Commandement des Forces Terrestres


The Commandement des Forces Terrestres is the new appellation of the Commandement de la Force d'action Terrestre. It is the High command of the land forces of the French Army.
The CFT is under the orders of the État-major de l'armée de terre. In 2016, it controls 2 "interarmes" divisions and 7 brigades. It has also direct control over a Corps-size HQ, the Rapid Reaction Corps - France.
The CFT was founded on the 30th of June 1998 from the disbanding III Corps and is garrisoned in Lille, at Kleber barracks. It employs 467 people: