The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (French: Armée de terre, lit. 'Army of Land'), is the principal land warfare force of France, and the...
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Modern equipment of the French Army is a list of equipment currently in service with the French Army. Figures are provided by the Ministry of Armed Forces...
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The French Liberation Army (French: Armée française de la Libération or AFL) was the reunified French Army that arose from the merging of the Armée d'Afrique...
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The French Revolutionary Army (French: Armée révolutionnaire française) was the French land force that fought the French Revolutionary Wars from 1792 to...
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The First Army (French: 1re Armée) was a field army of France that fought during World War I and World War II. It was also active during the Cold War...
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The French Royal Army (French: Armée Royale Française) was the principal land force of the Kingdom of France. It served the Bourbon dynasty from the reign...
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The 1917 French Army mutinies took place amongst French Army troops on the Western Front in northern France during World War I. They started just after...
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of the army]. Histoire des deux empires (in French). Retrieved 6 May 2018. "Les chevrons d'ancienneté" [The chevrons of seniority] (in French). Retrieved...
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insignia in the French Army are worn on the sleeve or on shoulder marks of uniforms, and range up to the highest rank of Marshal of France, a state honour...
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Army general (French: Général d'armée) is the highest active military rank of the French Army and the National Gendarmerie. It is also used in the Air...
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The structure of the French Army is fixed by Chapter 2 of Title II of Book II of the Third Part of the Code of Defense, notably resulting in the codification...
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The Second Army (French: IIe Armée) was a field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II. The Army became famous for fighting the Battle...
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manufacturers. The Schneider CA1 was the first tank produced by France, and 400 units were built. The French also experimented with various tank designs, such as...
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Franco-Prussian War (redirect from Prussian-French war)
without appeal to a French public which wanted territory and a French army which wanted revenge. The situation did not suit either France, which unexpectedly...
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The French Imperial Army (French: Armée Impériale) was the land force branch of the French imperial military during the Napoleonic era. The beginnings...
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The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère) is an elite corps of the French Army that consists of several specialties: infantry, cavalry, engineers...
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1912, the French military aviation was formally incorporated into the French Army, alongside the four longstanding divisions of the French Army, namely...
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Grande Armée (redirect from Imperial French Army)
Grande Armée (French for 'The Great Army'; French pronunciation: [ɡʀɑ̃d aʀme]) was the main military component of the French Imperial Army commanded by...
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history of France. French Military Terms Adopted by the English Language French military participation from 1800 to 1999 The French Army: Royal, Revolutionary...
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Peninsular War (redirect from Army of Spain (France))
French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence. The war started when the French...
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The Fourth Army (French: IVe Armée) was a Field army of the French Army, which fought during World War I and World War II. General Fernand de Langle de...
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The Army of Africa (French: Armée d’Afrique [aʁme d‿afʁik]) was an unofficial but commonly used term for those portions of the French Army stationed in...
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meet the German armies there. British, Belgian and French forces were pushed back to the sea by the Germans where the British and French navies evacuated...
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The French Air and Space Force (French: Armée de l'air et de l'espace, lit. 'Army of Air and Space') is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces...
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The Army Special Forces Command (French: Commandement des forces spéciales Terre, COM FST) regroups the various special operations forces units of the...
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Napoleon (redirect from Napoleon I the Great of the French bibliography)
Napoleon moved to mainland France in 1779 and was commissioned as an officer in the French Army in 1785. He supported the French Revolution in 1789, and...
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The French Revolutionary Wars (French: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution...
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The French Armed Forces (French: Forces armées françaises) are the military forces of France. They consist of four military branches – the Army, the Navy...
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The Armistice Army (French: Armée de l'Armistice) or Vichy French Army was the armed forces of Vichy France permitted under the terms of the Armistice...
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France was one of the Triple Entente powers allied against the Central Powers. Although fighting occurred worldwide, the bulk of the French Army's operations...
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