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FLAG OF FRANCE — The flag of the French Republic.

France, officially the French Republic (French: République française), is a developed country in western Europe. Paris is the capital of France.

In the late eighteenth century, the monarchy and associated institutions were overthrown in the French Revolution, which forever changed France's history. The country was governed for a period as a Republic until the French Empire was declared by Napoleon Bonaparte. Following Napoleon's defeat in the Napoleonic Wars, France went through several further regime changes; being ruled as a monarchy, then briefly as a Second Republic, and then as a Second Empire, until a more lasting French Third Republic was established in 1870.

During the First World War, France was a member of the Triple Entente along with its allies Russia and the United Kingdom. Following Russia's declaration of war on both the German and Austro-Hungarian empires, France became engulfed by the global conflict that spanned four long years. The French managed to hold the Central Powers at bay along the Western Front with aid from both the British and the eager American fighters who joined the fight in the final years of the war. Ultimately, the allied cause proved victorious and resulted in the collapse of the German, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman empires.

France was one of the Allied Powers in World War II, but was conquered by Nazi Germany within two months. The Third Republic was dismantled, and most of the country was controlled directly by the Axis Powers while the south was controlled by the collaborationist Vichy government.

Since World War II, France has been a leading member in the UN, the European Union, and NATO, and remains a strong economic, cultural, military and political influence in the 21st century.

Armed Forces

Military Branches

Seal	Branch
	The French Army is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces. They appear as a playable faction in the Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass expansion.
	The Free French Forces (FFF) were a group of French fighters who fought alongside the Allies during World War II, after the capture of France by Germany. They appear in the Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome expansion and Battlefield V.
	The Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (English: National Gendarmerie Intervention Group) is a special operations unit of the French Armed Forces. They are trained to perform counter-terrorist and hostage rescue missions in France or anywhere else in the world. They appear in Battlefield 3.

Military Organizations

Seal	Branch
Modern 22nd Century	The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states which are located primarily in Europe. They appear in Battlefield 2: Euro Force, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, and Battlefield 2142.
	The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on April 4, 1949. The organization constitutes a system of collective defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. They appear in the singleplayer of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat.

Law Enforcement

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	The Police Nationale is the principal civil law enforcement agency of France, and has jurisdiction over large towns and cities.

Appearances

Battlefield 1942

In Battlefield 1942, maps such as Omaha Beach, Bocage, and Liberation of Caen take place in France with the US Army and Canadian Army engaging the Wehrmacht.

The Road to Rome expansion features the Free French Forces as a faction allied to the United States and United Kingdom. They fight the Wehrmacht on the maps Monte Cassino and Monte Santa Croce.

Mimoyecques is a map featured in Secret Weapons of WWII.

Battlefield 2

Being a part of the EU, the European Union uses French equipment such as the Tiger HAP and the FAMAS in the Battlefield 2: Euro Force expansion pack.

Battlefield 2142

Being a part of the EU, the European Union fights the Pan-Asian Coalition for the last habitable parts of Earth in the mid-22nd century. The maps Verdun and Cerbere Landing take place in France.

Battlefield 3

The French Gendarmerie (Military Law Enforcement Agency) and the Police Nationale (National Police, Civil Law Enforcement Agency) appear as a non-playable factions during the mission Comrades, where they engage both PLR operatives as well as Dimitri Mayakovsky and the other GRU agents attempting to track down the carrier of the nuclear weapon.

In Co-op, the GIGN and Police Nationale appear during the missions involving Paris. However, they are allies rather than enemies, and mostly serve only as extras. In The Eleventh Hour, they appear, storming the Stock Exchange. Most of them are killed as soon as they enter the building or by an exploding van near the entrance.

The maps Operation Métro and Seine Crossing take place in Paris. However, neither the French GIGN nor the National Police make an appearance in either of these maps.

Battlefield 1

Main article: French Army

For the Codex Entry, see The French Republic (Codex Entry)

In the campaign of Battlefield 1, the location of France is the setting for several chapters of the game, including Storm of Steel, Through Mud and Blood and the majority of Friends In High Places.

