16th Army Corps (France)
Appearance
16e Corps de Armée | |
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Active | 1870–1940 |
Country | France |
Type | Army Corps |
Engagements | World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Antoine Chanzy Paul François Grossetti |
The French 16th Army Corps was a French military unit created in November 1870 by the vice admiral Fourichon, which fought in the Franco-Prussian War, the First and Second World War.
Commanders
[edit]Franco-Prussian War
[edit]- 13 October 1870 : Général d'Aurelle de Paladines
- 17 October 1870 : Général Pourcet d'Arnéguy
- 2 November 1870 : Général Chanzy
- 5 December 1870 : Amiral Jauréguiberry
World War I
[edit]- 30 October 1913 : Général Taverna
- 7 November 1914 : Général Grossetti
- 13 January 1917 : Général Herr
- 30 April 1917 : Général Corvisart
- 26 August 1918 : Général Deville
World War II
[edit]- 1939 - 1940 : Général Fagalde