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French infantry pushing through enemy barbed wire, 1915. During World War I, France was one of the Triple Entente powers allied against the Central Powers.Although fighting occurred worldwide, the bulk of the French Army's operations occurred in Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Alsace-Lorraine along what came to be known as the Western Front, which consisted mainly of trench warfare.
Les Armées françaises dans la Grande guerre [French Armies in the Great War] (in French). Vol. Vol. X-2 : Ordres de bataille des grandes unités : divisions d'infanterie, divisions de cavalerie.
French World War I divisions (1 C, 33 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of France in World War I" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total.
French cavalry during World War I played a relatively minor role in events. As mounted combatants proved highly vulnerable to the firepower of infantry and artillery , the various units of this arm essentially carried out auxiliary missions during the " Great War " (from 1914 to 1919), even if the beginning of the conflict corresponded to its ...
The catalyst for the mutinies was the extreme optimism and dashed hopes of the Nivelle offensive, pacifism (stimulated by the Russian Revolution and the trade union movement) and disappointment at the non-arrival of American troops. French soldiers on the front had unrealistically been expecting US troops to arrive within days of the U.S ...
Pages in category "French military personnel of World War I" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 577 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The French army began mobilising on August 2, 1914 according to Plan XVII. The 680,000 peacetime troops were joined by 2,900,000 reservists and territorials. The three youngest classes of reservists were used to bring active units up to wartime strength, while new units were created from older reservists and territorials.