France
Military Unit Mottos: France
| Military Motto | Motto | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Army | "Honneur et Patrie" | French | "Honour and Fatherland" |
| French Navy | "Honneur, Patrie, Valeur, Discipline" | French | "Honour, Fatherland, Valour, Discipline" |
| French Air Force | "Faire face" | French | "Rise up"(i.e. against someone, something) |
| French Foreign Legion | "Legio Patria Nostra" | Latin | "The Legion is our Fatherland" |
| La Grande Armée | "Valeur et Discipline" | French | "Valour and Discipline" |
| Franco-German Brigade | "Le devoir d'excellence"/"Dem Besten verpflichtet" | French/German | "Devoted to excellence" |
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Famous quotes containing the word france:
“France has lost a battle. But France has not lost the war!”
—Charles De Gaulle (1890–1970)
“America was too big to have been discovered all at one time. It would have been better for the graces if it had been discovered in pieces of about the size of France or Germany at a time.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)
“Springtime for Hitler and Germany,
Winter for France and Poland.”
—Mel Brooks (b. 1926)