General Jacques Langlade de Montgros Appointed Next French Army Chief of Staff (opex360.com)

• General Langlade de Montgros, from the armored cavalry branch, has served in multiple overseas operations including Bosnia, Rwanda, Chad, Afghanistan, and Central African Republic.
• He commanded the 11th Parachute Brigade and the EU Training Mission in Central African Republic (EUTM RCA).
• He currently leads the French Directorate of Military Intelligence (DRM), a post he assumed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

"The French Ministry of Armed Forces announced on June 18 that General Jacques Langlade de Montgros will succeed General Pierre Schill as Chief of Staff of the French Army (CEMAT). The appointment will be formalized at the next Council of Ministers. General Langlade de Montgros, a cavalry officer with extensive operational experience and currently head of the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DRM), will take over after Schill's five-year tenure marked by the "command by intent" transformation."