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988:. Professionalising again from the Revolutionary forces and using columns of attack with heavy artillery support and swarms of pursuit cavalry the French army under Napoleon and his marshals was able to outmanoeuvre and destroy the allied armies repeatedly until 1812. Napoleon introduced the concept of all arms
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nine 'small' divisions and sundry separate combat and combat support brigades were replaced by nine combat and four combat support brigades. The Rapid Action Force, a corps of five small rapid-intervention divisions formed in 1983, was also disbanded, though several of its divisions were re-subordinated.
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Meanwhile, the bulk of infantry was still provided by urban or provincial militias, which were raised from an area or city to fight locally and that were named for their recruiting grounds. Gradually, the units became more permanent, and in the late 15th century, Swiss instructors were recruited, and
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During the professionalisation process, numbers decreased from the 236,000 (132,000 conscripts) in 1996 to around 140,000. By June 1999, the Army's strength was 186,000, including around 70,000 conscripts. 38 of 129 regiments were planned to be stood down from 1997 to 1999. The previous structure's
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The Army saw maintaining control of
Algeria as a high priority. By this time, one million French settlers had established themselves, alongside an indigenous population of nine million. When it decided that politicians were about to sell them out and give independence to Algeria, the Army engineered
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was a French Army officer, and many key NATO staff positions were filled by
Frenchmen. While an upper limit of 14 French divisions committed to NATO had been set by the Treaty of Paris, the total did not exceed six divisions during the Indochina War, and during the Algerian War the total fell as low
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stationed in the 19 military districts of metropolitan France was reported at 2,123 officers and 26,581 other ranks. In 1946, following the Second World War ten military regions were created or recreated, in accordance with a decree of 18 February 1946. They included the 1st (Paris); 2e (Lille); 3e
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and its cold winter forced his army into a shambling retreat preyed on by
Russian raids and pursuit. This force could not be replaced and with the "ulcer" of the ongoing war in the Spanish peninsular against Britain and Portugal, the French Army was badly short of trained troops and French manpower
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The two
Services are the service of ground equipment, and the integrated structure of operational maintenance of terrestrial materials (SIMMT, former DCMAT). This joint oriented service is responsible for project management support for all land equipment of the French army. The holding-operational
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against Russia, allied with
Britain. This invention gave line infantry a weapon with a much longer range and greater accuracy and lead to new flexible tactics. The French army was more experienced at mass manoeuvre and war fighting than the British and the reputation of the French army was greatly
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Civilian women were hired by the French army in the First World War, thereby opening new opportunities for them, forcing a redefinition of military identity, and revealing the strength of anti-Republicanism within the Army. Officers by the 1920s accepted women as part of their institution.
1488:, was too ambitious. The planned divisions included the 102nd, 104e, 107e, 108e, 109e, 110e, 111e, 112e, 114e, 115th, and 127th Infantry Divisions. From June 1984, the French Army reserve consisted of 22 military divisions, administering all reserve units in a certain area, seven
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was established in 1831 for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces. The Legion is commanded by French officers. It is an elite military unit numbering around 9,000 troops. The Legion has gained worldwide recognition for its service, most recently in
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After
Napoleon's abdication and return, halted by an Anglo-Dutch and Prussian alliance at Waterloo, the French army was placed back under the restored Bourbon Monarchy. The structure remained largely unchanged and many officers of the Empire retained their positions.
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In
September 2005, the Central Engineering Directorate (Direction centrale du génie, DCG) was merged with its counterparts in the air force and the navy to form the Central Directorate of Defense Infrastructure (Direction centrale du service d'infrastructure de la
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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
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rank. Combat officers spend eight months at ESM, followed by one year at a combat school. Specialist officers spend three months at ESM, followed by a year of on the job-training within an area of specialization determined by the type of degree held.
686:, out of all recorded conflicts which occurred since the year 387 BC, France has fought in 168 of them, won 109, lost 49 and drawn 10; this makes France the most successful military power in European history in terms of number of fought and won.
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retain their late 19th century dress uniforms. A dark blue/black evening dress is authorized for officers and individual branches or regiments may parade bands or "fanfares" in historic dress dating as far back as the
Napoleonic period.
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In the 1970s–1980s, two light armoured divisions were planned to be formed from school staffs (the 12th and 14th). The 12th Light
Armoured Division (12 DLB) was to have its headquarters to be formed on the basis of the staff of the
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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
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Contract officers serve on renewable contracts for a maximum of 20 years service. A bachelor's degree is required. There are two different programs, combat officers and specialist officers. Officers in both programs graduate as
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each with a territorial ground army region: Paris (or ĂŽle-de-France, HQ in Paris), Nord (HQ in Lille), Ouest (HQ in Rennes), Sud-Ouest (HQ in
Bordeaux), Sud (HQ in Marseille), Sud-Est (HQ in Lyon), Est (HQ in Strasbourg).
