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977:. 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.
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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.
675:, 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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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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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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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 (
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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.
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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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a military coup that toppled the civilian government and put General de Gaulle back in power in the
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and the main body of the French Army, sympathetic to the crowds, did not become heavily involved.
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which consists of large irregular areas of chestnut brown and light grey on a sand khaki base.
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equipment the Army is headed by the Service de maintenance industrielle terrestre (SMITer).
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2154:passed a law which created 18 military regions in
1403:under the command of General Sauvagnac. After the
1182:France was humiliated following its defeat in the
714:, was established in the early 15th century under
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3699:The March to the Marne: The French Army 1871–1914
3576:The French army 1750–1820: Careers, talent, merit
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3594:Swords Around a Throne: Napoleon's Grande Armée
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1111:In 1848 a wave of revolutions swept Europe and
4261:Current French infantry weapons and cartridges
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2867:Jacques Marseille, " L'Empire ", dans
2692:"Armée de terre – Ministère de Armées"
2371:Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles
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3339:Code de la défense – Article R1211-4
3174:"Version du décret avant abrogation"
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2443:List of equipment of the French Army
2228:at Metz. Each supervised up to five
2196:with its headquarters in Paris, the
2190:Défense opérationnelle du territoire
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973:conquered most of Europe during the
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1135:Nicolas Charles Victor Oudinot
1015:In 1812, Napoleon invaded the
298:War of the Austrian Succession
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3798:Armée de l'air et de l'espace
3028:French History since Napoleon
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2493:Camouflage Centre Europe (CE)
2423:In 1999, the Army issued the
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2175:10th Military Region (France)
2090:French Defence Health service
1563:Recent history (1996–present)
1395:under the command of General
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931:joined the revolt, the loyal
823:War of the Spanish Succession
288:War of the Spanish Succession
283:War of the League of Augsburg
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3936:Strategic Air Forces Command
3817:Minister of the Armed Forces
3557:Pichichero, Christy (2018).
3444:France, Soldiers, and Africa
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1660:state of emergency in France
1579:In February 1996, President
1479:brigades de zone de defence,
1451:was maintained to guard the
1445:6th Light Armoured Divisions
1385:Allied Forces Central Europe
1236:(light blue-grey), with the
1171:and the emulation of French
706:The first permanent army of
647:Ministry of the Armed Forces
323:French intervention in Spain
293:War of the Polish Succession
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2005:Operation Enduring Freedom
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1431:headquarters was moved to
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3377:French Historical Studies
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6265:1st Free French Division
6180:Cochinchina and Cambodia
5239:Cochinchina and Cambodia
3837:Chief of Air Force Staff
3618:Jane's Information Group
3601:Horne, Alistair (1984).
3592:Elting, John R. (1988).
3540:Jane's Information Group
3478:Ferguson, Niall (2001).
2938:Colonel Lamontagne G, CD
2618:
2510:The legionnaires of the
2503:has been worn since the
2409:
2247:Ranks in the French Army
2134:and is headquartered in
2061:commandement particulier
2013:commandement particulier
1369:French Forces in Germany
1281:At the beginning of the
486:Second Ivorian Civil War
209:23,000 reserve personnel
207:118,600 active personnel
7918:Army of North Macedonia
7890:Montenegrin Ground Army
7795:Hungarian Ground Forces
6210:Tunisian Forces Command
6185:Constantine Territorial
3941:Strategic Oceanic Force
3574:Blaufarb, Rafe (2021).
3379:(2016) 39#2 pp 287–313.
2541:The military cadets of
2418:
2381:(ESM), and graduate as
2067:Administrative services
1941:Arms of the French Army
1874:The Army Inspectorate (
1555:The Army repressed the
1475:109th Infantry Division
1449:152nd Infantry Division
1401:25th Parachute Division
1393:10th Parachute Division
1329:, under the command of
1148:, just in time for the
1059:The conquest of Algeria
737:formed the core of the
735:Compagnies d'ordonnance
546:Chief of the Army Staff
231:"Honour and Fatherland"
8171:Bosnia and Herzegovina
8002:Slovenian Ground Force
7904:Royal Netherlands Army
7641:Belgian Land Component
3800:(Air and Space Force)
3672:Nolan, Cathal (2006).
3643:Nolan, Cathal (2008).
3634:Lynn, John A. (1999).
3625:Lynn, John A. (1997).
3496:Galliac, Paul (2012).
3055:article for reference.
2970:"Les brigades de zone"
2646:
2598:Grand Quartier Général
2460:
2434:
2282:Commissioned officers
1967:), the Artillery, the
1965:Arme Blindée Cavalerie
1689:
1640:
1614:10th Armoured Division
1576:
1542:Algiers putsch of 1961
1509:
1356:
1299:French colonial empire
1278:
1263:
1130:
1104:
1077:
1060:
1036:was almost exhausted.
1012:
892:
814:
783:
586:
481:Northern Mali Conflict
132:
7862:Lithuanian Land Force
7655:Bulgarian Land Forces
6290:6 (Moroccan Mountain)
6285:4 (Moroccan Mountain)
3910:Franco-German Brigade
3687:Pichichero, Christy.
3636:The Wars of Louis XIV
3613:Jane's Defence Weekly
3352:"www.defense.gouv.fr"
3327:Isby & Kamps 1985
3315:Isby & Kamps 1985
3065:Jane's Defence Weekly
2999:(Arnold, 2001) p 207.
2957:Isby & Kamps 1985
2947:, accessed June 2013.
2926:Isby & Kamps 1985
2893:Isby & Kamps 1985
2456:
2429:
2377:spend three years at
2332:French Foreign Legion
2150:On 24 July 1873, the
2094:Military Fuel Service
2030:and a tank unit, the
2000:French Foreign Legion
1919:4th Airmobile Brigade
1915:Franco-German Brigade
1729:French Foreign Legion
1688:
1638:
1608:and was installed at
1602:2nd Armoured Division
1570:
1500:
1383:. Commander-in-Chief
1344:
1269:
1258:
1207:Further information:
1125:
1083:, which included the
1058:
993:
929:French National Guard
911:, and the bourgeoise
882:
875:Wars of the Coalition
873:Further information:
869:Wars of the Coalition
804:
773:
700:Further information:
689:Further information:
152:26 May 1445
7974:Romanian Land Forces
7725:Estonian Land Forces
7022:Territorial Infantry
3802:National Gendarmerie
2943:12 June 2010 at the
2038:Artillerie de Marine
2024:Infanterie de Marine
1961:Armoured Cavalry Arm
1923:niveau divisionnaire
1658:, and was part of a
1644:Opération Sentinelle
1610:Châlons-en-Champagne
1505:regiment during the
1501:Soldiers of the 4th
1373:5th Armored Division
1353:Battle of Bir Hakeim
1349:Foreign Legionnaires
1100:July 1830 revolution
971:French Imperial Army
631:National Gendarmerie
619:Government of France
605:), is the principal
348:Cochinchina Campaign
239:Blue, white, and red
45:improve this article
8371:States with limited
8044:Turkish Land Forces
7848:Latvian Land Forces
7627:Albanian Land Force
7599:Allied Land Command
6170:Algiers Territorial
4363:Anti-materiel rifle
3967:Air and Space Force
3931:Force de Dissuasion
3832:Chief of Navy Staff
3827:Chief of Army Staff
3776:French Armed Forces
3356:www.defense.gouv.fr
3249:on 7 September 2016
2959:, p. 111, 162.
