| Unit Name: | Commandement de la Force et des Opérations Terrestres |
| Dates: | 30 June 1998 - present |
| Country: | France |
| Branch: | French Army |
| Command Structure: | EMAT |
| Type: | High command |
| Role: | command |
| Size: | 467 men |
| Garrison: | Lille |
The Commandement de la Force et des Opérations Terrestres (CFOT) is the new appellation (since January 2024) of the Commandement des Forces Terrestres, previously Commandement de la Force d'action Terrestre (“Command of the land combat forces”, French acronym CFAT).[1] It is the High command of the land forces of the French Army.
The CFOT is under the orders of the État-major de l'armée de terre (EMAT). In 2016, it controls 2 "interarmes" (combined) divisions and 7 brigades. It has also direct control over a Corps-size HQ, the Rapid Reaction Corps - France.
The CFOT (then CFAT) was founded on the 30th of June 1998 from the disbanding III Corps and is garrisoned in Lille, at Kleber barracks. It employs around 467 people, including generals, officers, non-commissioned officers, soldiers, civilians, and reserve personnel.