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List Of French Armies In WWI
List of armies — List of French armies in World War I This page is a list of French army formations existing during World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, .... * First Army * Second Army * Third Army * Fourth Army * Fifth Army * Sixth Army * Seventh Army * Eighth Army * Ninth Army * Tenth Army * Army of the Orient (Armée d'Orient) {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of French Armies In WWI French armies Armies in World War I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Armies
{{short description, None Lists of armies include: * List of armies by country * List of numbered armies * List of formations of the United States Army * List of British armies in World War I * List of French armies in World War I * List of Russian armies in World War I * German Army (German Empire)#Army inspectorate * List of Italian armies in World War I * Armies of the Imperial Japanese Army * List of British armies in World War II During the Second World War, the British Army created several field armies. There were formations that controlled multiple army corps, which in turn controlled numerous divisions. An army would also control additional artillery, engineers, and ... * List of Polish armies in World War II Armies * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin. Its eighteen integral regions (five of which are overseas) span a combined area of and contain clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Army (France)
The First Army (french: 1re Armée) was a field army of France that fought during World War I and World War II. It was also active during the Cold War. First World War On mobilization in August 1914, General Auguste Dubail was put in the charge of the First Army, which comprised the 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th, and 21st Army Corps, two divisions of cavalry and one reserve infantry division. It was massed between Belfort and the general line Mirecourt-Lunéville with headquarters at Epinal. First Army then took part, along with the French Second Army, in the Invasion of Lorraine. The First Army intended to take the strongly defended town of Sarrebourg. Bavarian Crown Prince Rupprecht, commander of the German Sixth Army, was tasked with stopping the French invasion. The French attack was repulsed by Rupprecht and his stratagem of pretending to retreat and then strongly attacking back. On 20 August Rupprecht launched a major counter-offensive, driving the French armies out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Army (France)
The Second Army (french: IIe Armée) was a field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II. The Army became famous for fighting the Battle of Verdun in 1916 under Generals Philippe Pétain and Robert Nivelle. Commanders World War I * General de Curières de Castelnau (Mobilization – 21 June 1915) * General Pétain (21 June 1915 – 1 May 1916) * General Nivelle (1 May 1916 – 15 December 1916) * General Guillaumat (15 December 1916 – 11 December 1917) * General Auguste Edouard Hirschauer André Auguste Édouard Hirschauer (16 June 1857 in Saint-Avold, Moselle, France – 27 December 1943 in Versailles (city), Versailles, Yvelines, France) was a French lieutenant general in the First World War and from 1920 to 1936 represen ... (11 December 1917 – 22 December 1918) * General Antoine Baucheron de Boissoudy (22 December 1918 – 11 February 1919) World War II * General Charles Huntziger (2 September 1939 – 5 June 1940) * General He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Army (France)
The Third Army (french: IIIe Armée) was a Field army of the French Army, which fought during World War I and World War II. Commanders World War I *General Ruffey (Mobilization – 30 August 1914) *General Sarrail (30 August 1914 – 22 July 1915) *General Humbert (22 July 1915 – Armistice) World War II *General Charles-Marie Condé Charles-Marie Condé ( Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais) 25 February 1876 – 13 October 1945) was a French military officer. In World War II he was a general, and from 2 September 1939 to 20 June 1940, he commanded the 3rd French Army against the Germa ... (2 September 1939 – 20 June 1940) See also * 3rd Army Corps (France) * List of French armies in WWI External links Robert Thibault, 3rd Army, 8th Infantry Division, 12ème Régiment d'Artillerie, 1939-1940 Field armies of France in World War I 03 Military units and formations of France in World War II Military units and formations established in 1914 1914 establishments in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fourth Army (France)
The Fourth Army (french: IVe Armée) was a Field army of the French Army, which fought during World War I and World War II. Commanders World War I 258px, Tribute to the Fourth Army which liberated Sommepy-Tahure. *General Fernand de Langle de Cary (Mobilization - 11 December 1915) *General Henri Gouraud (11 December 1915 - 19 December 1916) *General Marie Émile Fayolle (19 December 1916 - 31 December 1916) *General Pierre Roques Pierre Auguste Roques (28 December 1856 – 26 February 1920) was a French general and creator of the French air force. Biography Born to a modest family in Marseillan, Hérault, his lively intelligence earned him a study grant that allowed hi ... (31 December 1916 - 23 March 1917) *General François Anthoine (23 March 1917 - 15 June 1917) *General Henri Gouraud (15 June 1917 – Armistice) World War II *General Edouard Réquin (2 September 1939 – 6 July 1940) Further reading * ''Les armées françaises dans la Grande guerre''. Vol X, p. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifth Army (France)
