What is French Army?
The '''French Army''', officially the '''Ground Army''' ({{lang-fr|armée de Terre}} {{IPA-fr|aʀme də tɛʀ|}}, {{Literal translation|Army of land}}) is the [[Army|land-based]] and largest part of the [[French Armed Forces]]. It is responsible to the [[Government of France]]. Army units are placed under the authority of the [[Chief of the Defence Staff (France)|Chief of the Defence Staff]] (CEMA). According to British historian [[Niall Ferguson]], out of all recorded conflicts since the year 387 BC, France has fought in 168 of them, won 109, lost 49 and drawn 10.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ferguson|first=Niall|date=2001|title=The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, 1700-2000; p.25-27|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135753.The_Cash_Nexus|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-05|website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref> The French army fought in multple wars, like [[World War I|WW1]], [[World War II|WW2]], etc. France won in the 1st World War, thus gaining [[Saarland]] and most of [[Rhineland|Rhienland]] (For more infomation, visit [[Treaty of Versailles]]). But the French lost to the [[Wehrmacht]] in the year 1940, ultimatly surrendering, but came back in 1942/1943 as Free France. The French is now the 6th strongest nation in the world. ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:French military organizations]] [[Category:Armies]]