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The Chief of the Army Staff (French: Chef d'état-major de l'armée de terre, [a] CEMAT) [2] is the military head of the French Army. [3] The chief directs the army staff and acts as the principal advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff on subjects concerning the Army. [4]
Thierry Burkhard (French pronunciation: [tjɛʁi byʁkaʁ]; born 30 July 1964) is a French Army general who has served as Chief of the Defence Staff since 22 July 2021. [1] Prior to his appointment to the top post, Burkhard previously served as Chief of Staff of the French Army from 2019 to 2021 and as Inspector of the French Army from 2018 to ...
The Chief of the Defence Staff (French: Chef d'État-Major des Armées, CEMA; lit. ' Chief of Staff of the Armies ' ) is the military head of the Armed Forces of the French Republic , overseeing all military operations (under reserve of the particular dispositions relative to nuclear deterrence ).
The Army is commanded by the Chief of Staff of the French Army (CEMAT), who is subordinate of the Chief of the Defence Staff (CEMA), who commands active service Army units and in turn is responsible to the President of France. [4] CEMAT is also directly responsible to the Ministry of the Armed Forces for administration, preparation, and equipment.
During the Battle of Marengo, Berthier was the nominal head of the Army of Reserve, but the first consul accompanied the army and he acted in reality, as always, as chief of staff to Napoleon. [1] Despite serving as a staff officer, Berthier had at one point received a battlefield injury.
Hexagone Balard concentrates all components of the French Armed Forces, and houses the Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Staff of the Navy, Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force, the Direction générale de l'armement, the General Secretary for the Administration and the Chief of the Defence Staff, while the office of the Minister of the ...
Chief of Staff of the French Army; ... Chief of the Defence Staff (France) F. Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force; G. Grand Quartier Général (1914–1919)
The Major General of the Defence Staff (French: Major Général des Armées, lit. ' Major General of the Armies ', acronym: M.G.A.) is a high ranking general officer of the French Armed Forces and the deputy to the Chief of the Defence Staff.