Armistice Army

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Armistice Army
Armée de l'Armistice
The flag of the French State.
Active	1940–1942
Disbanded	27 November 1942
Country	France State
Allegiance	French State
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry Motorised Infantry Mechanised Infantry Cavalry Light Artillery Light Armour
Role	Defense
Size	Two military corps, three separate commands and three separate divisions
Main Headquarters	Vichy
Engagements	Battle of Dakar Japanese invasion of French Indochina Battle of Gabon Franco-Thai War Syria-Lebanon campaign Battle of Madagascar Battle of Réunion Operation Torch
Commanders
Chief of State	Philippe Petain
Notable commanders	Maxime Weygand Charles Huntziger

The Armistice Army (French: Armée de l'Armistice) or Vichy French Army (French: Vichy Armée française) was the armed forces of Vichy France permitted under the terms of the Armistice of 22 June 1940. It was officially disbanded in 1942 after the German invasion of the "Free Zone" (Zone libre) which was directly ruled by the Vichy regime.

At the beginning of 1942, the numbers of the Armistice Army reached 550,000 men, including 21,000 officers.^[1]