2758:www.defense.gouv.fr
2733:www.defense.gouv.fr
2696:www.defense.gouv.fr
2653:"Le code du soldat"
2547:École Polytechnique
2403:Lieutenant Colonels
2338:. In addition, the
2314:Civilian employees
2156:metropolitan France
2049:Army Light Aviation
1927:Army Light Aviation
1749:Chief of Army Staff
1714:Army Light Aviation
1620:decided to disband
1618:Minister of Defence
1437:Northern Army Group
1363:of 1945–54 and the
1361:First Indochina War
1319:French North Africa
1244:. The traditional
1228:Franco-Prussian War
1219:French Armed Forces
1184:Franco-Prussian War
956:military specialism
901:aristocratic flight
863:American Revolution
855:Austrian Succession
643:President of France
615:French Armed Forces
363:Franco-Prussian War
358:Franco-Austrian War
343:Franco-Moroccan War
333:Conquest of Algeria
218:French Armed Forces
8427:Military of France
8072:United States Army
7946:Polish Land Forces
6250:Army of Liberation
4895:Light Intervention
3684:, June 2006, 44–53
3498:L' Armee Francaise
3341:legifrance.gouv.fr
3329:, p. 131–133.
3053:III Corps (France)
2928:, p. 105-108.
2824:www.britannica.com
2729:"www.defense.gouv"
2461:
2399:Second Lieutenants
2336:Paris Fire Brigade
2169:Troupes coloniales
2075:and two services.
1995:within its units.
1935:National Territory
1813:MĂ©daille militaire
1690:
1641:
1596:for artillery and
1577:
1550:"banlieue" suburbs
1512:At the end of the
1510:
1441:Rapid Action Force
1425:Central Army Group
1388:as two divisions.
1357:
1327:Free French Forces
1279:
1264:
1259:Brigadier general
1139:Giuseppi Garibaldi
1131:
1061:
1013:
948:Napoleonic warfare
893:
889:Battle of Jemappes
815:
811:Battle of Fontenoy
784:
765:French Royal Guard
720:Hundred Years' War
607:land warfare force
562:Army Corps General
476:War in Afghanistan
443:Lebanese Civil War
403:Franco-Turkish War
338:Belgian Revolution
262:Hundred Years' War
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3620:. pp. 54–59.
3507:978-2-35250-195-4
3428:, pp. 92–93.
3400:979-10-380-1340-7
3389:Coune, Frederic.
2780:, pp. 25–27.
2516:Troupes de marine
2501:Camouflage Daguet
2383:First Lieutenants
2375:bachelor's degree
2328:
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2224:at Lyons and the
2152:French Parliament
2020:Troupes de marine
1956:Troupes de Marine
1855:
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1724:Troupes de marine
1557:Malagasy Uprising
1331:Charles de Gaulle
1261:Charles de Gaulle
1128:Battle of Magenta
921:Royal French Army
897:French Revolution
821:'s plans and the
807:Gardes françaises
776:French Royal Army
702:French Royal Army
662:French Parliament
654:French Revolution