As with the singleplayer, several maps in multiplayer, namely Amiens, Argonne Forest, Ballroom Blitz, Giant's Shadow and St. Quentin Scar, are set within the country of France. On these base game maps, the British and American armies fight to liberate these areas from the German Empire.

The They Shall Not Pass expansion introduces the French Army as a playable multiplayer faction. The French appear only on maps set within French territory.

The Apocalypse expansion introduced River Somme, another map set in France.

Battlefield V

In Battlefield V, the location of France is the setting of the Tirailleur singleplayer war story, which features Senegalese colonial troops under French command fighting to liberate the so-called homeland.

Two launch multiplayer maps, Arras and Twisted Steel are set in north-west France.

The fourth chapter of Tides of War, Defying The Odds introduced a new French map, Provence.

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 {{Classification|standard}}
-[[File:FLAG_OF_FRANCE.png|thumb|200px|The flag of the French Republic.]]
+[[File:FLAG OF FRANCE.png|thumb|200px|The flag of the French Republic.]]
-'''France''', officially the '''French Republic''' (French: '''République française'''), is a developed country in western Europe. Paris is the capital of France.
+'''{{w|France}}''', officially the '''French Republic''' (French: '''République française'''), is a developed country in western Europe. {{w|Paris}} is the capital of France.
-In the late eighteenth century, the monarchy and associated institutions were overthrown in the French Revolution, which forever changed France's history. The country was governed for a period as a Republic until the French Empire was declared by Napoleon Bonaparte. Following Napoleon's defeat in the Napoleonic Wars, France went through several further regime changes; being ruled as a monarchy, then briefly as a Second Republic, and then as a Second Empire, until a more lasting French Third Republic was established in 1870.
+In the late eighteenth century, the monarchy and associated institutions were overthrown in the {{w|French Revolution}}, which forever changed France's history. The country was governed for a period as a Republic until the French Empire was declared by {{w|Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte}}. Following Napoleon's defeat in the {{w|Napoleonic Wars}}, France went through several further regime changes; being ruled as a monarchy, then briefly as a Second Republic, and then as a Second Empire, until a more lasting French Third Republic was established in 1870.
-During the [[World War I|First World War]], France was a member of the Triple Entente along with its allies Russia and the United Kingdom. Following Russia's declaration of war on both the German and Austro-Hungarian empires, France became engulfed by the global conflict that spanned four long years. The French managed to hold the Central Powers at bay along the Western Front with aid from both the British and the eager American fighters who joined the fight in the final years of the war. Ultimately, the allied cause proved victorious and resulted in the collapse of the German, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman empires.
+During the [[World War I|First World War]], France was a member of the Triple Entente along with its allies [[Russia]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. Following [[Russia]]'s declaration of war on both the [[Germany|German]] and [[Austro-Hungarian Empire|Austro-Hungarian]] empires, France became engulfed by the global conflict that spanned four long years. The French managed to hold the [[Central Powers]] at bay along the {{w|Western Front (World War I)|Western Front}} with aid from both the [[British Army|British]] and the eager [[United States Army|American]] fighters who joined the fight in the final years of the war. Ultimately, the [[Allies (World War I)|allied]] cause proved victorious and resulted in the collapse of the [[Germany|German]], [[Austro-Hungarian Empire|Austro-Hungarian]], and [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] empires.
