French Army
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land warfare branch of France's military
Key facts
- Founded
- 26 May 1445 ( 1445-05-26 ) , (581 years, 9 days ago)
- Country
- France
- Branch
- Army
- Role
- Land warfare
- Size
- 118,600 active personnel, 23,000 reserve personnel
- Part of
- French Armed Forces
- Mottos
- Honneur et Patrie , 'Honour and Fatherland'
- Colours on logo
- Blue, white, and red
- Website
- defense.gouv.fr/terre
- Chief of the armed forces
- President Emmanuel Macron
- Chief of the defence staff
- Army General Thierry Burkhard
- Chief of the army staff
- Army General Pierre Schill
- Major general of the french army
- Army Corps General Hervé Gomart
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- army
- Part of
- French Armed Forces
- Country
- France
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- French Armed Forces
- Official website
- www.defense.gouv.fr/terre
- Image
- Two French Marines armed with an HK416 and FN Minimi light machine gun (Mission Jeanne d'Arc, 2022).jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
The French Army (French: Armée de terre, lit. 'Army of Land') is the land service branch of the French Armed Forces. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Staff of the French Army (CEMAT), who is subordinate to the Chief of the Defence Staff (CEMA), who in turn is responsible to the President of France. CEMAT is also directly responsible to the Ministry of Armed Forces for administration, preparation and equipment.
The French Army, following the French Revolution, has generally been composed of a mixed force of conscripts and professional volunteers. It is now considered an All-Volunteer Force (or professional) force, since the French Parliament suspended the conscription of soldiers.
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