Armistice Army

Armistice Army
Armistice Army
Armée de l'Armistice
	The flag of Vichy France.
Active	1940–1942
Disbanded	27 November 1942
Country	Vichy France
Allegiance	Government of Vichy France
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) 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.