The Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs is the leader and most senior official of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, tasked with running the French Armed Forces. The minister is th
Portrait officiel de Catherine Vautrin ©ECPAD
Edmond Michelet
André Le Troquer en 1948
Pierre Henri Teitgen
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The French Armed Forces are the military of France. They consist of four service branches: The Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force, and the National Gendarmerie. The National Guard serves as the F
Minister of the Armed Forces (France)
…lit. 'Minister of the Armies and Veterans') is the leader and most senior official of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, tasked with running the French Armed Forces. The minister is the third-highest civilian having authority over France's military, behind the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister. Based…
Vercingetorix throws down his arms at the feet of Julius Caesar after the Battle of Alesia during the Roman conquest of Gaul (58–50 BC)
King Philip II shortly before the victorious Battle of Bouvines during the Anglo-French War (1213–1214)
Joan of Arc at the Siege of Orléans during the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453)
King Francis I at the Battle of Marignano during the Italian Wars (1494–1559)