The 11th Army Corps was a unit of the
French Army that was created in 1870 and fought in the
Franco-Prussian War, the
First World War and in the early battles of the
Second World War.
After
Erwin Rommel
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's
Panzer Division
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s crossed the
Meuse in late May 1940, the 11th Corps infantry were over-run.
Commanders
Franco Prussian War
*1870 :
général d'Aurelle de Paladines.
World War I
*5 November 1912 :
général Lanrezac
*10 April 1914 : général Eydoux
*10 February 1915 : général Baumgarten
*4 June 1916 :
général Mangin
*19 December 1916 : général Muteau
*25 January 1917 :
général de Maud'Huy
*3 June 1918 :
général Niessel
*19 July 1918 : général Prax
World War II
* 1939 - 1940 Géneral Martin
References
Military units and formations established in 1870
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Corps of France in World War II
Corps of France in World War I
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