French Army Facts for Kids

The French Army, officially called the Ground Army (French: armée de Terre, meaning "Army of land"), is the largest part of France's military forces. It's the part that fights on land.

The French Army works for the French government. Its different groups are led by the Chief of Defence Staff, who is the top military leader in France.

A historian named Niall Ferguson looked at conflicts since 387 BC. He found that France has been involved in 168 of these conflicts. France won 109 of them, lost 49, and had 10 draws. This shows the French Army has a very long and active history!

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The French Royal Army at the Battle of Denain (1712)
The Gardes françaises at the Battle of Fontenoy (1745)
The French Revolutionary Army at the Battle of Jemappes (1792)
After defeating Prussian forces at Jena, the Grande Armée entered Berlin on 27 October 1806
The conquest of Algeria
The Battle of Magenta
French Poilus posing with their war-torn flag in 1917, during World War I
Brigadier general Charles de Gaulle
Free French Foreign Legionnaires at the Battle of Bir Hakeim (1942)
Soldiers of the 4th zouaves regiment during the Algerian War
An VBMR Griffon of the French Army in 14 Juillet, 2021
A French Leclerc tank in camouflage Central-Europe in 2018.
Soldiers on patrol during Opération sentinelle (2015)
The HK416F is the new service rifle of the French military.
Paratroopers from 2e REP during exercise Wessex Storm.
Leclerc main battle tank
Véhicule blindé de combat d'infanterie
CAESAR self-propelled howitzer along with PVP.
Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter
VBMR Griffon Multi-purpose armoured vehicle.
Ceremonial parade for the commemoration of 8 May 1945
Members of 21e RIMA in parade formation
Officers during military parade on the Champs-Élysées, Paris

French Army facts for kids

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