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numbered some 1,300,000 soldiers, and by the end of the war the French Army had called up 8,817,000 men, including 900,000 colonial troops; of these around 1,397,000 French soldiers were killed in action, mostly on the
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In 1986, the 109th Infantry Division was restructured into the 109th Brigade de Zone. In 1992, as part of the " Armée 2000 " plan, the brigade became the 109th brigade régionale de défense (109th Regional Defence
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and other traditional items on appropriate occasions. The most commonly worn parade dress, however, consists of camouflage uniforms worn with the dress items noted above. The camouflage pattern, officially called
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began the transition of the Army to a professional force, and as part of the resulting changes, ten regiments were dissolved in 1997. On 1 July 1997, the specialized support brigades were transferred to various
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2243:– military administrative sub-divisions, in 1984 sometimes supervising up to three reserve regiments each. Today, under the latest thorough reform of the French security and defence sector, there are seven
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in 1966, planned for the defence of Western Europe. In 1977 the French Army switched from multi-brigade divisions to smaller divisions of about four to five battalions/regiments each. From the early 1970s,
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to take the initiative, the French Army was rapidly bottled up into its fortress towns and defeated. The loss of prestige within the army lead to a great emphasis on aggression and close quarter tactics.
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2062:), was established on 22 November 1954 for observation, reconnaissance, assault and supply duties. It operates numerous helicopters in support of the French Army, its primary attack helicopter is the
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in almost all of its campaigns since 1830, was the leading force in opposition to decolonization, which was perceived as a humiliation. In Algeria the Army repressed an extensive rising in and around
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further regularised the French Army by forming standing infantry regiments to replace the Militia structure. The first of them (Régiments de Picardie, Piémont, Navarre and Champagne) were called
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The organisation of the 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 of Decree 2000-559 of 21 June 2000.
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serve on permanent contracts, or exceptionally on renewable five years-contracts. Though NCO candidates are required to have a high school diploma that grants them access to university.
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in 1824. It achieved its aims in six months, but did not fully withdraw until 1828. By comparison with the earlier Napoleonic invasion, this expedition was rapid and successful.
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some of the 'Bandes' (Militia) were combined to form temporary 'Legions' of up to 9000 men. The men would be paid, contracted to fight and receive military training.
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1418:, the two divisions, with the 11th Infantry Division, were merged into a new light intervention division, the 11th Light Intervention Division, on 1 May 1961.
992:, each one a traditional army 'in miniature', permitting the field force to be split across several lines of march and rejoin or to operate independently. The
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wear blue and red kepis and yellow epaulettes. The pioneers of the Foreign Legion wear the basic legionnaire uniform but with leather aprons and gloves. The
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in May 1945 with heavy fire: figures for Algerian deaths vary between 45,000 as claimed by Radio Cairo at the time and the official French figure of 1,020.
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The Bourbon restoration was a time of political instability with the country constantly on the verge of political violence. The army was committed to the
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are the former Colonial Troops. They are the first choice units for overseas deployment and recruit on this basis. They are composed of Marine Infantry (
1241:, with this conspicuous dress proving unsuited to the trenches and, accordingly, by 1915 the mostly blue and red peacetime uniforms had been replaced by
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22 regiments interarmees divisionnaires, and the 152nd Infantry Division, defending the ICBM launch sites. The plan was put into action from 1985, and
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operated by seeking a decisive battle with each enemy army and then destroying them in detail before rapidly occupying territory and forcing a peace.
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well into the 16th century, and were stationed throughout France and summoned into larger armies as needed. There was also provisions made for
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On 1 January 2006, the Central Directorate of Telecommunications and Informatics (DCTEI) was incorporated into the Central Directorate of the
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in Madagascar in 1947. French officials estimated the number of Malagasy killed from a low of 11,000 to a French Army estimate of 89,000.
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Andrew Orr, "'Trop nombreuses à surveiller': Les femmes, le professionnalisme et l'antirépublicanisme dans l'armée française, 1914–1928"
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In the late 1970s an attempt was made to form 14 reserve light infantry divisions, but this plan, which included the recreation of the
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spend one year at ESM, and graduate as First Lieutenants. Non-commissioned officers with three years in the army, spend two years at
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supervised reserve and home defence activities from 1959 to the 1970s. However, by the 1980s the number had been reduced to six: the
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Charles R. Shrader, The First Helicopter War: Logistics and Mobility in Algeria, 1954–1962, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999, 28–31.
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Musee du Genie, "Le redressement militaire de la France 1871–1914 Cette évocation s’appuie sur les collections du musée du Génie."
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The Army Commissariat was dissolved on 31 December 2009 and intégrated into the joint-service Service du commissariat des armées.
1559:, Muslims loyal to Paris, went into exile in France, where they and their children and grandchildren remain in poorly assimilated
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with their Charleville muskets were a feared foe on the battlefields of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, fighting in the
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Enlistment contracts for French army soldiers can range from a one to a five-year contract, which are all renewable. Meanwhile,
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against de Gaulle himself, but it failed. After 400,000 deaths, Algeria finally became independent. Hundreds of thousands of
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The Army Human Resources Directorate (DRHAT) manages human resources (military and civilian) of the Army and training.
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is a French military operation with 10,000 soldiers and 4,700 police and gendarmes deployed since the aftermath of the
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Algeria but it took nearly 45 years to fully pacify the country. This period of French history saw the creation of the
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stayed on in Germany after 1945, while 1st and 3rd Armoured Divisions were established in Germany in 1951. However
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of 1954–62, both lands eventually left French control. French units stayed in Germany after 1945, forming the
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equipment the Army is headed by the Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre (SMITer).
