The Luxembourg Armed Forces, in Luxembourgish Letzebuerger Armee, are the national military of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The force has been fully volunteer since 1967 and numbers a little over a thousand personnel. It is under civilian control, with the Grand Duke as commander-in-chief, the Minister for Defence overseeing operations and the Chief of Defence as professional head. The history section records that the Corps des Gendarmes et Volontaires was established on 16 February 1881 after the older militia system was abolished. Luxembourg has supplied personnel to United Nations, NATO and European Union peacekeeping missions since 1992 and has belonged to Eurocorps since 1994.
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are the national military force of Luxembourg.
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On 16 February 1881, the Corps des Gendarmes et Volontaires (Corps of Gendarmes and Volunteers) was established.
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are the national military force of Luxembourg.
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The army has been a fully volunteer military since 1967.
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In 1944 during World War II, the Luxembourg Government, while exiled in London, made agreements for a group of seventy Luxembourg volunteers to be assigned to the Artillery Group of the 1st Belgian Infantry Brigade
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Active Personnel 1,200 (0.2%)
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