Army general (French: Général d'armée) is the highest active military rank of the French Army and the National Gendarmerie. It is also used in the Air and Space Force, where it is called Général d'armée aérienne.

The official historic succession of the "Lieutenant-General of France" corresponded to Général de division for the French Army, and Vice-Amiral (Vice-Admiral) for the French Navy. The rank of Général de corps d'armée wasn't officially adopted until …

The Chief of the Army Staff (French: Chef d'état-major de l'armée de terre, [a] CEMAT) [2] is the military head of the French Army. [3] The chief directs the army staff and acts as the principal advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff on subjects concerning the Army. [ 4 ]

On 22nd July 2021, he was promoted to General and appointed Chief of Army. General Pierre Schill is officier of the Légion d’honneur, commandeur of the ordre national du Mérite and has been awarded the croix de la valeur militaire (military cross) with two battle honours.

Aug 22, 2023 · Army Gen. Jean-Louis Georgelin died Aug. 18 while hiking in the Pyrénées mountains. He is believed to have fallen on Mount Valier in southwest France at an altitude of 8,694 feet, according to The Guardian, which reported "mountain gendarmes" discovered the general's body after he did not report to a mountain checkpoint. He was 74.

General Thierry Burkhard is the Chief of the French Army. Commissioned in the infantry in 1988 from the Military Academy at Saint Cyr, he began his career with eight years of continual service in the French Foreign Legion’s famed 2 nd Parachute Regiment, which included operational deployments in Iraq, the Balkans, and Africa.

Jan 24, 2025 · PARIS -- Valérie André, a French aviator and parachutist who became the first woman to become a general officer in France, has died.She was 102. France's ministry of armies and the French ...

The Chief of the Staff of the French Army (French) is the professional head of the French Army. The current Chief of Staff of the French Army has been General Bertrand Ract-Madoux since September, 1st 2011.

Mar 19, 2024 · As the chief of the Army Staff, my aim is for the power demonstrated by our forces to influence trends, to help resolve conflicts and create solidarity, and to deter attacks against France,...

Major General Ludovic Pinon was born on 30th September 1971 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He is married and has six children. He joined the Saint­Cyr Military Academy in 1992 (class Capitaine Stephane), and chose Armour upon graduation.