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1414:under the command of General Sauvagnac. After the
1193:France was humiliated following its defeat in the
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3587:The French army 1750–1820: Careers, talent, merit
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2878:Jacques Marseille, " L'Empire ", dans
2703:"Armée de terre – Ministère de Armées"
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1892:The Army Human Resources Directorate (
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3350:Code de la défense – Article R1211-4
3185:"Version du décret avant abrogation"
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2454:List of equipment of the French Army
2239:at Metz. Each supervised up to five
2207:with its headquarters in Paris, the
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984:conquered most of Europe during the
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1026:In 1812, Napoleon invaded the
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3039:French History since Napoleon
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2186:10th Military Region (France)
2101:French Defence Health service
1574:Recent history (1996–present)
1406:under the command of General
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942:joined the revolt, the loyal
834:War of the Spanish Succession
299:War of the Spanish Succession
294:War of the League of Augsburg
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3947:Strategic Air Forces Command
3828:Minister of the Armed Forces
3568:Pichichero, Christy (2018).
3455:France, Soldiers, and Africa
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2047:) and the Marine Artillery (
1683:Structure of the French Army
1671:state of emergency in France
1590:In February 1996, President
1490:brigades de zone de defence,
1462:was maintained to guard the
1456:6th Light Armoured Divisions
1396:Allied Forces Central Europe
1247:(light blue-grey), with the
1182:and the emulation of French
717:The first permanent army of
658:Ministry of the Armed Forces
334:French intervention in Spain
304:War of the Polish Succession
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3388:French Historical Studies
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6447:Southeast Algerian Front
6276:1st Free French Division
6191:Cochinchina and Cambodia
5250:Cochinchina and Cambodia
3848:Chief of Air Force Staff
3629:Jane's Information Group
3612:Horne, Alistair (1984).
3603:Elting, John R. (1988).
3551:Jane's Information Group
3489:Ferguson, Niall (2001).
2949:Colonel Lamontagne G, CD
2629:
2521:The legionnaires of the
2514:has been worn since the
2420:
2258:Ranks in the French Army
2145:and is headquartered in
2072:commandement particulier
2024:commandement particulier
1380:French Forces in Germany
1292:At the beginning of the
497:Second Ivorian Civil War
220:23,000 reserve personnel
218:118,600 active personnel
7929:Army of North Macedonia
7901:Montenegrin Ground Army
7806:Hungarian Ground Forces
6221:Tunisian Forces Command
6196:Constantine Territorial
3952:Strategic Oceanic Force
3585:Blaufarb, Rafe (2021).
3390:(2016) 39#2 pp 287–313.
2552:The military cadets of
2429:
2392:(ESM), and graduate as
2078:Administrative services
1952:Arms of the French Army
1885:The Army Inspectorate (
1566:The Army repressed the
1486:109th Infantry Division
1460:152nd Infantry Division
1412:25th Parachute Division
1404:10th Parachute Division
1340:, under the command of
1159:, just in time for the
1070:The conquest of Algeria
748:formed the core of the
746:Compagnies d'ordonnance
557:Chief of the Army Staff
242:"Honour and Fatherland"
8182:Bosnia and Herzegovina
8013:Slovenian Ground Force
7915:Royal Netherlands Army
7652:Belgian Land Component
3811:(Air and Space Force)
3683:Nolan, Cathal (2006).
3654:Nolan, Cathal (2008).
3645:Lynn, John A. (1999).
3636:Lynn, John A. (1997).
3507:Galliac, Paul (2012).
3066:article for reference.
2981:"Les brigades de zone"
2657:
2609:Grand Quartier Général
2471:
2445:
2293:Commissioned officers
1978:), the Artillery, the
1976:Arme Blindée Cavalerie
1700:
1651:
1625:10th Armoured Division
1587:
1553:Algiers putsch of 1961
1520:
1367:
1310:French colonial empire
1289:
1274:
1141:
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1071:
1047:was almost exhausted.
1023:
903:
825:
794:
597:
492:Northern Mali Conflict
143:
7873:Lithuanian Land Force
7666:Bulgarian Land Forces
6301:6 (Moroccan Mountain)
6296:4 (Moroccan Mountain)
3921:Franco-German Brigade
3698:Pichichero, Christy.
3647:The Wars of Louis XIV
3624:Jane's Defence Weekly
3363:"www.defense.gouv.fr"
3338:Isby & Kamps 1985
3326:Isby & Kamps 1985
3076:Jane's Defence Weekly
3010:(Arnold, 2001) p 207.
2968:Isby & Kamps 1985
2958:, accessed June 2013.
