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The Compagnons du Devoir, full name Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France, is a French organization of craftsmen and artisans dating from the Middle Ages. Their traditional, technical education includes taking a tour, the Tour de France, around France and doing apprenticeships with masters. For a young man or young woman today, the ...
Commands a platoon ( French: section) of infantry, a troop ( French: peloton) of cavalry, or a brigade of the Gendarmerie. Commands at the same level as a lieutenant, but is a more junior officer rank. An Officer Designate rank. Technically it is not a commissioned rank but it is still treated in all respects as one.
Aspirant ( fr:Aspirant) is an officer candidate rank in the Armée de terre (Army), the Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace (Air and Space Force), the Marine nationale (Navy) and the Gendarmerie nationale. Technically it is not a commissioned rank but it is still treated in all respects as one. Aspirants are either officers in training in military ...
The aspirant must have been previously élève officier (Officer Cadet). They can afterwards be commissioned as a sous-lieutenant . Élève officier. Officer cadet. A rank held during the first years at the officer academies. Student. Aspirant élève de l'École de l'air (EA) (officer candidate, air force academy)
NATO on Friday launched one of its biggest naval deployments since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with French aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle under the command of the alliance for the first ...
e. The rank insignia of the French Navy ( French: Marine Nationale) are worn on shoulder straps of shirts and white jackets, and on sleeves for navy jackets and mantels. Until 2005, only commissioned officers had an anchor on their insignia, but enlisted personnel are now receiving them as well. Although the names of the ranks for superior ...
The 1814 campaign in north-east France was Napoleon 's final campaign of the War of the Sixth Coalition. Following their victory at Leipzig in 1813, the Austrian, Prussian, Russian, and other German armies of the Sixth Coalition invaded France. Despite the disproportionate forces in favour of the Coalition, Napoleon managed to inflict several ...
William Temple Franklin Jr, known as Temple Franklin, (February 22, 1760 – May 25, 1823) was an American diplomat and real estate speculator who is best known for his involvement with the American diplomatic mission in France during the American Revolutionary War. Beginning at the age of 16, he served as secretary to his grandfather Benjamin ...