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278:Thirty Years' War
252:List of conflicts
228:Honneur et Patrie
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1951:Chasseurs Alpins
1867:The army staff (
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1818:LĂ©gion d'honneur
1761:Modern Equipment
1734:Chasseurs alpins
1719:Armoured Cavalry
1676:
1675:
1514:Second World War
1483:brigades de zone
1427:. In the 1980s,
1323:French Indochina
1283:Battle of France
1240:in place of the
1158:Second Opium War
1117:radical elements
1107:
1096:Orleans Monarchy
1085:Légion étrangère
1082:
1044:The 19th century
859:Seven Years' War
827:coloured linings
780:Battle of Denain
621:, alongside the
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8209:
8207:
8204:
8202:
8199:
8197:
8194:
8192:
8189:
8187:
8184:
8182:
8179:
8177:
8174:
8172:
8169:
8167:
8164:
8162:
8159:
8157:
8154:
8152:
8149:
8147:
8144:
8142:
8139:
8138:
8136:
8134:
8130:
8125:
8118:
8113:
8111:
8106:
8104:
8099:
8098:
8095:
8084:
8073:
8068:
8062:
8059:
8054:
8048:
8045:
8040:
8034:
8031:
8026:
8020:
8017:
8012:
8006:
8003:
7998:
7992:
7989:
7984:
7978:
7975:
7970:
7964:
7961:
7956:
7950:
7947:
7942:
7936:
7933:
7928:
7922:
7919:
7914:
7908:
7905:
7900:
7894:
7891:
7886:
7880:
7877:
7872:
7866:
7863:
7858:
7852:
7849:
7844:
7838:
7833:
7829:
7826:
7822:
7821:
7818:
7813:
7810:
7805:
7799:
7796:
7791:
7785:
7782:
7781:Hellenic Army
7777:
7771:
7768:
7763:
7757:
7754:
7749:
7743:
7740:
7735:
7729:
7726:
7721:
7715:
7712:
7707:
7701:
7698:
7693:
7687:
7684:
7683:Croatian Army
7679:
7673:
7670:
7669:Canadian Army
7665:
7659:
7656:
7651:
7645:
7642:
7637:
7631:
7628:
7623:
7617:
7616:
7614:
7612:
7604:
7600:
7597:
7590:
7585:
7583:
7578:
7576:
7571:
7570:
7567:
7543:
7540:
7538:
7535:
7534:
7532:
7528:
7522:
7519:
7517:
7514:
7512:
7509:
7507:
7504:
7502:
7499:
7497:
7494:
7492:
7489:
7488:
7486:
7482:
7472:
7469:
7467:
7464:
7463:
7461:
7457:
7451:
7448:
7446:
7443:
7441:
7438:
7436:
7433:
7431:
7428:
7426:
7423:
7421:
7418:
7416:
7413:
7411:
7408:
7406:
7403:
7402:
7400:
7396:
7386:
7383:
7381:
7378:
7376:
7373:
7371:
7368:
7366:
7363:
7361:
7358:
7356:
7353:
7351:
7348:
7346:
7343:
7341:
7338:
7337:
7335:
7333:160th – 170th
7331:
7321:
7318:
7316:
7313:
7311:
7308:
7306:
7303:
7301:
7298:
7296:
7293:
7291:
7288:
7286:
7283:
7282:
7280:
7278:150th – 159th
7276:
7266:
7263:
7261:
7258:
7256:
7253:
7252:
7250:
7248:130th – 149th
7246:
7236:
7233:
7231:
7228:
7226:
7223:
7221:
7218:
7216:
7213:
7211:
7208:
7206:
7203:
7201:
7198:
7196:
7193:
7192:
7190:
7188:120th – 129th
7186:
7172:
7169:
7167:
7164:
7162:
7159:
7157:
7154:
7152:
7149:
7147:
7144:
7143:
7141:
7139:100th – 105th