2937:Isby & Kamps 1985
2904:Isby & Kamps 1985
2467:
2440:
2388:spend three years at
2343:French Foreign Legion
2161:On 24 July 1873, the
2105:Military Fuel Service
2041:and a tank unit, the
2011:French Foreign Legion
1930:4th Airmobile Brigade
1926:Franco-German Brigade
1740:French Foreign Legion
1699:
1649:
1619:and was installed at
1613:2nd Armoured Division
1581:
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1355:
1280:
1269:
1218:Further information:
1136:
1094:, which included the
1069:
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940:French National Guard
922:, and the bourgeoise
893:
886:Wars of the Coalition
884:Further information:
880:Wars of the Coalition
815:
784:
711:Further information:
700:Further information:
163:26 May 1445
7985:Romanian Land Forces
7736:Estonian Land Forces
7033:Territorial Infantry
3813:National Gendarmerie
2954:12 June 2010 at the
2049:Artillerie de Marine
2035:Infanterie de Marine
1972:Armoured Cavalry Arm
1934:niveau divisionnaire
1669:, and was part of a
1655:Opération Sentinelle
1621:Châlons-en-Champagne
1516:regiment during the
1512:Soldiers of the 4th
1384:5th Armored Division
1364:Battle of Bir Hakeim
1360:Foreign Legionnaires
1111:July 1830 revolution
982:French Imperial Army
642:National Gendarmerie
630:Government of France
616:), is the principal
359:Cochinchina Campaign
250:Blue, white, and red
56:improve this article
8382:States with limited
8055:Turkish Land Forces
7859:Latvian Land Forces
7638:Albanian Land Force
7610:Allied Land Command
6181:Algiers Territorial
4374:Anti-materiel rifle
3978:Air and Space Force
3942:Force de Dissuasion
3843:Chief of Navy Staff
3838:Chief of Army Staff
3787:French Armed Forces
3367:www.defense.gouv.fr
3260:on 7 September 2016
2970:, p. 111, 162.
2769:www.defense.gouv.fr
2744:www.defense.gouv.fr
2707:www.defense.gouv.fr
2664:"Le code du soldat"
2558:École Polytechnique
2414:Lieutenant Colonels
2349:. In addition, the
2325:Civilian employees
2167:metropolitan France
2060:Army Light Aviation
1938:Army Light Aviation
1760:Chief of Army Staff
1725:Army Light Aviation
1631:decided to disband
1629:Minister of Defence
1448:Northern Army Group
1374:of 1945–54 and the
1372:First Indochina War
1330:French North Africa
1255:. The traditional
1239:Franco-Prussian War
1230:French Armed Forces
1195:Franco-Prussian War
967:military specialism
912:aristocratic flight
874:American Revolution
866:Austrian Succession
654:President of France
626:French Armed Forces
374:Franco-Prussian War
369:Franco-Austrian War
354:Franco-Moroccan War
344:Conquest of Algeria
229:French Armed Forces
8438:Military of France
8083:United States Army
7957:Polish Land Forces
6261:Army of Liberation
4906:Light Intervention
3695:, June 2006, 44–53
3509:L' Armee Francaise
3352:legifrance.gouv.fr
3340:, p. 131–133.
3064:III Corps (France)
2939:, p. 105-108.
2835:www.britannica.com
2740:"www.defense.gouv"
2472:
2410:Second Lieutenants
2347:Paris Fire Brigade
2180:Troupes coloniales
2086:and two services.
2006:within its units.
1946:National Territory
1824:MĂ©daille militaire
1701:
1652:
1607:for artillery and
1588:
1561:"banlieue" suburbs
1523:At the end of the
1521:
1452:Rapid Action Force
1436:Central Army Group
1399:as two divisions.
1368:
1338:Free French Forces
1290:
1275:
1270:Brigadier general
1150:Giuseppi Garibaldi
1142:
1072:
1024:
959:Napoleonic warfare
904:
900:Battle of Jemappes
826:
822:Battle of Fontenoy
795:
776:French Royal Guard
731:Hundred Years' War
618:land warfare force
573:Army Corps General
487:War in Afghanistan
454:Lebanese Civil War
414:Franco-Turkish War
349:Belgian Revolution
273:Hundred Years' War
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3631:. pp. 54–59.
3518:978-2-35250-195-4
