Éric Bellot des Minières

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

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 2^e REP at Calvi where he served until 1995, after having commanded the 3rd company.

It was then during the first passage to the 2^e 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 2^e 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 2^e 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 1^reBM 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 général Francisco Soriano. He was relieved by général Pierre Gillet.

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

He was nominated as an 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.

• 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

• Bruno Dary
• Benoit Puga