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  2. French Army - Wikipedia

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    The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (French: Armée de terre, lit. ' Army of Land ' ), is the principal land warfare force of France , and the largest component of the French Armed Forces ; it is responsible to the Government of France , alongside the French Navy , French Air and Space Force , and the National Gendarmerie . [ 3 ]

  3. Military history of France during World War II - Wikipedia

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    During the course of the war, French military losses totaled 212,000 dead, of whom 92,000 were killed through the end of the campaign of 1940, and 58,000 from 1940 to 1945 in other campaigns, 24,000 lost while serving in the French resistance, and a further 38,000 lost while serving with the German Army (including 32,000 "malgré-nous").

  4. MAS-36 rifle - Wikipedia

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    The MAS Modèle 36 (also known as the Fusil à répétition 7 mm 5 M. 36 [1]) is a military bolt-action rifle.First adopted in 1936 by France and intended to replace the Berthier and Lebel series of service rifles, it saw service long past the World War II period.

  5. FCM 36 - Wikipedia

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    The FCM 36 or Char léger Modèle 1936 FCM, was a light infantry tank designed for the French Army prior to World War II. It had a crew of two and was equipped with a short 37mm main armament and a 7.5mm coaxial machine gun. The FCM 36 was developed from 1934 onwards as part of a programme to replace the obsolete Renault FT. As it was more ...

  6. List of French divisions in World War II - Wikipedia

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    Subordinated to 1st Army 6 January - 9 February 1945 and operated vicinity Vecoux. Thereafter transferred the Atlantic coast. Campaigns: Colmar Pocket and siege of German-held pockets on the Atlantic coast. Division completed the war in western France; disbanded 30 April 1946. Subordination: 1st Army and the Detachment of the Army of the Atlantic.

  7. French Liberation Army - Wikipedia

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    The French troops in Southern France were now named French First Army and would participate in the Liberation of France and the invasion of south-western Germany in 1944–45. One of the AFL's garrison and second-line formations, which later helped man the French occupation zone in Germany , was the 10th Infantry Division .

  8. Military history of France - Wikipedia

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    French military participation from 1800 to 1999; The French Army: Royal, Revolutionary and Imperial; An excellent guide to French Medieval warfare; France in the American Revolution; French Army from Revolution to the First Empire, Illustrations by Hippolyte Bellangé from the book P.-M. Laurent de L`Ardeche «Histoire de Napoleon», 1843

  9. French Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    The National Guard serves as the French Armed Forces' military reserve force. As stipulated by France's constitution, the president of France serves as commander-in-chief of the French military. France has the ninth largest defence budget in the world and the third largest in the European Union (EU). It also has the largest military by size in ...