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3411:979-10-380-1340-7
3400:Coune, Frederic.
2791:, pp. 25–27.
2527:Troupes de marine
2512:Camouflage Daguet
2394:First Lieutenants
2386:bachelor's degree
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2235:at Lyons and the
2163:French Parliament
2031:Troupes de marine
1967:Troupes de Marine
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1735:Troupes de marine
1568:Malagasy Uprising
1342:Charles de Gaulle
1272:Charles de Gaulle
1139:Battle of Magenta
932:Royal French Army
908:French Revolution
832:'s plans and the
818:Gardes françaises
787:French Royal Army
713:French Royal Army
673:French Parliament
665:French Revolution
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289:Thirty Years' War
263:List of conflicts
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1772:Modern Equipment
1745:Chasseurs alpins
1730:Armoured Cavalry
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1525:Second World War
1494:brigades de zone
1438:. In the 1980s,
1334:French Indochina
1294:Battle of France
1251:in place of the
1169:Second Opium War
1128:radical elements
1118:
1107:Orleans Monarchy
1096:Légion étrangère
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8243:
8240:
8238:
8235:
8233:
8230:
8228:
8225:
8223:
8220:
8218:
8215:
8213:
8210:
8208:
8205:
8203:
8200:
8198:
8195:
8193:
8190:
8188:
8185:
8183:
8180:
8178:
8175:
8173:
8170:
8168:
8165:
8163:
8160:
8158:
8155:
8153:
8150:
8149:
8147:
8145:
8141:
8136:
8129:
8124:
8122:
8117:
8115:
8110:
8109:
8106:
8095:
8084:
8079:
8073:
8070:
8065:
8059:
8056:
8051:
8045:
8042:
8037:
8031:
8028:
8023:
8017:
8014:
8009:
8003:
8000:
7995:
7989:
7986:
7981:
7975:
7972:
7967:
7961:
7958:
7953:
7947:
7944:
7939:
7933:
7930:
7925:
7919:
7916:
7911:
7905:
7902:
7897:
7891:
7888:
7883:
7877:
7874:
7869:
7863:
7860:
7855:
7849:
7844:
7840:
7837:
7833:
7832:
7829:
7824:
7821:
7816:
7810:
7807:
7802:
7796:
7793:
7792:Hellenic Army
7788:
7782:
7779:
7774:
7768:
7765:
7760:
7754:
7751:
7746:
7740:
7737:
7732:
7726:
7723:
7718:
7712:
7709:
7704:
7698:
7695:
7694:Croatian Army
7690:
7684:
7681:
7680:Canadian Army
7676:
7670:
7667:
7662:
7656:
7653:
7648:
7642:
7639:
7634:
7628:
7627:
7625:
7623:
7615:
7611:
7608:
7601:
7596:
7594:
7589:
7587:
7582:
7581:
7578:
7554:
7551:
7549:
7546:
7545:
7543:
7539:
7533:
7530:
7528:
7525:
7523:
7520:
7518:
7515:
7513:
7510:
7508:
7505:
7503:
7500:
7499:
7497:
7493:
7483:
7480:
7478:
7475:
7474:
7472:
7468:
7462:
7459:
7457:
7454:
7452:
7449:
7447:
7444:
7442:
7439:
7437:
7434:
7432:
7429:
7427:
7424:
7422:
7419:
7417:
7414:
7413:
7411:
7407:
7397:
7394:
7392:
7389:
7387:
7384:
7382:
7379:
7377:
7374:
7372:
7369:
7367:
7364:
7362:
7359:
7357:
7354:
7352:
7349:
7348:
7346:
7344:160th – 170th
7342:
7332:
7329:
7327:
7324:
7322:
7319:
7317:
7314:
7312:
7309:
7307:
7304:
7302:
7299:
7297:
7294:
7293:
7291:
7289:150th – 159th
7287:
7277:
7274:
7272:
7269:
7267:
7264:
7263:
7261:
7259:130th – 149th
7257:
7247:
7244:
7242:
7239:
7237:
7234:
7232:
7229:
7227:
7224:
7222:
7219:
7217:
7214:
7212:
7209:
7207:
7204:
7203:
7201:
7199:120th – 129th
7197:
7183:
7180:
7178:
7175:
7173:
7170:
7168:
7165:
7163:
7160:
7158:
7155:
7154:
7152:
7150:100th – 105th
7148:
7138:
7135:
7133:
7130:
7128:
7125:
7123:
7120:
7118:
7115:
7113:
7110:
7108:
7105:
7104:
7102:
7098:
7088:
7085:
7083:
7080:
7078:
7075:
7073:
7070:
7068:
7065:
7063:
7060:
7058:
7055:
7053:
7050:
7048:
7045:
7044:
7042:
7038:
7035:
7031:
7021:
7018:
7016:
7013:
7011:
7008:
7006:
7003:
7002:
7000:
6996:
6986:
6983:
6981:
6978:
6976:
6973:
6971:
6968:
6966:
6963:
6961:
6958:
6956:
6953:
6951:
6948:
6947:
6945:
6941:
6931:
6928:
6926:
6923:
6921:
6918:
6916:
6913:
6911:
6908:
6906:
6903:
6901:
