French Army

The French Army, officially the '''Armée de Terre''' (), is the in 1996 .

ORGANISATION

The army is divided into different Corps or ''armes''. These Corps retain both symbolic and administrative values.

Marine Troops , composed of:

--- Marine Infantry (''Infanterie de Marine'', including airborne and light cavalry units)

--- Marine Artillery (''Artillerie de Marine'')

Foreign Legion (''Légion étrangère'')

Armour ed Cavalry (''Arme Blindée cavalerie'')

Artillery ;

Army Light Aviation (''Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre'' - ALAT), including combat Helicopter s;

Military Engineer s (''Génie Militaire'');

Infantry ,

--- Mountain Troops ('' Chasseurs Alpins '')

Supply ('' Materiel '')

Logistics ('' Train '')

Signals ('' Transmissions '')

Commissary

The operational organisation of the Army combines units from various Corps in 17 Brigades .

in Mostar , 1995. A flak jacket is worn with the then common(and since widely exported) SPECTRA Helmet . AMX 30 AuF1 armoured artillery in the background.]]

Statistics

PRINCIPLES AND VALUES

The principles and values of the French Army are formulated in the ''Code of the French Soldier'':

SEE ALSO

Military Of France

Ranks In The French Army

REFERENCES

EXTERNAL LINKS

Official website

French Military Reform: Lessons for America's Army? , George A. Bloch (includes explanations of the structure of command)

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