The 1st Engineer Regiment (1er régiment du génie) was an engineers' regiment in the French Army. Created on 12 May 1814 as the 1st Sapper-Miner Regiment (1er régiment de Sapeurs-Mineurs), it was retained after the Second Restoration and licensed on 26 July 1815.
On 1 October 1816 it became the 1st Metz Engineer Regiment (régiment du génie de Metz), before being given its final name in 1820. It was dissolved in 1940 but re-raised on 1 February 1946 as the 1st Engineer Regiment by renumbering the existing 101st Engineer Regiment, whose traditions it inherited. It was named the 1st Engineer Regiment until its disbandment on 24 June 2010, apart from for a brief period as the 1st Engineer Training Regiment (1er régiment d'instruction du génie or 1 RIG).
It was traditionally based in the garrison at Strasbourg but before its disbandment it was based in the Leclerc district of Illkirch-Graffenstaden.
Commanders
- 1814-1815 : Colonel Jean-Baptiste Lamare
- 1816-1825 : Colonel Ambroise Prost
- 1825-1831 : Colonel Jean-Gabriel Thiébault (*)
- 1831-1833 : Colonel Repecaud
- 1833-1838 : Colonel Audoy (*)
- 1838-1841 : Colonel Guillemain (*)
- 1841-1844 : Colonel Dupont de l'Estang
- 1844-1848 : Colonel Charles Paulin
- 1848-1853 : Colonel Boutault (*)
- 1859 : Colonel Jourjon
- 1859-1864 : Colonel Prudon (*)
- 1864-1868 : Colonel Dubost (*)
- 1868-1874 : Colonel François-Xavier Merlin
- 1874-1876 : Colonel Salanson (*)
- 1876-1879 : Colonel Pleuvier (*)
- 1879-1880 : Colonel Histin (*)
- 1880-1882 : Colonel de Bussy (*)
- 1882-1883 : Colonel Richard (*)
- 1883-1884 : Colonel Guichard (*)
- 1884-1885 : Colonel Mensier (*)
- 1885-1887 : Colonel Lallemant (*)
- 1887-1889 : Colonel Quinivet (*)
- 1889-1891 : Colonel Bouvier (*)
- 1891-1892 : Colonel Tartrat
- 1892-1894 : Colonel François Derendinger (**)
- 1894-1897 : Colonel Perboyre
- 1897-1900 : Colonel Bouic
- 1900-1902 : Colonel Tetard
- 1902-1904 : Colonel Lheritier
- 1904-1906 : Colonel Thevenet
- 1906-1910 : Colonel Fournier (*)
- 1910-1912 : Colonel Cauboue
- 1912-1913 : Colonel Tatin
- 1913-1914 : Colonel Dehoey
- 1920-1922 : Colonel Labadie
- 1922-1924 : Colonel Hure
- 1924-1926 : Colonel Lagarde
- 1926-1927 : Colonel Louis Chauvineau (**)
- 1927-1928 : Colonel Ballis
- 1928-1929 : Colonel Grenet
- 1929-1931 : Colonel Lemoine
- 1931-1934 : Colonel Paul Drome (*)
- 1934-1936 : Colonel Lazard
- 1936-1937 : Colonel Wernert
- 1937-1940 : Colonel Auguste Reverdy
- 1940-1942 : Lieutenant-Colonel Cueff (*)
- 1944-1946 : Colonel Jean-Gabriel Ythier (*)
- 1946-1950 : Colonel Jean Mandaroux (*)
- 1950-1952 : Colonel Frédéric-ÃÂtienne Langlet (**)
- 1952-1954 : Colonel Robert Prieur (***)
- 1954-1956 : Colonel Robert
- 1956 : Colonel François Guelfi (*)
- 1956-1957 : Colonel Paul Cayatte
- 1957-1959 : Colonel Jean Nouqueret
- 1959 : Colonel Michel Lafferrerie (**)
- 1959-1960 : Colonel René Antoine
- 1960-1961 : Colonel Hym
- 1961-1964 : Colonel Constantin Vidal
- 1964-1966 : Colonel Robert Riche
- 1966-1969 : Colonel Jean Chevalier
- 1969-1971 : Colonel Jacques Delplancq (*)
- 1971-1973 : Colonel Jean Arnoux
- 1973-1976 : Colonel Jean Maison (**)
- 1976-1978 : Colonel Bernard Rigal (*)
- 1978-1980 : Colonel Bernard Putigny (*)
- 1980-1982 : Colonel Pierre Stehlin (**)
- 1982-1984 : Colonel Jean-Paul RÃ
Âlly
- 1984-1986 : Colonel Armand Mandra
- 1986-1988 : Colonel Roland Sautel
- 1988-1991 : Colonel Jacques Fabre
- 1991-1993 : Colonel Luc Ozaneaux
- 1993-1995 : Colonel Georges Kuttlein
- 1995-1997 : Colonel Jean-Michel Sandeau (**)
- 1997-1999 : Colonel Huguet (*)
- 1999-2001 : Colonel Bernard Bruder (***)
- 2001-2003 : Colonel Albacete
- 2003-2005 : Colonel Pascal Kerouault (*)
- 2005-2007 : Colonel Jean-Jacques Soucasse
- 2007-2009 : Colonel Jean-Denis Berthon (*)
- 2009-2010 : Colonel François Eglemme
<small>(*) Officer who later became a général de brigade. (**) Officer who later became a général de division. (***) Officer who later became général de corps d'armée.</small>
History
Colours
Honours
Motto
Its motto was "Toujours brave" (always brave).
Bibliography (in French)
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External links (in French)