Faction: The French Army The First World War In January 1914 the French Army had 47 divisions. The strength of the army consisted of 777,000 French and 46,000 colonial troops, in 21 regional corps.

At the U.S. Military Cemetery at St. Mihiel, on Sept. 22, distinguished military visitors, French and American descendants of WWI Soldiers, as well as hundreds of interested French civilians ...

PARIS, July 1, 1916 (UP) - Within two years, despite the handicap of maintaining her own unequal end in the world's greatest war, France has built up a military machine that to-day the French ...

Many WWI battles took place between the French armed forces and German troops positioned on the Chemin des Dames, or “Lady’s Way,” a crest between two valleys.

Istanbul Monday saw ceremonies honoring soldiers of the French Army, Muslim and Christian alike, killed during World War I. The French Consulate General in Istanbul held commemorations at ...

A 101-year-old war veteran from Ash-tead is among a prestigious group of former soldiers about to receive one of France's highest military honours, the Legion d'Honneur. Albert "Smiler" Marshall ...