-France was one of the Allied Powers in [[World War II]], but was conquered by [[Nazi Germany]] within two months. The Third Republic was dismantled, and most of the country was controlled directly by the Axis Powers while the south was controlled by the collaborationist Vichy government.
+France was one of the [[Allies (World War II)|Allied Powers]] in [[World War II]], but was conquered by [[Germany|Nazi Germany]] within two months. The Third Republic was dismantled, and most of the country was controlled directly by the [[Axis Powers]] while the south was controlled by the collaborationist {{w|Vichy France|Vichy}} government.
-Since World War II, France has been a leading member in the UN, the [[European Union]], and [[NATO]], and remains a strong economic, cultural, military and political influence in the 21st century.
+Since [[World War II]], France has been a leading member in the {{w|United Nations|UN}}, the [[European Union]], and [[NATO]], and remains a strong economic, cultural, military and political influence in the 21st century.
+==Armed Forces==
-==Military Branches/Alliances==
+===Military Branches===
-[[File:French Army Logo.png|right|50px]]
+{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 600px;"
-*The '''[[French Army]]''' is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces. They appear as a playable faction in the ''[[Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass]]'' expansion.{{Clear}}
+|-
+! scope="col"|Seal
+! scope="col"|Branch
+|-
+|[[File:French Army Logo.png|right|50px]]
+|The '''[[French Army]]''' is the land-based and largest component of the {{w|French Armed Forces}}. They appear as a playable faction in the ''[[Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass]]'' expansion.
+|-
+|[[File:FLAG OF FREE FRANCE.png|right|50px]]
+|The '''[[Free French Forces]]''' (FFF) were a group of French fighters who fought alongside the [[Allies (World War II)|Allies]] during [[World War II]], after the capture of France by [[Germany]]. They appear in the ''[[Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome]]'' expansion and ''[[Battlefield V]]''.
+|-
+|[[File:GIGN LOGO.png|right|50px]]
+|The '''[[GIGN|Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale]]''' (''English'': '''National Gendarmerie Intervention Group''') is a special operations unit of the {{w|French Armed Forces}}. They are trained to perform counter-terrorist and hostage rescue missions in France or anywhere else in the world. They appear in ''[[Battlefield 3]]''.
+|}
+===Military Organizations===
-[[File:FLAG_OF_FREE_FRANCE.png|right|50px]]
+{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 600px;"
-*The '''[[Free French Forces]]''' (FFF) were a group of French fighters who fought alongside the Allies during World War II, after the capture of France by Germany. They appear in the ''[[Battlefield 1942: The Road To Rome]]'' expansion.
+|-
+! scope="col"|Seal
+! scope="col"|Branch
+|-
+|[[File:EU.png|thumb|50px|Modern]][[File:EU_Flag1.png|thumb|50px|22nd Century]]
+|The '''[[European Union]]''' (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states which are located primarily in Europe. They appear in ''[[Battlefield 2: Euro Force]]'', ''[[Battlefield 2: Modern Combat]]'', and ''[[Battlefield 2142]]''.
+|-
+|[[File:NATO.png|right|50px]]
+|The '''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''', or '''[[NATO]]''', is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on April 4, 1949. The organization constitutes a system of collective defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. They appear in the singleplayer of ''[[Battlefield 2: Modern Combat]]''.
+|}
+===Law Enforcement===
-[[File:GIGN_LOGO.png|right|50px]]
+{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 600px;"
-*The '''[[GIGN|Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale]]''' (''English'': '''National Gendarmerie Intervention Group''') is a special operations unit of the French Armed Forces. They are trained to perform counter-terrorist and hostage rescue missions in France or anywhere else in the world. They appear in ''[[Battlefield 3]]''.{{Clear}}
+|-
+! scope="col"|Seal
+! scope="col"|Branch
+|-
