British Army calls in French troubleshooter

[Bodenplatte]

ETA - they have a beautiful way of saying it is shite.

Le mot de Cambronne.

 

[Condottiere]

Le mot de Cambronne.

Apocryphally.

 

[fantassin]

Comforting words from the adults after Wessex Storm.

Let's hope the feelings were shared lower down the food chain....

 

[Condottiere]

Comforting words from the adults after Wessex Storm.

Let's hope the feelings were shared lower down the food chain....

Yes, let’s hope the impressions at the section and platoon level were of a similar nature.

 

[fantassin]

Reinforcement of the link between the French and British Army

 

[Bus Pass 01]

Reinforcement of the link between the French and British Army

Tres bon!

 

[Harry Clampers]

Any of our French colleagues able to give an update on the "Actualisation de la programmation militaire 2014-2019" wrt to this from EUROMIL; French Bill on the Military Program 2014/2019 - EUROMIL

 

[fantassin]

Any of our French colleagues able to give an update on the "Actualisation de la programmation militaire 2014-2019" wrt to this from EUROMIL; French Bill on the Military Program 2014/2019 - EUROMIL

On military TUs ? IIRC, there is a sort of EU legal obligation to have some form of representation but there is very little appetite in the forces for that.

At the moment those issues are dealt with through the CSFM

https://www.defense.gouv.fr/csfm/presentation-du-csfm/presentation-du-csfm/le-csfm/role-du-csfm

 

[Harry Clampers]

On military TUs ? IIRC, there is a sort of EU legal obligation to have some form of representation but there is very little appetite in the forces for that.

At the moment those issues are dealt with through the CSFM

https://www.defense.gouv.fr/csfm/presentation-du-csfm/presentation-du-csfm/le-csfm/role-du-csfm

Very many thanks, fantassin.

 

[overopensights]

How 'revolutionary' will this be?

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Sacre Bleu! French general to join British Army​

I wonder which service will be affected next.

How 'revolutionary' will this be?

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Sacre Bleu! French general to join British Army​

I wonder which service will be affected next.

 

[overopensights]

How 'revolutionary' will this be?

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Sacre Bleu! French general to join British Army​

I wonder which service will be affected next.

A long time ago but Machall Foch commanded the whole British army in 1917.

 

[fantassin]

A long time ago but Machall Foch commanded the whole British army in 1917.

Yes, one of the only 3 Frenchmen ever to be awarded the British Order of Merit IIRC

 

[par avion]

A long time ago but Machall Foch commanded the whole British army in 1917.

I thought it was in 1918 as a result of the German Spring offensive on 21 March @overopensights ?

 

[overopensights]

I thought it was in 1918 as a result of the German Spring offensive on 21 March @overopensights ?

Par Avion Greetings. You may be right, But I thought it was Lloyd George interfering somewhat earlier? I shall report back!

 

[overopensights]

Par Avion Greetings. You may be right, But I thought it was Lloyd George interfering somewhat earlier? I shall report back!

I thought it was in 1918 as a result of the German Spring offensive on 21 March @overopensights ?

Par Avion. Greetings, I stand corrected, you're right! The French Marshal Foch became Generalissimo of all allies on the Western Front in April 1918. and not 1917 as I had remarked in an earlier post. I accept 25 press-ups to be taken over a period which shall be secret, and befitting of my age!

 

[Condottiere]

........ The French Marshal Foch became Generalissimo of all allies on the Western Front in April 1918. .........

The Foch statue in Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1 (near Victoria Station)

Inscription on far side:

It provides a suitable location for the Camerone Day Parade of the Foreign Legion Association of Great Britain.

 

[Bus Pass 01]

The Foch statue in Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1 (near Victoria Station)
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Inscription on far side:
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It provides a suitable location for the Camerone Day Parade of the Foreign Legion Association of Great Britain.

Watch this space Citizen Khan will have this pulled down.

 

[fantassin]

French troops will be integrated in the British BG which is soon to deploy to Estonia

 

[Condottiere]

French troops will be integrated in the British BG which is soon to deploy to Estonia

Such close integration and interoperability is hugely beneficial for both armies.

 

[FEASG]

Such close integration and interoperability is hugely beneficial for both armies.

As a mater of interest, while I'm fully aware that we have fought alongside the French, many times before (Crimea, WWI, WWII, Suez) Has there ever been such low level integration Before?