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French Armed Forces

combined military forces of France
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Summary

French Armed Forces is an armed forces[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of armed forces entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,666 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: France[3]
  • Child organization or unit: French Army[4], French Navy[5], French Air Force[6], National Gendarmerie[7], National Guard of France (1789-1872)[8]
  • Commons category: Military of France[9]
  • Has part(s): French Army[10], French Navy[11], French Air and Space Force[12], National Gendarmerie[13]
  • Inception: 1792[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Military of France[15]
  • Commons gallery: Military of France[16]
  • Employees: 268,000[17]
  • Owner of: Tarasque[18], Île Longue[19], Brest Arsenal[20], Toulon Arsenal[21], Fort Desaix[22], Cherbourg Naval Base[23]
  • Order of battle: French army 1939-1940[24]
  • Commanded by: President of the French Republic[25]

Why It Matters

French Armed Forces has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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