The Republic of France maintains an Army of 6 Field Armies, 18 Corps, 8 Cavalry Divisions, and 72 Infantry Divisions, not including the Foreign Legion and local Colonial forces. One Army is maintained abroad, at full strength, in various French possessions. The remaining 5 Field Armies are maintained in France at peacetime strength.
The equipment (except tanks) for another 4 Field Armies is maintained, but these units are staffed only to maintain the reserve equipment.
The 1921 Rifle Division has a mobilized strength of 19,000 men, and a peacetime strength of 6,000, with 78 guns/howitzers, 36 mortars and 300 machine guns. It is organized as follows:
3 Rifle Regiments (6x 75mm guns, 12x 81mm mortars)
1 Tank Company (17 FT-17 tanks)
1 Artillery Regiment (36x 75mm field guns, 12x 105mm howitzers, and 12x 155mm howitzers)
1 Engineer Company
1 Signal Company
Headquarters and Rear Service units
The Rifle Corps has a mobilized strength of 80,000men, a peacetime strength of 36,000, and consists of the following:
4 Rifle Divisions
1 Tank Battalion (54 FT-17 tanks)
1 Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade (24x 105mm, 24x 155mm)
1 Heavy Mortar Bn (12x 270mm mortar)
1 Engineer Regiment
1 Signal Battalion
Headquarters and Rear Service Units
The Field Army has a mobilized strength of 230,000 to 240,000 men, a peacetime strength of 110,000 to 113,000, and consists of the following:
3 Rifle Corps
1-2 Cavalry Divisions
1 Tank Regiment (162 FT-17 Tanks)
1 Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade (24x 105mm, 24x 155mm)
1 Gun Artillery Regiment (36x 220mm guns)
1 Engineer Regiment
1 Signal Battalion
Headquarters and Rear Service Units
The Cavalry Division has a mobilized strength 10,000 men, a peacetime strength of 3,200, and consists of the following:
3 Cavalry Brigades of 2 Regiments each (4 Squadrons per regiment)
1 Cavalry Artillery Regiment (36x 75mm guns)
1 Engineer Squadron
1 Signal Squadron
Headquarters and Rear Service Units
A number of Cavalry Divisions are beginning experiments with armored cars, half-tracked trucks, vehicle-mounted artillery, and light tanks. Few definitive conclusions can presently be drawn from these efforts.
French Heavy Artillery and Tank Reserves The following weapons are held as a central reserve, to be assigned to Armies as required for their operations:
3 Independent Tank Regiments (162 FT-17 tanks)
8x 370mm railway howitzers in 2 Battalions
18x 279mm railway howitzers in 3 battalions
36 305mm railway guns in 6 battalions
120x 240mm howitzers in 10 Battalions
24x 370mm railway mortars in 6 battalions
60x 240mm mortars in 10 battalions.
The French Army in France is deployed as follows:
1st Army - HQ Belfort - 12 Infantry and 1 Cavalry Divisions - responsible for the Franco-German border.
2nd Army - 12 Infantry and 1 Cavalry Divisions - HQ Amiens - responsible for northern France and the Channel coast
3rd Army - HQ Paris - 12 Infantry and 2 Cavalry Divisions - Reserve
4th Army - HQ Toulouse - 12 Infantry and 1 Cavalry Divisions - responsible for the Franco-Iberian border, the Bay of Biscay, and the Mediterrainian coast to Beziers.
5th Army - HQ Grenoble - 12 Infantry and 1 Cavalry Divisions - responsible for the Franco-Italian border and the Mediterranian coast from Beziers to the Italian border. Includes 1 Infantry Division on Corsica.
The French Army overseas is deployed as follows:
6th Army - HQ Oran - Subordinate units widely distributed among the French territorial possessions
16th Corps - HQ Oran - 4 Infantry and 1 Cavalry Divisions in North Africa. 3 Regiments of the Foreign Legion and 2 Colonial Divisions suppliment this force.
17th Corps - HQ Damascus - 3 Infantry and 1 Cavalry Division in Syria and 1 Division in Djibuti and the French islands of the Indian Ocean. 2 Regiments of the Foreign Legion and 1 Colonial Division suppliment this force.
18th Corps - HQ Saigon - 3 Infantry Divisions in Indochina and 1 Infantry Division in New Caledonia. 1 Colonial Division and 2 Regiments of the Foreign Legion suppliment this force.