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French Army

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FoundedLouppy-le-Château
France
ColorRed, White, and Blue
Part of French Armed Forces
Subsidiaries1st Army Corps
2nd Army Corps
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About French Army


The French Army, officially the Ground Army to distinguish it from the French Air Force, Armée de l'Air or Air Army, is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces. It is responsible to the Government of France, along with the other four components of the Armed Forces.

'France takes us for idiots' - Inside coup-hit Niger

'France takes us for idiots' - Inside coup-hit Niger
Sep 26,2023 11:21 am

... " They can t tell us that the French Army was successful, " she says...

Burkina Faso coup: Gunshots in capital and roads blocked

Burkina Faso coup: Gunshots in capital and roads blocked
Oct 2,2022 3:10 pm

... Col Ibrahim Traoré also accused the French Army of harbouring Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba at one of its bases - but France denies any involvement...

Johnny Onions: Cardiff French onion seller retires

Johnny Onions: Cardiff French onion seller retires
Jun 25,2022 3:40 am

... Patrick, from Roscoff in Brittany, never set out to become a French onion seller but as a student he asked himself " What can I do for my country? " He decided to qualify as an officer in the French Army but it was not for him so he turned to academic studies and a degree in geography...

What are France's accusations over a mass grave found in Mali?

What are France's accusations over a mass grave found in Mali?
Apr 30,2022 3:25 am

... On the afternoon of 20 April, the French Army says its aerial reconnaissance showed a number of other soldiers, whom they describe as " Caucasians [Europeans] suspected of belonging to the Wagner group" arriving at this base unloading equipment with local Malian troops...

Caroline and Martine: Picture book heroines who fought for French hearts

Caroline and Martine: Picture book heroines who fought for French hearts
Dec 18,2021 4:03 am

... When World War Two began he served with the French Army and kept a remarkable sketch diary of his experiences on the front as France collapsed...

Week in pictures: 28 March - 3. April 2020

Week in pictures: 28 March - 3. April 2020
Apr 18,2020 7:48 pm

... A fireman wearing a protective suit helps decontaminate a soldier after they stepped off an Airbus A320 aircraft, which is medically adapted by the French Army...

In pictures: the Daily life with the coronavirus

In pictures: the Daily life with the coronavirus
Apr 18,2020 6:13 pm

... A patient infected with coronavirus pulls in a French Army helicopter during the transfer of operations from Strasbourg to Germany and Switzerland...

D-Day veteran Dennis Roy Cooper gave the Legion D'honneur

D-Day veteran Dennis Roy Cooper gave the Legion D'honneur
Feb 25,2020 7:12 pm

... He received the award from Colonel Franco Cédric, the French Army, in the presence of the Lord Lieutenant of Dorset Angus Campbell and other senior members of the armed forces...

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