6898:
6896:
6893:
6891:
6888:
6886:
6883:
6882:
6880:
6876:
6866:
6863:
6861:
6858:
6856:
6853:
6851:
6848:
6846:
6843:
6841:
6838:
6836:
6833:
6831:
6828:
6826:
6823:
6821:
6818:
6817:
6815:
6811:
6801:
6798:
6796:
6793:
6791:
6788:
6786:
6783:
6781:
6778:
6776:
6773:
6771:
6768:
6766:
6763:
6761:
6758:
6756:
6753:
6752:
6750:
6746:
6736:
6733:
6731:
6728:
6726:
6723:
6721:
6718:
6716:
6713:
6711:
6708:
6706:
6703:
6701:
6698:
6696:
6693:
6691:
6688:
6687:
6685:
6681:
6671:
6668:
6666:
6663:
6661:
6658:
6656:
6653:
6651:
6648:
6646:
6643:
6641:
6638:
6636:
6633:
6631:
6628:
6626:
6623:
6622:
6620:
6616:
6606:
6603:
6601:
6598:
6596:
6593:
6591:
6588:
6586:
6583:
6581:
6578:
6576:
6573:
6571:
6568:
6566:
6563:
6561:
6558:
6557:
6555:
6551:
6541:
6538:
6536:
6533:
6531:
6528:
6526:
6523:
6521:
6518:
6516:
6513:
6511:
6508:
6506:
6503:
6501:
6498:
6497:
6495:
6491:
6488:
6484:
6480:
6475:
6472:(1914–1918) (
6471:
6466:
6462:
6448:
6445:
6443:
6442:Morocco March
6440:
6438:
6435:
6433:
6430:
6428:
6425:
6424:
6422:
6418:
6408:
6405:
6403:
6400:
6398:
6395:
6393:
6390:
6389:
6387:
6383:
6373:
6370:
6368:
6365:
6364:
6362:
6358:
6352:
6349:
6347:
6344:
6342:
6339:
6337:
6334:
6332:
6329:
6327:
6324:
6322:
6319:
6317:
6316:10 (Colonial)
6314:
6312:
6309:
6307:
6304:
6302:
6299:
6297:
6294:
6292:
6289:
6287:
6284:
6282:
6279:
6277:
6274:
6273:
6271:
6267:
6264:
6262:
6257:
6253:
6243:
6240:
6239:
6237:
6233:
6227:
6224:
6222:
6219:
6217:
6214:
6212:
6209:
6207:
6204:
6202:
6199:
6197:
6194:
6192:
6189:
6187:
6184:
6182:
6179:
6178:
6176:
6172:
6166:
6163:
6161:
6158:
6156:
6153:
6151:
6148:
6146:
6143:
6141:
6138:
6136:
6133:
6131:
6128:
6127:
6125:
6121:
6118:
6116:
6112:
6102:
6099:
6097:
6094:
6093:
6091:
6087:
6081:
6078:
6076:
6073:
6071:
6068:
6066:
6063:
6061:
6058:
6057:
6055:
6051:
6041:
6038:
6036:
6033:
6032:
6030:
6026:
6016:
6013:
6011:
6008:
6007:
6005:
6001:
5995:
5992:
5990:
5987:
5986:
5977:
5974:
5972:
5969:
5967:
5964:
5962:
5959:
5957:
5954:
5952:
5949:
5947:
5944:
5943:
5941:
5939:235th – 241st
5937:
5932:
5929:
5927:
5924:
5922:
5919:
5917:
5914:
5912:
5909:
5907:
5906:1st Motorized
5904:
5902:
5898:
5888:
5885:
5883:
5880:
5879:
5870:
5867:
5865:
5862:
5860:
5857:
5855:
5852:
5851:
5849:
5845:
5835:
5832:
5830:
5827:
5825:
5822:
5820:
5817:
5815:
5812:
5811:
5809:
5805:
5802:
5800:100th – 199th
5798:
5784:
5781:
5779:
5776:
5774:
5771:
5769:
5766:
5764:
5761:
5759:
5756:
5754:
5751:
5749:
5746:
5745:
5743:
5739:
5733:
5730:
5728:
5725:
5724:
5722:
5718:
5704:
5701:
5699:
5696:
5694:
5691:
5690:
5688:
5684:
5678:
5675:
5673:
5670:
5668:
5665:
5663:
5660:
5658:
5655:
5653:
5650:
5649:
5647:
5643:
5633:
5630:
5628:
5625:
5623:
5620:
5618:
5615:
5613:
5610:
5608:
5605:
5603:
5600:
5598:
5595:
5593:
5590:
5589:
5587:
5583:
5573:
5570:
5568:
5565:
5563:
5560:
5558:
5555:
5553:
5550:
5548:
5545:
5543:
5540:
5539:
5537:
5533:
5523:
5520:
5518:
5515:
5513:
5510:
5509:
5500:
5497:
5495:
5492:
5491:
5489:
5485:
5482:
5478:
5464:
5461:
5459:
5456:
5454:
5451:
5450:
5448:
5444:
5438:
5435:
5433:
5430:
5428:
5425:
5423:
5420:
5418:
5415:
5413:
5410:
5408:
5405:
5404:
5402:
5398:
5388:
5385:
5383:
5380:
5378:
5375:
5373:
5370:
5368:
5365:
5363:
5360:
5358:
5355:
5353:
5350:
5348:
5345:
5343:
5340:
5339:
5337:
5333:
5323:
5322:9th Motorized
5320:
5318:
5315:
5313:
5310:
5308:
5305:
5303:
5302:5th Motorized
5300:
5298:
5295:
5293:
5292:3rd Motorized
5290:
5288:
5285:
5283:
5282:1st Motorized
5280:
5279:
5277:
5273:
5270:
5266:
5256:
5253:
5251:
5248:
5247:
5245:
5241:
5231:
5228:
5226:
5223:
5221:
5218:
5216:
5213:
5211:
5208:
5206:
5203:
5201:
5198:
5197:
5195:
5193:North African
5191:
5181:
5178:
5176:
5173:
5171:
5168:
5167:
5165:
5161:
5151:
5148:
5146:
5143:
