THE NEW FRENCH ARMY
changes in the higher COMMAND Paris, Maroh 20. The French war review continues "The. French Army has . been rejuvenated on a large scal6 by the promotion 6f young commanders. The averages ago of general officers has been, lowered; tta -years. Old Generals who w6r& at th 4 .head if large cbiiimaiids hav6 ■■ been gradually eliminated; soiiia bwilig to .the physical strain the waf imi>6s4s,,-.Miters 'by ' appAintin&ife t4 , Territorial fcdmniandS. ■ '.'Each fcgiiiient liow lias' fortyv&ght \ fifficers and Every uiiife ia at' war regiments;totalling 250 men"."!'' _ "France Has two and a. half inillidrt men at the front and one and a quarter million in. the depots'ready to repair wastage, apart from half a million of, the 1915 class. .-... ■. . . "The Army is war-hardened, and its health is excellent, and it has learned to use the spad6. The trenches are now proof, against the 77 millimetre guns, and often against the larger. ■. guns."
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2420, 27 March 1915, Page 7
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153THE NEW FRENCH ARMY Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2420, 27 March 1915, Page 7
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