Army Group North (french: Groupe d'armées du Nord, GAN) was a grouping of French

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during the

First World War 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, ...

, which was created on June 13, 1915 from french: Groupe Provisoire du Nord (GPN) which had been formed on October 4, 1914. On July 6, 1918, GAN was renamed '' Groupe d'armées du Centre'' (GAC).

Composition

October 1914

* 2nd Army (général Philippe Pétain) * 10th Army (général

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) * Détachement d'Armée de Belgique (DAB) (général

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)

July 1, 1915

from North to South : *

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(general Félix Wielemans) * 36th French Army Corps (général de division Alexis Hély d'Oissel) * 2nd British Army (general

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) * 1st British Army (general Douglas Haig) * 10th French Army (général

) * 2nd French Army (général Philippe Pétain)

July 1, 1916

from North to South : * 6th Army (général Émile Fayolle) * 10th Army (général

)

February 15, 1917

from North to South : * 3rd Army (général

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) *

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(général Émile Fayolle)

Commanders

* Général

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(October 4, 1914 – December 27, 1916) * Général Louis Franchet d'Espèrey (December 27, 1916 – June 10, 1918) * Général Paul Maistre (June 10 – July 6, 1918)

Sources

The French Army and the First World War
by Elizabeth Greenhalgh
Cartographie 1914 - 1918
* Philippe Pétain et Marc Ferro (Avant-propos), La Guerre mondiale : 1914–1918, Toulouse, Éditions Privat, 2014, 372 p. ({{ISBN, 978-2-708-96961-2, OCLC 891408727) * Les Armées Françaises dans la Grande Guerre. Tome X. Premier volume, p. 13 et s. Ministère de la Guerre 1923–1924 Military units and formations of France in World War I Military units and formations established in 1914 Army groups of France Army groups of World War I