The French Rapid Action Force. A Key Element in European Conventional Defense

Abstract

Remarks on some historical aspects of the French withdrawal from NATO's integrated military structure introduce a description of a drift which appeared in French attitude from 1970 to the early 80's till the birth of the French 'Force d'Action Rapide' (F.A.R.). An assessment of conventional balance of forces in Europe follows to show that the potential impact of the F.A.R. is significant. At last, after a description of the F.A.R. itself, the author evokes the political aspect of that force in Europe, and what it implies about French commitment in European defense. Keywords: French military forces; Quick reaction, Attitudes psychology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA202216

Entities

People

  • Jean-francois Louvion

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Army
  • Central Europe
  • Command And Control
  • Deployment
  • Germany
  • Governments
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • West Germany

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Theoretical Analysis.