5141:
5138:
5136:
5133:
5131:
5128:
5126:
5123:
5121:
5118:
5116:
5113:
5112:
5110:
5106:
5103:
5099:
5093:
5090:
5088:
5085:
5083:
5080:
5078:
5075:
5073:
5070:
5068:
5065:
5064:
5062:
5058:
5048:
5045:
5043:
5040:
5038:
5035:
5033:
5030:
5028:
5025:
5024:
5022:
5018:
5008:
5005:
5003:
5000:
4998:
4995:
4993:
4990:
4989:
4987:
4983:
4980:
4976:
4973:
4969:
4965:
4960:
4957:(1939–1945) (
4956:
4951:
4947:
4933:
4930:
4929:
4927:
4923:
4917:
4914:
4912:
4909:
4907:
4904:
4902:
4899:
4897:
4894:
4892:
4891:4th Airmobile
4889:
4888:
4886:
4882:
4876:
4873:
4871:
4868:
4866:
4863:
4862:
4860:
4858:Light Armored
4856:
4850:
4847:
4845:
4842:
4840:
4837:
4835:
4832:
4830:
4827:
4825:
4822:
4820:
4817:
4815:
4812:
4810:
4807:
4806:
4804:
4800:
4794:
4791:
4789:
4786:
4784:
4781:
4779:
4776:
4774:
4771:
4769:
4766:
4764:
4761:
4759:
4756:
4754:
4751:
4749:
4746:
4744:
4741:
4739:
4736:
4734:
4731:
4729:
4726:
4724:
4723:4th Motorized
4721:
4719:
4718:2nd Motorized
4716:
4715:
4713:
4709:
4705:
4700:
4695:
4691:
4681:
4678:
4676:
4673:
4672:
4669:
4662:
4658:
4654:
4646:
4641:
4639:
4634:
4632:
4627:
4626:
4623:
4611:
4608:
4606:
4603:
4601:
4598:
4596:
4593:
4591:
4588:
4586:
4583:
4582:
4580:
4578:
4574:
4568:
4565:
4563:
4560:
4558:
4555:
4553:
4550:
4548:
4545:
4544:
4542:
4540:
4536:
4530:
4527:
4525:
4522:
4521:
4519:
4517:
4513:
4507:
4504:
4502:
4499:
4497:
4494:
4493:
4491:
4489:
4485:
4479:
4476:
4474:
4471:
4470:
4468:
4466:
4462:
4456:
4453:
4451:
4448:
4446:
4443:
4442:
4440:
4438:
4434:
4428:
4425:
4423:
4420:
4419:
4417:
4415:
4411:
4405:
4402:
4401:
4399:
4397:
4393:
4383:
4382:PGM HĂ©cate II
4380:
4379:
4377:
4375:
4371:
4365:
4362:
4360:
4357:
4355:
4352:
4351:
4349:
4347:
4343:
4337:
4334:
4331:
4328:
4326:
4323:
4322:
4320:
4318:
4314:
4311:
4309:
4305:
4299:
4296:
4294:
4291:
4289:
4286:
4285:
4283:
4281:
4277:
4273:
4266:
4261:
4259:
4254:
4252:
4247:
4246:
4243:
4231:
4228:
4226:
4223:
4221:
4218:
4216:
4213:
4211:
4208:
4206:
4203:
4201:
4198:
4196:
4193:
4192:
4190:
4188:
4184:
4178:
4175:
4173:
4170:
4168:
4165:
4163:
4160:
4158:
4155:
4153:
4150:
4148:
4145:
4143:
4140:
4138:
4135:
4133:
4130:
4129:
4127:
4123:
4117:
4114:
4112:
4109:
4107:
4104:
4102:
4099:
4097:
4094:
4092:
4089:
4087:
4084:
4082:
4079:
4077:
4074:
4072:
4069:
4067:
4066:ERC 90 Sagaie
4064:
4063:
4061:
4057:
4053:
4039:
4034:
4032:
4027:
4025:
4020:
4019:
4016:
4006:
4001:
3995:
3992:
3991:
3989:
3985:
3979:
3976:
3974:
3971:
3969:
3966:
3965:
3963:
3959:
3953:
3950:
3948:
3945:
3943:
3940:
3939:
3937:
3933:
3927:
3924:
3922:
3919:
3918:
3916:
3912:
3906:
3903:
3901:
3898:
3896:
3895:Space Command
3893:
3891:
3888:
3887:
3885:
3881:
3875:
3872:
3870:
3867:
3865:
3862:
3861:
3859:
3855:
3849:
3846:
3844:
3841:
3839:
3836:
3834:
3831:
3829:
3826:
3825:
3823:
3819:
3815:(Gendarmerie)
3814:
3810:
3806:
3802:
3797:
3792:
3788:
3783:
3774:
3769:
3767:
3762:
3760:
3755:
3754:
3751:
3745:
3742:
3739:
3736:
3734:
3728:
3727:
3718:
3714:
3711:
3707:
3705:
3704:online review
3701:
3697:
3694:
3690:
3686:
3681:
3677:
3665:
3657:
3652:
3648:
3643:
3639:
3634:
3630:
3626:
3625:
3619:
3615:
3610:
3606:
3601:
3597:
3592:
3588:
3583:
3582:
3571:
3566:
3562:
3560:0-7106-0341-X
3556:
3552:
3548:
3543:
3539:
3533:
3530:. Routledge.
3529:
3526:IISS (2020).
3524:
3520:
3514:
3510:
3505:
3494:
3493:
3487:
3483:
3478:
3474:
3469:
3465:
3460:
3456:
3451:
3450:
3438:
3433:
3427:, p. 44.
3426:
3421:
3413:
3407:
3403:
3396:
3389:
3383:
3368:
3364:
3358:
3351:
3346:
3339:
3334:
3327:
3322:
3311:
3304:
3295:
3287:
3275:
3259:
3255:
3254:
3246:
3237:
3222:
3218:
3211:
3202:
3186:
3180:
3165:
3164:
3159:
3152:
3136:
3132:
3131:
3126:
3120:
3105:
3101:
3097:
3096:
3091:
3084:
3077:
3072:
3065:
3059:
3053:, p. 85.
