Information about French Army
The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (English: Land Army), is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and its largest. As of 2007, the army employs 134,000 regular soldiers, 15,500 reservists, and 25,750 civilians.[1] All soldiers are now considered professionals, following the suspension of conscription in 1996.
The principles and values of the French Army are formulated in the Code of the French Soldier:
Organisation
The army is divided into different Corps or armes. These Corps retain both symbolic and administrative values.- Marine troops, composed of:
- Marine Infantry (Infanterie de Marine, including airborne and light cavalry units)
- Marine Artillery (Artillerie de Marine)
- Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère)
- Armoured Cavalry (Arme Blindée cavalerie)
- Artillery;
- Army Light Aviation (Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre - ALAT), including combat helicopters;
- Military engineers (Génie Militaire);
- Infantry,
- Mountain Troops (Chasseurs Alpins)
- Supply (Materiel)
- Logistics (Train)
- Signals (Transmissions)
- Commissary
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French soldiers of the IFOR in Mostar, 1995. A flak jacket is worn with the then common(and since widely exported) SPECTRA helmet. AMX 30 AuF1 armoured artillery in the background.
Statistics
| French Armée de Terre statistics | |
| Personnel (Regular Army) | 134,000 |
| Personnel (Reserve Forces) | 15,500 |
| Main Battle Tanks | 407 Leclercs (as of 2007), 614 AMX-30B2s |
| Reconnaissance vehicles | 1280 VBLs, 192 ERC-90s, 337 AMX-10RCs |
| Infantry Fighting vehicles | 601 AMX-10Ps. To be replaced by the VBCI (550 combat version and 150 command version) |
| Armoured Personnel Carriers | 3,975 VABs |
| Artillery pieces and mortar | 105 TRF1s, 72 Caesar systems (currently being delivered), 134 AMX 30 AuF1s |
| Helicopters | 80 Eurocopter Tigers (currently being delivered), 10 EC-175s, 4 AS-352s, 18 AS-555s, 21 AS-532, 276 Gazelles, 101 SA-330s |
| mine detection | 5 Chubby (mine detection system) |
Principles and values
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| (...) Mastering his own strength, he respects his opponent and is careful to spare civilians. He obeys orders while respecting laws, customs of war and international conventions.(...) He is aware of global societies and respects their differences. (...) [2] |
See also
References
1. ^ L'armée de Terre en chiffres (Décembre 2006)
2. ^ Original French : (...) Maître de sa force, il respecte l’adversaire et veille à épargner les populations. Il obéit aux ordres, dans le respect des lois, des coutumes de la guerre et des conventions internationales. (...) Il est ouvert sur le monde et la société, et en respecte les différences. (...) : [1]
2. ^ Original French : (...) Maître de sa force, il respecte l’adversaire et veille à épargner les populations. Il obéit aux ordres, dans le respect des lois, des coutumes de la guerre et des conventions internationales. (...) Il est ouvert sur le monde et la société, et en respecte les différences. (...) : [1]
External links
- (French) Official website
- French Military Reform: Lessons for America's Army?, George A. Bloch (includes explanations of the structure of command)
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Writing system: Latin (English variant)
Official status
Official language of: 53 countries
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: en
ISO 639-2: eng
ISO 639-3: eng
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Writing system: Latin (English variant)
Official status
Official language of: 53 countries
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: en
ISO 639-2: eng
ISO 639-3: eng
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An army (from Latin armata "act of arming" via Old French armée), in the broadest sense, is the land-based armed forces of a nation. It may also include other branches of the military such as an air force.
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Coat of Arms of the French Republic
Branches of service
Armée de Terre
Marine Nationale
Armée de l'Air
Gendarmerie Nationale
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Leadership
Commander-in-Chief: President Nicolas Sarkozy
Minister of Defense:
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Coat of Arms of the French Republic
Branches of service
Armée de Terre
Marine Nationale
Armée de l'Air
Gendarmerie Nationale
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Leadership
Commander-in-Chief: President Nicolas Sarkozy
Minister of Defense:
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Conscription is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority, but it is most often used in the specific sense of government policies that require citizens (often just males) to serve in their armed forces.
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The Troupes de marine (literally "Naval Troops", often translated as "marine troops") are an elite corps of the French Army with naval heritage. The Naval Troops are dedicated to service overseas.
