The 9th Army Corps (french: 9^e Corps d'Armée) was a large military

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of the

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, constituted during the

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, and during the

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and the

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History

First World War

At the mobilisation, the 9^e Army Corps was constituted near

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as a subunit of the Second Army. The 9^e Corps comprised two infantry divisions, the 17th and 52nd, and the Division Marocaine, a colonial infantry division.

Second World War

In early September 1939, the 9^e Corps was re-created in

, under general Émile Laure, from elements of the 9th military region. It was a part of the Fourth Army, under General Edouard Réquin, itself a part of the French 2nd Army Group which charged with the defence of the

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Battle of France

From late 1939 to May 1940, the 9^e Corps was deployed around the

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sector, in

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, with the general staff in

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. Two infantry divisions defended the fortified sector. By late May, the Germans had pierced in the Ardennes and, with the military situation degrading, front units on the Maginot Line were gradually brought back and sent on the front on the

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. On 22 May, General

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took command of the Corps. On 27 May, the Corps marched towards

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, and then to Lyons-la-Forêt, in Normandie, along with general Altmayer's 10ème Armée. Attempts at organised defence were bypassed by the Germans and these units were forced to fall back. The remnants of the 9^e Corps were eventually surrounded in

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and surrendered on 12 June 1940.La Xème Armée, général Robert Altmayer, éditions Défense de la France, sans date Most of the soldiers were kept in captivity in Germany until 1945.

Commanders

* 1870 : général Cousin-Montauban * 1873 : général de Cissey * 1874 : général du Barail * 1879 : général Galliffet * . * 20 January 1912 : général Dubail * 29 April 1913 : général Dubois * 13 March 1915 : général Curé * 14 May 1916 : général Pentel * 29 October 1916 : général Niessel * 22 August 1917 : général Hirschauer * 17 December 1917 : général Mangin * 6 June 1918 : général Garnier-Duplessis * . * 2 September 1939 : général Laure * 21 May - 12 June 1940 : général Ihler

Sources and references

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