Russia’s Army.
March 26, 1889The question has been asked, “What nation has the largest army in the world, counting actives and reserves?”
Probably Russia. On a peace footing there are 28,640 officers and 735,218 men, on a war footing, 44,753 officers and 2,149,664 men, not counting non-combatants with the colors. The total available war forces amount to about 3,250,000 men. Germany, has less of a paper army than any other nation; in peace she has 492,000 men; in war, 1,567,600 men, with reserves (Landsturm and on year men) of 1,000,000 men, making a thoroughly trained body of fighting men of 2,650,000. France has in peace a nominal army of 523,711 men, with reserves, also nominal, of 616,000; its force in war, on paper, amounts to 2,500,000 men.
source: The Wellsboro Agitator
location: Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
