Top 10 Armed Forces of the World: Armed forces are referred to as the land arm of any country that has a Military Force. Among many countries in the world that hold the strongest armies some of them out class the others in regard to their position, strength of force, equipment and most importantly their abilities, which take these armies to a level on the list. Our Top Ten’s list has combined together the Top Ten armed Forces of the World in 2013. Check out our list for ten best Armies of the World. 10. Brazil The land Army of the Brazilian Armed forces is on the number 10 in our list. The Brazilian army has been a part of many international battles, taking South America an example, in the 19thCentury. It played a role as an Allied force in World War I as well as in World War II and participated in the UN peacekeeping missions. Founded in 1822 it has an active personnel of 371,199 and active reserve of 1,340,000 till now. 9. Italy On number 9 we have the ground defense force of the Italian Armed Forces that was founded back in 1861. The fights of the army include; colonial engagements in China-Libya, against Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I, have been a part of World War II and Cold War, whereas after the Cold war the Italian army has been active enough for the peacekeeping in Afghanistan and Iraq. It has active personnel of about 108,355. 8. South Korea The republic of Korea’s army which is also known as ROK army is responsible for the warfare on ground. This Army which is on the number eight position has been active since 1948 and follows strict rules regarding military services and maintenance. Having a large number of personnel of about 506,000 has made it strong enough in a lesser time period and makes its place on our list. 7. Germany Found in 1955 the land army of the Federal Republic of Germany is on the 7thrank on our list. After World War II when Germany was split into two sovereign states, both of them came up with two different armies of their own. But until the Cold war Germany itself had its very own and official army in 1955. With the latest equipment in the army and a total number of 148,996 personnel, German Army marks itself on the list too. 6. France On number six is the French Army, Backbone of the French Government and the largest part of the French Armed Forces. Though it started back in the 15thcentury, it issued the Code of a French soldier in the year 1999 which included these commands: “Mastering his own strength, he respects his opponent and is careful to spare civilians. He obeys orders while respecting laws, customs of war and international conventions. He is aware of global societies and respects their differences.” The French army stands firm with 122,328 of total personnel. 5. United Kingdom Founded in 1707 the British army is the modern land warfare army of the world. On number five The British Army has been a part of the World’s major wars, like; Seven Years wars, Napoleonic Wars, Crimean War, World War I and World War II. Being the leading and victorious army in all these wars, British army had been establishing itself as the military and economic power around the World. The personnel of the army are 129,450 in total. 4. India Largest component of the Indian Armed forces is the Indian Army that takes hold of the ground warfare. The major missions of the Indian Army are to provide national security, defend the country from external belligerences and deliver unity. The army had fought five wars in total, from which four with Pakistan and one with China. With a personnel number of 1,129,900 it stands firm on number four. 3. China The People’s Liberation Army is number three on our list. The armed forces of the People’s Republic of China are the largest military force in the whole World with the strength of about 2,250,000 personnel. Founded in the year 1927 the People’s Liberation Army came through ups and downs and made itself capable enough to be one of the strongest Military forces in the world. 2. Russia Ground Forces of the Russian Federation came into being in 1992. Coming through from not a very long period of time it still makes itself capable enough to be world’s second strongest military force in the world. It went through Chechyen War, peacekeeping and some operations in the Soviet successor state. Whereas the recent war it had was with Georgian Forces of South Ossetia War of 2008. It has total personnel of 360,000. 1. United States The main branch of the United States Armed Forces tops our list, The United States Army came into being in 1775 and today it has total 546,047 personnel. The main mission of the army is “to fight and win our Nation’s wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and spectrum of conflict in support of combatant commanders.” Having the latest equipment and large number of soldiers to operate The United States Army definitely wins the list.