Éric Bellot des Minières

Éric Bellot des Minières (born 5 April 1964 in Poitiers) is a général de division of the French Army.

Éric Bellot des Minières
Général de brigade Éric Bellot des Minières in 2015, commander of the 1st Mechanized Brigade
Born (1964-04-05) 5 April 1964
Poitiers, Vienne
Allegiance France
Service/branchFrench Army
French Foreign Legion
Years of service1984–present
RankGénéral de division
Commands held2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment
1st Mechanized Brigade
11th Parachute Brigade
Battles/wars
  • Chad (Epervier 1988–1989, Guépard 1990),
  • Rwanda (Noroît, 1991–1992),
  • Djibouti (Godoria 1991, Iskoutir 1992 et 1993),
  • Somalia (1992–1993),
  • Central African Republic (EFAO, 1995),
  • Kosovo (Trident, 2000–2001),
  • Afghanistan (Pamir, GTIA Altor 2010),
  • Central African Republic (Sangaris, 2014)

Biography

Éric Bellot des Minières is a member of an old French noble family. He married in 1991 and has four children.

Military career

Bellot des Minières attended École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr from 1984 to 1987.[1] He then attended ENSTA ParisTech graduating in 1999[2] with an Engineering diploma, and a specialisation in 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 13 January to 14 July 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 4 June 2014 nominated him to général de brigade and commander of the 1st Mechanized Brigade 1reBM as of 1 August 2014.

From 17 June 2014 to 29 March 2015 he commanded Operation Sangaris in the Central African Republic, where he relieved général Francisco Soriano. He was relieved by général Pierre Gillet.

From 1 August 2015 until 31 July 2017 he commanded the 11th Parachute Brigade 11e BP.

He was nominated as an honorary corporal of Troupes de marine during the commemoration of Bazeilles on 31 August 2016.

He was nominated as général de division on 1 August 2017.

Decorations and medals

See also

References
  1. "Composition". Site de la promotion Général Monclar (84-87).
  2. "Répertoire des Ingénieurs et des Scientifiques". repertoire.iesf.fr.
  3. "Calvi Triple anniversaire et passation de commandement au 2e REP". www.corsematin.com.
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