3052:
3047:
3040:
3034:
3026:
3022:
3016:
3009:
3003:
2996:
2990:
2982:
2976:
2969:
2964:
2957:
2953:
2950:
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7470:Foot Cavalry
6311:9 (Colonial)
6306:7 (Algerian)
6291:3 (Algerian)
6286:2 (Moroccan)
6123:Metropolitan
6115:Vichy France
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284:Italian Wars
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8384:recognition
8357:Switzerland
8292:Netherlands
7843:Carabinieri
7778:German Army
7764:French Army
7100:90th – 99th
7040:81st – 89th
6998:80th – 99th
6943:70th – 79th
6878:60th – 69th
6813:50th – 59th
6748:40th – 49th
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6618:20th – 29th
6553:10th – 19th
6470:World War I
6346:27 (Alpine)
6256:Free France
5720:70th – 89th
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5480:30th – 39th
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4778:27th Alpine
4701:(1945–1991)
4653:French Army
4595:9Ă—19mm NATO
4086:AMX Leclerc
4071:EBRC Jaguar
3730:(In French)
3672:|work=
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2192:during the
2188:supervised
1922:3rd Armored
1918:1st Armored
1899:The forces;
1690:French Army
1537:tirailleurs
1421:During the
1357:Free French
1287:World War I
1161:Crimean War
1030:with a new
772:Vieux Corps
727:Charles VII
634:French Navy
586:French Army
444:Suez Crisis
404:Ouaddai War
364:Crimean War
280:(1534–1980)
255:Engagements
18:France Army
8427:Categories
8327:San Marino
8287:Montenegro
8272:Luxembourg
8257:Kazakhstan
8167:Azerbaijan
6437:Oran March
6186:Casablanca
4733:9th Marine
4577:Cartridges
4496:LGI Mle F1
4478:LGI Mle F1
4404:Benelli M4
4330:SIG SG 550
4210:Super Puma
4152:Peugeot P4
3869:Navy ranks
3864:Army ranks
3821:Leadership
3549:. London:
3372:5 February
3191:25 January
3141:28 October
2801:Dupuy 1993
2774:27 January
2749:27 January
2712:27 January
2625:References
2495:epaulettes
2493:, fringed
2479:See also:
2458:See also:
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1787:Army ranks
1706:Components
1617:Versailles
1609:Strasbourg
1302:reservists
1188:expedition
1164:enhanced.
1103:overthrown
978:Napoleon I
916:guillotine
858:Les Blancs
854:Musketeers
799:Louis XIII
739:ordonnance
669:conscripts
640:, and the
533:President
523:Commanders
472:Kosovo War
167:1445-05-26
82:newspapers
8267:Lithuania
8137:in Europe
6493:1st – 9th
6420:Temporary
6206:Marrakech
6065:Chastanet
6028:Chasseurs
5275:1st – 9th
5243:Indochina
4971:1939–1940
4567:Akeron MP
4081:AMX-10 RC
3961:Equipment
3674:ignored (
3664:cite book
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3264:20 August
3109:10 August
3104:0261-3077
2840:30 August
2687:Citations
2652:Original
2643:Brigade).
2554:Saint-Cyr
2448:Equipment
2357:Contracts
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2143:Luc Ravel
2126:(DIRISI);
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2084:Direction
2039:1er RPIMa
1914:divisions
1778:Personnel
1766:Equipment
1715:Structure
1663:terrorism
1633:III Corps
1601:Lunéville
1582:A French
1312:. After
1306:North Sea
1298:divisions
1226:Great War
1199:Chassepot
830:Louis XIV
590:Land Army
137:Land Army
8392:Abkhazia
8342:Slovenia
8337:Slovakia
8312:Portugal
8187:Bulgaria
7541:Moroccan
7495:Colonial
6486:Infantry
6269:Infantry
6080:Senselme
6003:Colonial
5989:Burtaire
5807:Fortress
5686:Mountain
5487:Mountain
5446:Mountain
5268:Infantry
5163:Moroccan
5108:Colonial
5101:Colonial
4985:Armoured
4884:Airborne
4711:Infantry
4699:Cold War
4590:5.7Ă—28mm
4585:12-gauge
4539:Missiles
4501:LLR 81mm
4396:Shotguns
4298:Glock 17
4280:Handguns
3994:Overseas
3169:9 August
3163:Sky News
3023:(1977).
2952:Archived
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2475:Uniforms
2351:reserves
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2280:Category
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2139:Catholic
1989:Matériel
1605:Haguenau
1597:communes
1423:Cold War
1410:and the
872:and the
774:and the
764:Henry II
750:Gendarme
467:Gulf War
235:Motto(s)
8367:Ukraine
8317:Romania
8282:Moldova
8247:Ireland
8242:Hungary
8232:Germany
8227:Georgia
8217:Finland
8212:Estonia
8207:Denmark
8192:Croatia
8177:Belgium
8172:Belarus
8162:Austria
8157:Armenia
8152:Albania
7409:Cavalry
6235:Related
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5741:African
5060:Cavalry
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4557:Mistral
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4516:Rockets
4488:Mortars
4364:FN SCAR
4200:Gazelle
4091:AMX-10P
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8332:Serbia
8322:Russia
8307:Poland
8302:Norway
8262:Latvia
8237:Greece
8222:France
8197:Cyprus
8135:Armies
7622:forces
6385:Armour
6226:Tonkin
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6089:Polish
6075:Regard
6070:Poisot
5255:Tonkin
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4336:HK 416
4308:Rifles
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4147:Caesar
4076:AMX-30
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4359:FR F1
4354:FR F2
4325:FAMAS
4288:PAMAS
4215:Tiger
4157:ACMAT
3857:Ranks
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2630:Notes
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2487:kepis
2421:Women
2384:or a
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1994:Train
1958:armes
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1180:Japan
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990:Corps
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7607:NATO
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