French Army (post-1815)

GPTKB entity

Statements (101)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Logistics
gptkb:Armored_Cavalry
gptkb:Chasseurs_Alpins
gptkb:Troupes_de_marine
Engineers
artillery
French Foreign Legion
Infantry
Signals
gptkbp:budget ~€8 billion (2023)
gptkbp:colors blue
red
white
gptkbp:conscription abolished in 2001
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Légion_d'honneur
gptkb:Croix_de_la_Valeur_Militaire
gptkb:Médaille_militaire
gptkb:Croix_de_guerre
gptkbp:emblem flaming grenade
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:FAMAS_assault_rifle
gptkb:CAESAR_self-propelled_howitzer
gptkb:Leclerc_main_battle_tank
gptkb:Tiger_attack_helicopter
gptkb:VBCI_infantry_fighting_vehicle
gptkb:VAB_armored_personnel_carrier
AMX-10 RC armored car
HK416F assault rifle
NH90 transport helicopter
PAMAS G1 pistol
Serval armored vehicle
VBMR Griffon armored vehicle
gptkbp:established 1815
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Overseas_France
gptkb:Metropolitan_France
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Paris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label French Army (post-1815)
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Pierre_Schill
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Honneur_et_Patrie
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Armée_de_Terre
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Alphonse_Juin
gptkb:Charles_de_Gaulle
gptkb:Ferdinand_Foch
gptkb:Joseph_Joffre
gptkb:Jean_de_Lattre_de_Tassigny
gptkb:Philippe_Pétain
gptkb:Pierre_Schill
gptkb:Henri_Giraud
gptkb:Raoul_Salan
gptkb:Louis-Eugène_Cavaignac
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkb:Operation_Sangaris
gptkb:Mali_War
gptkb:Algerian_War
gptkb:Operation_Barkhane
gptkb:Operation_Serval
First Indochina War
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkb:Algerian_War_of_Independence
gptkb:Liberation_of_Paris
gptkb:Paris_Commune_(1871)
gptkb:Revolution_of_1848
gptkb:Indochina_War
gptkb:Operation_Barkhane
gptkb:Operation_Serval
gptkb:July_Revolution_(1830)
Restoration of the monarchy (1815)
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:1st_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:13th_Demi-Brigade_of_the_Foreign_Legion
gptkb:1st_Artillery_Regiment
gptkb:1st_Marine_Infantry_Parachute_Regiment
gptkb:1st_Spahi_Regiment
gptkb:2nd_Foreign_Parachute_Regiment
gptkb:1st_Signal_Regiment
gptkb:1st_Engineer_Regiment
gptkb:Chasseurs_Alpins
gptkb:1st_Foreign_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:3rd_Marine_Infantry_Parachute_Regiment
1st Logistics Regiment
2nd Dragoon Regiment
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:French_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:French_Imperial_Army
gptkbp:professionalForceSince 2001
gptkbp:regimentalMarch gptkb:Le_Régiment_de_Sambre_et_Meuse
gptkbp:reservePersonnel ~16,000 (2023)
gptkbp:role land warfare
gptkbp:size ~118,000 active personnel (2023)
gptkbp:website https://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Grande_Armée
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6