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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).
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 ...
François Gérard Marie Lecointre (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa ʒeʁaʁ maʁi ləkwɛ̃tʁ]; born 6 February 1962) is a French army general who has served as Grand Chancellor of the Order of the Legion of Honour since 1 February 2023. He previously served as Chief of the Defence Staff between 2017 and 2021. [1] [2]
Jean-Louis Georgelin (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃lwi ʒɔʁʒ(ə)lɛ̃]; 30 August 1948 – 18 August 2023) was a French Army general who was Chief of the Defence Staff (Chef d'état-major des armées, CEMA) between 4 October 2006 and 25 February 2010.
Pages in category "Chiefs of the Staff of the French Army" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
From 1948 to 1966, many French Army units fell under the integrated NATO Military Command Structure. [13] Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Central Europe was a French Army officer, and many key NATO staff positions were filled by Frenchmen. While an upper limit of 14 French divisions committed to NATO had been set by the Treaty of Paris, the ...