+|[[File:Police nationale patch.jpg|right|50px]]
+|The '''[[National Police|Police Nationale]]''' is the principal civil law enforcement agency of France, and has jurisdiction over large towns and cities.
+|}
+==Appearances==
-[[File:Police nationale patch.jpg|right|50px]]
+===Battlefield 1942===
-*The '''[[National Police|Police Nationale]]''' is the principal civil law enforcement agency of France, and has jurisdiction over large towns and cities.
+In ''[[Battlefield 1942]]'', maps such as [[Omaha Beach]], [[Bocage]], and [[Liberation of Caen]] take place in France with the [[United States Army#Battlefield 1942|US Army]] and [[Canadian Army]] engaging the [[Wehrmacht]].
-{{Clear}}
+''[[Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome|The Road to Rome]]'' expansion features the [[Free French Forces#Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome|Free French Forces]] as a faction allied to the [[United States]] and [[United Kingdom]]. They fight the [[Wehrmacht]] on the maps [[Monte Cassino]] and [[Monte Santa Croce]].
-[[File:EU.png|thumb|50px|Modern]][[File:EU_Flag1.png|thumb|50px|22nd Century]]
-*The '''[[European Union]]''' (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states which are located primarily in Europe. They appear in ''[[Battlefield 2: Euro Force]]'', ''[[Battlefield 2: Modern Combat]]'', and ''[[Battlefield 2142]]''.{{Clear}}
+[[Mimoyecques]] is a map featured in ''[[Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII|Secret Weapons of WWII]]''.
-[[File:NATO.png|right|50px]]
-*The '''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''', or '''[[NATO]]''', is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on April 4, 1949. The organization constitutes a system of collective defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. They appear in the singleplayer of ''[[Battlefield 2: Modern Combat]]''.{{Clear}}
-==Battlefield 1942==
-In ''[[Battlefield 1942]]'', maps such as [[Omaha Beach]], [[Bocage]], and [[Liberation of Caen]] take place in France with the [[US Army]] and [[Canadian Army]] engaging the [[Wehrmacht]].
-The [[Road to Rome]] expansion features the Free French Forces as a faction allied to the United States and United Kingdom. They fight the [[Wehrmacht]] on the maps [[Monte Cassino]] and [[Monte Santa Croce]].
 {{Factions/BF1942}}
-==Battlefield 2==
+===Battlefield 2===
-Being a part of the EU, the European Union uses French equipment such as the [[Tiger HAP]] and the [[FAMAS]] in the ''[[Battlefield 2: Euro Force]]'' expansion pack.
+Being a part of the [[European Union#Battlefield 2|EU]], the European Union uses French equipment such as the [[AS-665 Tiger|Tiger HAP]] and the [[FAMAS]] in the ''[[Battlefield 2: Euro Force]]'' expansion pack.
+{{Factions/BF2}}
-==Battlefield 2142==
-Being a part of the EU, the European Union fights the [[Pan-Asian Coalition]] for the last habitable parts of Earth in the mid-22nd century. The maps [[Verdun]] and [[Cerbere Landing]] take place in France.
+===Battlefield 2142===
+Being a part of the [[European Union#Battlefield 2142|EU]], the European Union fights the [[Pan-Asian Coalition#Battlefield 2142|Pan-Asian Coalition]] for the last habitable parts of Earth in the mid-22nd century. The maps [[Verdun]] and [[Cerbere Landing]] take place in France.
 {{Factions/BF2142}}
-==Battlefield 3==
+===Battlefield 3===
-The French Gendarmerie (Military Law Enforcement Agency) and the [[Police Nationale]] (National Police, Civil Law Enforcement Agency) appear as a non-playable factions during the mission [[Comrades]], where they engage both [[PLR]] operatives as well as [[Dimitri Mayakovsky]] and the other GRU agents attempting to track down the carrier of the nuclear weapon.
+The French Gendarmerie (Military Law Enforcement Agency) and the [[National Police|Police Nationale]] (National Police, Civil Law Enforcement Agency) appear as a non-playable factions during the mission [[Comrades]], where they engage both [[People's Liberation and Resistance|PLR]] operatives as well as [[Dimitri Mayakovsky]] and the other [[GRU]] agents attempting to track down the carrier of the nuclear weapon.