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French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère) is a unique elite unit within the French Army established in 1831. It was created as a unit for foreign volunteers, because foreigners were forbidden to enlist in the French Army after
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Armour or armor (see spelling differences) is protective clothing intended to defend its wearer from intentional harm in combat and military engagements, typically associated with soldiers.
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Cavalry (from French cavalerie) were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat. The designation was not usually extended to any military force that used other animals, such as camels or mules.
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Historically, artillery (from French artillerie) refers to any engine used for the discharge of large projectiles in war. The term also describes soldiers with the primary function of manning such weapons and is used organizationally for the arm of a nation's land
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The French Army Light Aviation (French: Aviation Légère de l’Armée de Terre, ALAT) is a the aviation service of the French Army.
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helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors, each rotor consisting of two or more rotor blades. Helicopters are classified as rotorcraft or rotary-wing aircraft to distinguish them from fixed-wing aircraft because the helicopter derives
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military engineer is primarily responsible for the design and construction of offensive, defensive and logistical structures for warfare. Other duties include the layout, placement, maintenance and dismantling of defensive minefields and the clearing of enemy minefields and the
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Infantry or footmen are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, bicycles, or other means.
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Chasseurs Alpins (English: Alpine Hunters or Alpine Chasers) are the elite mountain infantry of the French Army. They are trained to operate in mountainous terrain and in urban warfare.
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Materiel (from the French "matériel" for equipment or hardware, related to the word material) is a term used in English to refer to the equipment and supplies in military and commercial supply chain management.
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train is a series of rail vehicles that move along guides to transport freight or passengers from one place to another. The guideway (permanent way) usually consists of conventional rail tracks, but might also be monorail or maglev.
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Transmission is the act of passing something on.
Specifically, it may refer to:
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Specifically, it may refer to:
- Transmission (mechanics), a gear system transmitting mechanical power, as in a car
- Transmission (telecommunications), the act of transmitting messages over distances
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brigade is a military unit that is typically composed of two to five regiments or battalions, depending on the era and nationality of a given army. Usually, a brigade is a sub-component of a division, a larger unit consisting of two or more brigades; however, some brigades are
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AMX-56 Leclerc is a main battle tank (MBT) built by GIAT Industries of France. It was named in honour of General Philippe de Hauteclocque "Leclerc" who landed at Normandy and eventually led the drive towards Paris while in command of the Free French 2nd Armoured Division
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AMX 30 is a main battle tank designed by GIAT Industries with a focus on good firepower and superior mobility and first delivered to the French Army in 1966. In addition, it was designed to be able to operate with minimal support services.
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armored (or armoured) car (see spelling differences#-our / -or) is one of several types of wheeled armored vehicles: a military wheeled armored vehicle, a civilian bullet-proof passenger car, or a special-purpose armored cargo vehicle for transporting valuable
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infantry fighting vehicle (IFV, also known as mechanized infantry combat vehicle, MICV) is a type of armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) used to carry infantry into battle and provide fire support for them.
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AMX 10 P is a French infantry fighting vehicle. It has NBC protection and amphibious capabilities, with hydro jets to swim in water.
In the French Army, 108 of these will be upgraded in 2005, notably improving the armour and mobility [1] .
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In the French Army, 108 of these will be upgraded in 2005, notably improving the armour and mobility [1] .
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Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie (VBCI, "Armoured vehicle for infantry combat") is a French armoured fighting vehicle designed to replace the AMX-10P. They are planned to join active service in 2008, with 550 combat vehicles (VBCI/VCI) and 150 command vehicles
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Armoured personnel carriers (APCs) are armoured fighting vehicles developed to transport infantry on the battlefield. They usually have only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), or mortars.
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Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé or VAB ("Armoured Vanguard Vehicle" in French) is an armoured personnel carrier manufactured by the Euro Mobilité Division of GIAT Industries of France. It entered service in 1976 and around 5000 were produced.
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Historically, artillery (from French artillerie) refers to any engine used for the discharge of large projectiles in war. The term also describes soldiers with the primary function of manning such weapons and is used organizationally for the arm of a nation's land
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mortar is a muzzle-loading indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities, short ranges, and high-arcing ballistic trajectories. It typically has a barrel length less than 15 times its caliber.
A mortar is relatively simple and easy to operate.
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A mortar is relatively simple and easy to operate.
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