French Army (post-1830)

GPTKB entity

Statements (77)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:armament gptkb:AMX-10_RC
gptkbp:artillery gptkb:CAESAR_self-propelled_howitzer
gptkbp:attackHelicopter gptkb:Eurocopter_Tiger
gptkbp:beretColor varies by unit
gptkbp:budget ~€8 billion (2023)
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:conscription abolished in 2001
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkb:Operation_Sangaris
gptkb:Algerian_War
gptkb:Operation_Barkhane
gptkb:Operation_Serval
First Indochina War
gptkbp:established 1830
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Paris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label French Army (post-1830)
gptkbp:infantryFightingVehicle gptkb:VBCI
gptkbp:leader Chef d'État-Major de l'Armée de Terre
gptkbp:mainBattleTank gptkb:Leclerc
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Honneur_et_Patrie
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Armée_de_Terre
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:André_Beaufre
gptkb:Alphonse_Juin
gptkb:Charles_de_Gaulle
gptkb:Ferdinand_Foch
gptkb:Joseph_Joffre
gptkb:Jean_de_Lattre_de_Tassigny
gptkb:Maxime_Weygand
gptkb:Philippe_Pétain
gptkb:Pierre_Koenig
gptkb:Émile_Fayolle
gptkb:Louis_Franchet_d'Espèrey
gptkb:Robert_Nivelle
gptkb:Thierry_Burkhard
gptkb:Jean-Louis_Georgelin
gptkb:Pierre_Schill
gptkb:Maurice_Gamelin
gptkb:Henri_Giraud
gptkb:Jacques_Massu
gptkb:Raoul_Salan
gptkb:Michel_Roquejeoffre
gptkb:Pierre_Bosquet
gptkb:Marcel_Bigeard
Bruno Cuche
Bernard Barrera
Bernard Thorette
Bruno Dary
Elrick Irastorza
Guy Schmitt
Jean-Pierre Bosser
Marc Monchal
Patrick Destremau
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:1st_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:2nd_Armored_Brigade
gptkb:13th_Demi-Brigade_of_the_Foreign_Legion
gptkb:Chasseurs_Alpins
gptkb:1st_Parachute_Chasseur_Regiment
French Foreign Legion
2nd Dragoon Regiment
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:French_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:professionalForce yes
gptkbp:role land warfare
gptkbp:size ~120,000 active personnel (2023)
~15,000 reserve personnel (2023)
gptkbp:transportHelicopter gptkb:NH90
gptkbp:uniform olive green
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_Royal_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7