The Fifth Army (french: Ve Armée) was a fighting force that participated in World War I. Under its commander, Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, it led the attacks which resulted in the victory at the First Battle of the Marne in 1914. World War I Commanders *General Lanrezac (Mobilization - 3 September 1914) *General Franchet d'Espérey (3 September 1914 - 31 March 1916) *General Mazel (31 March 1916 - 22 May 1917) ::Fought in the Second Battle of the Aisne *General Micheler (22 May 1917 - 10 June 1918) *General Buat (10 June 1918 - 5 July 1918) *General Berthelot (5 July 1918 - 7 October 1918) *General Guillaumat (7 October 1918 - Armistice) Notable People During the first World War, Louis II of Monaco served as a Brigadier General. World War II Commanders *General Victor Bourret Victor Bourret (22 September 1877 – 5 August 1949) was a French general and military administrator. Born on 22 September 1877 in Bastia on Corsica, he was the son of a gendarme. He joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sixth Army (France)
The Sixth Army (french: 6eme Armée) was a field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II. World War I The Sixth Army was formed 26 August 1914, composed of troops from various disparate French armies: two active army corps, the ( 4th and 7th respectively detached from the Third Army and First Army, the 5th and 6th groups of reserve divisions, the 45th and 37th Infantry Divisions, a native brigade and a cavalry corps. After Alexander von Kluck rotated his German First Army away from Paris to reinforce Karl von Bülow's German Second Army, Joseph Gallieni ordered the Sixth Army to attack von Kluck's forces. Although the German First Army counterattacked, this allowed John French's British Expeditionary Force to occupy a twenty-mile salient between the two armies beginning the First Battle of the Marne. France would end up contributing three corps to the opening attack of the Battle of the Somme (the 20th Army Corps, I Colonial and 35th Corps of the Sixth A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seventh Army (France)
The Seventh Army (french: VIIe Armée) was a field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II. World War I Created on 4 April 1915 to defend the front between the Swiss border and Lorraine, the Seventh Army was the successor of the independent Army Detachment of the Vosges under General Putz. This Detachment had been created on 8 December 1914, with the stabilisation of the Western Front as successor of the Army of Alsace, Groupement des Vosges and 34th Army Corps. The Seventh Army held the same position until the end of the War. Its major involvements were the Battle of Hartmannswillerkopf and the Battle of Le Linge in 1915. World War II The Seventh Army was re-formed on 3 September 1939 as a strategic reserve force. On 11 November, under General Henri Giraud, it became part of the 1st Army Group and was deployed to northern Belgium, under the Allied Dyle Plan. Following the German offensives in Western Europe from 10 May 1940, the Seventh Army advanced into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eighth Army (France)
The Eighth Army (french: VIIIe Armée) was a Field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II. During World War I, there were two 8th armies. The first was the former ''Détachement d'armée de Belgique'' (Army Detachment in Belgium) which existed between 16 November 1914 and 4 April 1915. The second was the former ''Détachement d'armée de Lorraine'' (Army Detachment of Lorraine) which existed between 2 January 1917 and 11 November 1918. After the armistice at the end of World War I, it was part of the occupation of the Rhineland. On 21 October 1919 it was combined with the Tenth Army to form the French Army of the Rhine. During World War II and the Battle of France, it was part of Army Group 3 along the Maginot Line. Commanders World War I * General Victor d'Urbal (20 October 1914 – 2 April 1915) * General Putz (2 April – 22 May 1915) (Army Detachment in Belgium) * General Humbert (9 March – 24 July 1915) (Army Detachment of Lorraine) * General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninth Army (France)
The Ninth Army (french: IXe Armée) was a field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II. The Ninth Army, first named "détachement d'armée Foch", was formed for the first time on 29 August 1914, to fill the gap between the Fourth and Fifth Army. It played an important role in the first Battle of the Marne. The Ninth Army was disbanded on 5 October 1914, when Foch became commander of Army Group North. The Ninth Army was recreated on 6 July 1918 under command of Antoine de Mitry to fight in the Second Battle of the Marne. In 1940, it was initially the only part of the French army that faced the Germans directly as they came unexpectedly through the Ardennes during the early stages of the Fall of France. It included the 41st Army Corps, of two fortress divisions. Commanders World War I * General Ferdinand Foch (29 August 1914 – 5 October 1914) * General Antoine de Mitry (6 July 1918 – 7 August 1918) World War II * General André Corap (2 September 1939 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