7137:
7127:
7124:
7122:
7119:
7117:
7114:
7112:
7109:
7107:
7104:
7102:
7099:
7097:
7094:
7093:
7091:
7087:
7077:
7074:
7072:
7069:
7067:
7064:
7062:
7059:
7057:
7054:
7052:
7049:
7047:
7044:
7042:
7039:
7037:
7034:
7033:
7031:
7027:
7024:
7020:
7010:
7007:
7005:
7002:
7000:
6997:
6995:
6992:
6991:
6989:
6985:
6975:
6972:
6970:
6967:
6965:
6962:
6960:
6957:
6955:
6952:
6950:
6947:
6945:
6942:
6940:
6937:
6936:
6934:
6930:
6920:
6917:
6915:
6912:
6910:
6907:
6905:
6902:
6900:
6897:
6895:
6892:
6890:
6887:
6885:
6882:
6880:
6877:
6875:
6872:
6871:
6869:
6865:
6855:
6852:
6850:
6847:
6845:
6842:
6840:
6837:
6835:
6832:
6830:
6827:
6825:
6822:
6820:
6817:
6815:
6812:
6810:
6807:
6806:
6804:
6800:
6790:
6787:
6785:
6782:
6780:
6777:
6775:
6772:
6770:
6767:
6765:
6762:
6760:
6757:
6755:
6752:
6750:
6747:
6745:
6742:
6741:
6739:
6735:
6725:
6722:
6720:
6717:
6715:
6712:
6710:
6707:
6705:
6702:
6700:
6697:
6695:
6692:
6690:
6687:
6685:
6682:
6680:
6677:
6676:
6674:
6670:
6660:
6657:
6655:
6652:
6650:
6647:
6645:
6642:
6640:
6637:
6635:
6632:
6630:
6627:
6625:
6622:
6620:
6617:
6615:
6612:
6611:
6609:
6605:
6595:
6592:
6590:
6587:
6585:
6582:
6580:
6577:
6575:
6572:
6570:
6567:
6565:
6562:
6560:
6557:
6555:
6552:
6550:
6547:
6546:
6544:
6540:
6530:
6527:
6525:
6522:
6520:
6517:
6515:
6512:
6510:
6507:
6505:
6502:
6500:
6497:
6495:
6492:
6490:
6487:
6486:
6484:
6480:
6477:
6473:
6469:
6464:
6461:(1914–1918) (
6460:
6455:
6451:
6437:
6434:
6432:
6431:Morocco March
6429:
6427:
6424:
6422:
6419:
6417:
6414:
6413:
6411:
6407:
6397:
6394:
6392:
6389:
6387:
6384:
6382:
6379:
6378:
6376:
6372:
6362:
6359:
6357:
6354:
6353:
6351:
6347:
6341:
6338:
6336:
6333:
6331:
6328:
6326:
6323:
6321:
6318:
6316:
6313:
6311:
6308:
6306:
6305:10 (Colonial)
6303:
6301:
6298:
6296:
6293:
6291:
6288:
6286:
6283:
6281:
6278:
6276:
6273:
6271:
6268:
6266:
6263:
6262:
6260:
6256:
6253:
6251:
6246:
6242:
6232:
6229:
6228:
6226:
6222:
6216:
6213:
6211:
6208:
6206:
6203:
6201:
6198:
6196:
6193:
6191:
6188:
6186:
6183:
6181:
6178:
6176:
6173:
6171:
6168:
6167:
6165:
6161:
6155:
6152:
6150:
6147:
6145:
6142:
6140:
6137:
6135:
6132:
6130:
6127:
6125:
6122:
6120:
6117:
6116:
6114:
6110:
6107:
6105:
6101:
6091:
6088:
6086:
6083:
6082:
6080:
6076:
6070:
6067:
6065:
6062:
6060:
6057:
6055:
6052:
6050:
6047:
6046:
6044:
6040:
6030:
6027:
6025:
6022:
6021:
6019:
6015:
6005:
6002:
6000:
5997:
5996:
5994:
5990:
5984:
5981:
5979:
5976:
5975:
5966:
5963:
5961:
5958:
5956:
5953:
5951:
5948:
5946:
5943:
5941:
5938:
5936:
5933:
5932:
5930:
5928:235th – 241st
5926:
5921:
5918:
5916:
5913:
5911:
5908:
5906:
5903:
5901:
5898:
5896:
5895:1st Motorized
5893:
5891:
5887:
5877:
5874:
5872:
5869:
5868:
5859:
5856:
5854:
5851:
5849:
5846:
5844:
5841:
5840:
5838:
5834:
5824:
5821:
5819:
5816:
5814:
5811:
5809:
5806:
5804:
5801:
5800:
5798:
5794:
5791:
5789:100th – 199th
5787:
5773:
5770:
5768:
5765:
5763:
5760:
5758:
5755:
5753:
5750:
5748:
5745:
5743:
5740:
5738:
5735:
5734:
5732:
5728:
5722:
5719:
5717:
5714:
5713:
5711:
5707:
5693:
5690:
5688:
5685:
5683:
5680:
5679:
5677:
5673:
5667:
5664:
5662:
5659:
5657:
5654:
5652:
5649:
5647:
5644:
5642:
5639:
5638:
5636:
5632:
5622:
5619:
5617:
5614:
5612:
5609:
5607:
5604:
5602:
5599:
5597:
5594:
5592:
5589:
5587:
5584:
5582:
5579:
5578:
5576:
5572:
5562:
5559:
5557:
5554:
5552:
5549:
5547:
5544:
5542:
5539:
5537:
5534:
5532:
5529:
5528:
5526:
5522:
5512:
5509:
5507:
5504:
5502:
5499:
5498:
5489:
5486:
5484:
5481:
5480:
5478:
5474:
5471:
5467:
5453:
5450:
5448:
5445:
5443:
5440:
5439:
5437:
5433:
5427:
5424:
5422:
5419:
5417:
5414:
5412:
5409:
5407:
5404:
5402:
5399:
5397:
5394:
5393:
5391:
5387:
5377:
5374:
5372:
5369:
5367:
5364:
5362:
5359:
5357:
5354:
5352:
5349:
5347:
5344:
5342:
5339:
5337:
5334:
5332:
5329:
5328:
5326:
5322:
5312:
5311:9th Motorized
5309:
5307:
5304:
5302:
5299:
5297:
5294:
5292:
5291:5th Motorized
5289:
5287:
5284:
5282:
5281:3rd Motorized
5279:
5277:
5274:
5272:
5271:1st Motorized
5269:
5268:
5266:
5262:
5259:
5255:
5245:
5242:
5240:
5237:
5236:
5234:
5230:
5220:
5217:
5215:
5212:
5210:
5207:
5205:
5202:
5200:
5197:
5195:
5192:
5190:
5187:
5186:
5184:
5182:North African
5180:
5170:
5167:
5165:
5162:
5160:
5157:
5156:
5154:
5150:
5140:
5137:
5135:
5132:
5130:
5127:
5125:
5122:
5120:
5117:
5115:
5112:
5110:
5107:
5105:
5102:
5101:
5099:
5095:
5092:
5088:
5082:
5079:
5077:
5074:
5072:
5069:
5067:
5064:
5062:
5059:
5057:
5054:
5053:
5051:
5047:
5037:
5034:
5032:
5029:
5027:
5024:
5022:
5019:
5017:
5014:
5013:
5011:
5007:
4997:
4994:
4992:
4989:
4987:
4984:
4982:
4979:
4978:
4976:
4972:
4969:
4965:
4962:
4958:
4954:
4949:
4946:(1939–1945) (
4945:
4940:
4936:
4922:
4919:
4918:
4916:
4912:
4906:
4903:
4901:
4898:
4896:
4893:
4891:
4888:
4886:
4883:
4881:
4880:4th Airmobile
4878:
4877:
4875:
4871:
4865:
4862:
4860:
4857:
4855:
4852:
4851:
4849:
4847:Light Armored
4845:
4839:
4836:
4834:
4831:
4829:
4826:
4824:
4821:
4819:
4816:
4814:
4811:
4809:
4806:
4804:
4801:
4799:
4796:
4795:
4793:
4789:
4783:
4780:
4778:
4775:
4773:
4770:
4768:
4765:
4763:
4760:
4758:
4755:
4753:
4750:
4748:
4745:
4743:
4740:
4738:
4735:
4733:
4730:
4728:
4725:
4723:
4720:
4718:
4715:
4713:
4712:4th Motorized
4710:
4708:
4707:2nd Motorized
4705:
4704:
4702:
4698:
4694:
4689:
4684:
4680:
4670:
4667:
4665:
4662:
4661:
4658:
4651:
4647:
4643:
4635:
4630:
4628:
4623:
4621:
4616:
4615:
4612:
4600:
4597:
4595:
4592:
4590:
4587:
4585:
4582:
4580:
4577:
4575:
4572:
4571:
4569:
4567:
4563:
4557:
4554:
4552:
4549:
4547:
4544:
4542:
4539:
4537:
4534:
4533:
4531:
4529:
4525:
4519:
4516:
4514:
4511:
4510:
4508:
4506:
4502:
4496:
4493:
4491:
4488:
4486:
4483:
4482:
4480:
4478:
4474:
4468:
4465:
4463:
4460:
4459:
4457:
4455:
4451:
4445:
4442:
4440:
4437:
4435:
4432:
4431:
4429:
4427:
4423:
4417:
4414:
4412:
4409:
4408:
4406:
4404:
4400:
4394:
4391:
4390:
4388:
4386:
4382:
4372:
4371:PGM HĂ©cate II
4369:
4368:
4366:
4364:
4360:
4354:
4351:
4349:
4346:
4344:
4341:
4340:
4338:
4336:
4332:
4326:
4323:
4320:
4317:
4315:
4312:
4311:
4309:
4307:
4303:
4300:
4298:
4294:
4288:
4285:
4283:
4280:
4278:
4275:
4274:
4272:
4270:
4266:
4262:
4255:
4250:
4248:
4243:
4241:
4236:
4235:
4232:
4220:
4217:
4215:
4212:
4210:
4207:
4205:
4202:
4200:
4197:
4195:
4192:
4190:
4187:
4185:
4182:
4181:
4179:
4177:
4173:
4167:
4164:
4162:
4159:
4157:
4154:
4152:
4149:
4147:
4144:
4142:
4139:
4137:
4134:
4132:
4129:
4127:
4124:
4122:
4119:
4118:
4116:
4112:
4106:
4103:
4101:
4098:
4096:
4093:
4091:
4088:
4086:
4083:
4081:
4078:
4076:
4073:
4071:
4068:
4066:
4063:
4061:
4058:
4056:
4055:ERC 90 Sagaie
4053:
4052:
4050:
4046:
4042:
4028:
4023:
4021:
4016:
4014:
4009:
4008:
4005:
3995:
3990:
3984:
3981:
3980:
3978:
3974:
3968:
3965:
3963:
3960:
3958:
3955:
3954:
3952:
3948:
3942:
3939:
3937:
3934:
3932:
3929:
3928:
3926:
3922:
3916:
3913:
3911:
3908:
3907:
3905:
3901:
3895:
3892:
3890:
3887:
3885:
3884:Space Command
3882:
3880:
3877:
3876:
3874:
3870:
3864:
3861:
3859:
3856:
3854:
3851:
3850:
3848:
3844:
3838:
3835:
3833:
3830:
3828:
3825:
3823:
3820:
3818:
3815:
3814:
3812:
3808:
3804:(Gendarmerie)
3803:
3799:
3795:
3791:
3786:
3781:
3777:
3772:
3763:
3758:
3756:
3751:
3749:
3744:
3743:
3740:
3734:
3731:
3728:
3725:
3723:
3717:
3716:
3707:
3703:
3700:
3696:
3694:
3693:online review
3690:
3686:
3683:
3679:
3675:
3670:
3666:
3654:
3646:
3641:
3637:
3632:
3628:
3623:
3619:
3615:
3614:
3608:
3604:
3599:
3595:
3590:
3586:
3581:
3577:
3572:
3571:
3560:
3555:
3551:
3549:0-7106-0341-X
3545:
3541:
3537:
3532:
3528:
3522:
3519:. Routledge.
3518:
3515:IISS (2020).
3513:
3509:
3503:
3499:
3494:
3483:
3482:
3476:
3472:
3467:
3463:
3458:
3454:
3449:
3445:
3440:
3439:
3427:
3422:
3416:, p. 44.
3415:
3410:
3402:
3396:
3392:
3385:
3378:
3372:
3357:
3353:
3347:
3340:
3335:
3328:
3323:
3316:
3311:
3300:
3293:
3284:
3276:
3264:
3248:
3244:
3243:
3235:
3226:
3211:
3207:
3200:
3191:
3175:
3169:
3154:
3153:
3148:
3141:
3125:
3121:
3120:
3115:
3109:
3094:
3090:
3086:
3085:
3080:
3073:
3066:
3061:
3054:
3048:
3042:, p. 85.