-In Co-op, the GIGN and Police Nationale appear during the missions involving Paris. However, they are allies rather than enemies, and mostly serve only as extras. In [[The Eleventh Hour]], they appear, storming the Stock Exchange. Most of them are killed as soon as they enter the building or by an exploding van near the entrance.
+In Co-op, the [[GIGN]] and [[National Police|Police Nationale]] appear during the missions involving Paris. However, they are allies rather than enemies, and mostly serve only as extras. In [[The Eleventh Hour]], they appear, storming the Stock Exchange. Most of them are killed as soon as they enter the building or by an exploding van near the entrance.
-The maps [[Operation Métro]] and [[Seine Crossing]] take place in Paris. However, neither the French GIGN nor the National Police make an appearance in either of these maps.
+The maps [[Operation Métro]] and [[Seine Crossing]] take place in Paris. However, neither the French [[GIGN]] nor the [[National Police]] make an appearance in either of these maps.
 {{Factions/BF3}}
-==Battlefield 1==
+===Battlefield 1===
 {{Main|French Army}}
 {{See|For the [[Codex Entry]], see [[The French Republic (Codex Entry)]]}}
-In the campaign of ''[[Battlefield 1]]'', the location of France is the setting for several chapters of the game, including [[Storm of Steel]], [[Through Mud and Blood]] and the majority of [[Friends in High Places]].
+In the campaign of ''[[Battlefield 1]]'', the location of France is the setting for several chapters of the game, including [[Storm of Steel]], [[Through Mud and Blood]] and the majority of [[Friends In High Places]].
-As with the singleplayer, several maps in multiplayer, namely [[Amiens]], [[Argonne Forest]], [[Ballroom Blitz]], [[Giant's Shadow]] and [[The St. Quentin Scar|St. Quentin Scar]], are set within the country of France. On these base game maps, the [[British Army#Battlefield 1|British]] and [[United States Army#Battlefield 1|American]] armies fight to liberate these areas from the [[Imperial German Army|German Empire]].
+As with the singleplayer, several maps in multiplayer, namely [[Amiens]], [[Argonne Forest]], [[Ballroom Blitz]], [[Giant's Shadow]] and [[St. Quentin Scar]], are set within the country of France. On these base game maps, the [[British Army#Battlefield 1|British]] and [[United States Army#Battlefield 1|American]] armies fight to liberate these areas from the [[Imperial German Army|German Empire]].
-The ''[[Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass|They Shall Not Pass]]'' expansion introduces the French Army as a playable multiplayer faction. The French appear only on maps set within French territory.
+The ''[[Battlefield 1: They Shall Not Pass|They Shall Not Pass]]'' expansion introduces the [[French Army]] as a playable multiplayer faction. The French appear only on maps set within French territory.
+The ''[[Battlefield 1: Apocalypse|Apocalypse]]'' expansion introduced [[River Somme]], another map set in France.
 {{Factions/BF1}}
+===Battlefield V===
+In ''[[Battlefield V]]'', the location of France is the setting of the [[Tirailleur]] singleplayer war story, which features Senegalese colonial troops under [[French Army#Battlefield V|French]] command fighting to liberate the so-called homeland.
+Two launch multiplayer maps, [[Arras]] and [[Twisted Steel]] are set in north-west France.
+The fourth chapter of [[Tides of War]], ''[[Battlefield V: Defying The Odds|Defying The Odds]]'' introduced a new French map, [[Provence]].
+{{Factions/BF5}}
 ==Equipment Made==
 ===Weapons===
 *[[Lebel Model 1886]]
-*[[M1909 Benét–Mercié]]
+*[[M1909 Benét-Mercié]]
 *[[Chauchat]]
 *[[Hotchkiss M1914]]
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 *[[MAT-49]]
 *[[FAMAS]]
+*[[MAS 44]]
+*[[M1922 MG]]
 ===Vehicles===
 *[[Salmson 2]]
 *[[SPAD S.XIII]]
-*[[Saint-Chamond]]
+*[[St Chamond|Saint-Chamond]]
-*[[FT-17]]
+*[[FT-17 Light Tank|FT-17]]
 *[[Char 2C]]
-*[[VBL]]
+*[[VB1|VBL]]
 *[[AS-665 Tiger]]
-*[[Eurocopter EC635]]
+*[[EC635|Eurocopter EC635]]
 [[Category:Locations]]
 [[Category:Factions of Battlefield 1942]]
 [[Category:Factions of Battlefield 3]]
 [[Category:Factions of Battlefield 1]]
+[[Category:Factions of Battlefield V]]