order of the army
- Croix du combattant
- Médaille d'Outre-Mer
- Médaille de la Défense nationale (golden medal)
- Medaille de Reconnaissance de la Nation (d'Afrique du Nord)
- Médaille commémorative française
- NATO medal for Kosovo
- NATO Medal Non-Article 5 for ISAF (Afghanistan)
- US Army Commendation Medal
- Medal Service for Security and Defense of European Politics EUFOR, RCA
- Commandeur de l'ordre de la reconnaissance centrafricaine
See also[]
- Bruno Dary
- Benoit Puga
References[]
- ↑ http://www.generalmonclar.fr/index.php/la-monclar/7-composition-de-la-promo, Promotion Général Ralph Monclar, le site generalmonclar.fr, 25 September 2014
- ↑ [1], Recherche complète dans le Répertoire des Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France, le site de l'association Ingénieurs et scientifiques de France, 25 September 2014
- ↑ [2], Calvi, Triple anniversary, and transfer of commandment at the 2e REP, Jean-Marc Vincenti, 8 June 2008, Corse-Matin, 19 September 2014
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