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The rank of Général de corps d'armée wasn't officially adopted until 1939, along with five other French Armed Forces ranks. It must also be noted that Army corps general and Army general are not really ranks, but styles and positions ( Rang et appellation in french) bestowed upon a Divisional general, which is the highest substantive rank in ...
The French 2nd Army Group was responsible for manning the bulk of the Maginot Line from Montmédy to south of Strasbourg, and controlled three armies. Général d'armée André-Gaston Prételat was Commander-in-Chief of the army group throughout its existence. Directly reporting to the Army Group: 87th African Infantry Division
French Order of Battle World War II. Pisgah, Ohio: Privately published, 1995. France. Service historique de l'armée de terre (1967). Les grandes unités françaises: guerre 1939-1945 : historiques succincts. L'Armée françaises en 1939. Les régions militaires. La mobilisation. 1. Imprimerie nationale. OCLC 422113261.
9 e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (9th Marine Infantry Regiment), Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français (Units in French overseas departments and territories) - Cayenne (French Guiana) 21 e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (21st Marine Infantry Regiment), 6 e Brigade Légère Blindée (6th Light Armoured Brigade ...
Les Armées françaises dans la Grande guerre [French Armies in the Great War] (in French). Vol. X-2 : Ordres de bataille des grandes unités : divisions d'infanterie, divisions de cavalerie. Paris: Impr. nationale. 1924.
The French Armed Forces (French: Forces armées françaises, pronounced [fɔʁs aʁme fʁɑ̃sɛz]) are the military forces of France. They consist of four military branches – the Army , the Navy , the Air and Space Force and the National Gendarmerie .
French Army [13. Major: Adjudant-chef: Adjudant: Sergent-chef BM2/ ... Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted References This page was last ...
The units and formations of the French Army which fought in the Algerian War changed over time. [1] The Algiers Division, Oran Division and Constantine Divisions were all retitled military divisions (or divisions militaires) on 17 March 1956. On March 8, 1957 all three divisions were upgraded to Army Corps (CA) with twelve sub-areas.