| rdfs:comment | - The French Army, officially the Land Army is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces. Active since the early 15th century, the French Army was one of the main combatants of World War I, having lost over one million soldiers marking it the deadliest conflicts in French history.
- The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (), is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces. Just like the Armée de l'Air, the Marine Nationale and the Gendarmerie Nationale, it is placed under the responsibility of the French government. The current Chief of Staff of the French Army (CEMAT) is general Bertrand Ract-Madoux. All soldiers are considered professionals following the suspension of conscription, voted in parliament in 1997 and made effective in 2001.
- The French Army had been defeated during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, causing the loss of Alsace-Lorraine and the creation of a united German Empire. When the Great War broke out in 1914, the French Army —with the British — managed to hold the Western Front. However, the French bore the brunt of the war, and combined with the ineffective tactics of their generals led to many soldiers revolting, and by 1917, the French Army could no longer fight the war, forcing France to seek an armistice.
- The French Army is one of the world's leaders in the security sector. They have invented the white flag as well as the escape-button, which found its way to modern computer keyboards, for convenience for gamers who admire French military tactics. Also they developed the most innovative 4-reverse-gear gearbox for tanks, which additionally has one forward gear in case the enemy comes from behind. The French Army has set new protective standards by introducing the now very popular bulletproof vest for the back. They also lead the way with hand signal communication with the most common and inventive signal which is normally putting their hands up in the air above their heads with the Collaboration tactic being employed at the earliest opurtunity.
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| abstract | - The French Army had been defeated during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, causing the loss of Alsace-Lorraine and the creation of a united German Empire. When the Great War broke out in 1914, the French Army —with the British — managed to hold the Western Front. However, the French bore the brunt of the war, and combined with the ineffective tactics of their generals led to many soldiers revolting, and by 1917, the French Army could no longer fight the war, forcing France to seek an armistice. The terms of the peace treaty were hard on the French, and left the Army as nothing more than a glorified police force. After King Charles XI, champion of Action Francaise, came to power, he began to rearm the army, but the small size of their country made it difficult for them to hide equipment and weapons that were banned by the Germans. After the death of the Kaiser Wilhelm II, Kaiser Wilhelm III refused all demands for a plebiscite, causing the French to declare war on Germany. The French Army scored their first major victory over the Germans when they successfully recaptured Alsace-Lorraine, by launching a barrel offensive through the Ardennes, but were unable to cross the Rhine. They were more successful in their combined thrust up through the Low Countries into Germany, but the British overshadowed their efforts in that campaign. After mid 1943, the tide turned against the French and British as the Germans pushed them back through the Low Countries, and into Belgium. The French Army was still proudly defiant after the superbomb destruction of Paris and the death of Charles XI, but was forced to seek an armistice after the collapse of Britain.
- The French Army, officially the Land Army is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces. Active since the early 15th century, the French Army was one of the main combatants of World War I, having lost over one million soldiers marking it the deadliest conflicts in French history.
- The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (), is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces. Just like the Armée de l'Air, the Marine Nationale and the Gendarmerie Nationale, it is placed under the responsibility of the French government. The current Chief of Staff of the French Army (CEMAT) is general Bertrand Ract-Madoux. All soldiers are considered professionals following the suspension of conscription, voted in parliament in 1997 and made effective in 2001. As of early 2012, the French Army employs 122,328 regular personnel (including the French Foreign Legion). In addition, the reserve element of the French Army consisted of; 16,006 personnel of the Operational Reserve and 14,920 personnel of the Citizens Reserve.
- The French Army is one of the world's leaders in the security sector. They have invented the white flag as well as the escape-button, which found its way to modern computer keyboards, for convenience for gamers who admire French military tactics. Also they developed the most innovative 4-reverse-gear gearbox for tanks, which additionally has one forward gear in case the enemy comes from behind. The French Army has set new protective standards by introducing the now very popular bulletproof vest for the back. They also lead the way with hand signal communication with the most common and inventive signal which is normally putting their hands up in the air above their heads with the Collaboration tactic being employed at the earliest opurtunity. The French also pioneered the fast-moving heavily-amoured retreat automobile, named the Renault Scenic. Most of the French weaponry exploits the culinary prowess of the citizenry. This includes such notable innovations as the Long Baguette and the Camembert Land Mine with its delayed effect.
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