| 2ème Corps d'Armée | |
|---|---|
| Active | 23 Aug 1939 - 26 May 1940 16 Aug 1943 - 30 Apr 1946 |
| Country | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Corps |
| Engagements | World War I World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Edgard de Larminat Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert |
The II Corps (French: 2ème Corps d'Armée) was first formed before World War I. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (Land Army is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and its largest This article is about a military unit For alternative meanings see Corps (disambiguation. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Edgard de Larminat ( November 29, 1895, Alès; July 1, 1962, Paris) was a French general who fought in Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert ( Libourne 30 September 1887 — Dax, 13 June 1981 was a French general who served during the Second World War French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people During World War II it fought in the Campaign for France in 1940 and during the 1944-45 campaigns in southern France, the Vosges Mountains, Alsace, and southwestern Germany. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Operation Dragoon was the Allied invasion of southern France, on 15 August, 1944, as part of World War II. The Vosges (voːʒ or Vosges Mountains are a Mountain range in eastern France, stretching along the west side of the Rhine valley Alsace (Alsace alzas Alsatian and Elsass pre-1996 German: Elsaß; Alsatia is one of the 26 Regions of France, located on the eastern It was active under the First Army for many years after World War II. The First Army (Ire Armée was a field Army of France that fought during World War I and World War II.
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World War I
II Corps was one of five corps of the Fifth Army and consisted of the 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions. The Fifth Army (Ve Armée was a famous fighting force that participated in World War I.
World War II
In 1940, II Corps was one of three corps of the Ninth Army and consisted of the 4th Light Cavalry Division and 5th Motorized Division. The Ninth Army (IXe Armée was a Field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II. The 4th Light Cavalry Division (4e Division Légère de Cavalerie 4e DLC was a French Army formation during World War II. The French 5th Motorized Division was a French Army formation during World War II. In 1944-45, II Corps was subordinated to the First Army. The First Army (Ire Armée was a field Army of France that fought during World War I and World War II. During these campaigns in France and Germany, many divisions served with the corps, but the 1st March Infantry Division, the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division, and the 9th Colonial Infantry Division spent several months under II Corps command. The 1st Free French Division (1re Division Française Libre was one of the principal units of the Free French Forces during World War II, and the first Free The 3rd Algerian Infantry Division (3e Division d'Infanterie Algérienne 3e DIA was an infantry division of the French Army during the last half of the Second World
Cold War
Article Sources
- GUF - Guerre 1939 - 1945. Les Grandes Unités Françaises. Grandes Unités Françaises (full title Guerre 1939-1945 Les Grandes Unités Françaises) is a monumental six-volume (the fifth volume is actually composed of four separate Armée de Terre, Service Historique. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1967.
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