3041:
3036:
3029:
3023:
3015:
3011:
3005:
2998:
2992:
2985:
2979:
2971:
2965:
2958:
2953:
2946:
2942:
2939:
2934:
2927:
2922:
2913:
2906:
2901:
2894:
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7459:Foot Cavalry
6300:9 (Colonial)
6295:7 (Algerian)
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6275:2 (Moroccan)
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6104:Vichy France
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8373:recognition
8346:Switzerland
8281:Netherlands
7832:Carabinieri
7767:German Army
7753:French Army
7089:90th – 99th
7029:81st – 89th
6987:80th – 99th
6932:70th – 79th
6867:60th – 69th
6802:50th – 59th
6737:40th – 49th
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6607:20th – 29th
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6335:27 (Alpine)
6245:Free France
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4690:(1945–1991)
4642:French Army
4584:9Ă—19mm NATO
4075:AMX Leclerc
4060:EBRC Jaguar
3719:(In French)
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2181:during the
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1911:3rd Armored
1907:1st Armored
1888:The forces;
1679:French Army
1526:tirailleurs
1410:During the
1346:Free French
1276:World War I
1150:Crimean War
1019:with a new
761:Vieux Corps
716:Charles VII
623:French Navy
575:French Army
433:Suez Crisis
393:Ouaddai War
353:Crimean War
269:(1534–1980)
244:Engagements
8416:Categories
8316:San Marino
8276:Montenegro
8261:Luxembourg
8246:Kazakhstan
8156:Azerbaijan
6426:Oran March
6175:Casablanca
4722:9th Marine
4566:Cartridges
4485:LGI Mle F1
4467:LGI Mle F1
4393:Benelli M4
4319:SIG SG 550
4199:Super Puma
4141:Peugeot P4
3858:Navy ranks
3853:Army ranks
3810:Leadership
3538:. London:
3361:5 February
3180:25 January
3130:28 October
2790:Dupuy 1993
2763:27 January
2738:27 January
2701:27 January
2614:References
2484:epaulettes
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1695:Components
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1598:Strasbourg
1291:reservists
1177:expedition
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1092:overthrown
967:Napoleon I
905:guillotine
847:Les Blancs
843:Musketeers
788:Louis XIII
728:ordonnance
658:conscripts
629:, and the
522:President
512:Commanders
461:Kosovo War
156:1445-05-26
71:newspapers
8256:Lithuania
8126:in Europe
6482:1st – 9th
6409:Temporary
6195:Marrakech
6054:Chastanet
6017:Chasseurs
5264:1st – 9th
5232:Indochina
4960:1939–1940
4556:Akeron MP
4070:AMX-10 RC
3950:Equipment
3663:ignored (
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3098:10 August
3093:0261-3077
2829:30 August
2676:Citations
2641:Original
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2437:Equipment
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2073:Direction
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1903:divisions
1767:Personnel
1755:Equipment
1704:Structure
1652:terrorism
1622:III Corps
1590:Lunéville
1571:A French
1301:. After
1295:North Sea
1287:divisions
1215:Great War
1188:Chassepot
819:Louis XIV
579:Land Army
126:Land Army
8381:Abkhazia
8331:Slovenia
8326:Slovakia
8301:Portugal
8176:Bulgaria
7530:Moroccan
7484:Colonial
6475:Infantry
6258:Infantry
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5796:Fortress
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5476:Mountain
5435:Mountain
5257:Infantry
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5090:Colonial
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4688:Cold War
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4287:Glock 17
4269:Handguns
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3158:9 August
3152:Sky News
3012:(1977).
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1978:Matériel
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1399:and the
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739:Gendarme
456:Gulf War
224:Motto(s)
8356:Ukraine
8306:Romania
8271:Moldova
8236:Ireland
8231:Hungary
8221:Germany
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8206:Finland
8201:Estonia
8196:Denmark
8181:Croatia
8166:Belgium
8161:Belarus
8151:Austria
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4505:Rockets
4477:Mortars
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8291:Norway
8251:Latvia
8226:Greece
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4314:FAMAS
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4204:Tiger
4146:ACMAT
3846:Ranks
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2619:Notes
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