18th Army Corps (France)

The French 18th Army Corps () was a French military unit created in November 1870 by vice admiral Fourichon.

History

The 18th Army Corps was formally organised by the decrees of 28 September 1873 and 2 August 1874, issued under the presidency of the French Third Republic to complete the post-war reorganisation of the army into eighteen metropolitan corps and one in Algeria.

Commanders

1870s

• 1870 : Général Crouzat
• 1870 : Général Abdelal
• 1870 : Général Bourbaki
• 1870 : Général Billot
• 1873 : Général d'Aurelle de Paladines
• 1874 - 1877 : Général de Rochebouët
• 1878 : Général Berthaut

World War I

• General de Maud’huy (4 September 1914 – 29 September 1914)
• General Marjoulet (30 September 1914 – 19 June 1916)
• General Hirschauer (20 June 1916 – 21 August 1917)
• General d'Armau de Pouydraguin (22 August 1917 – 25 November 1920)
• General Graziani (1 December 1920 – 26 November 1921)

World War II

During the Battle of France in 1940, the 18th Army Corps was commanded by Général de corps d'armée Eugene Jules Rochard (succeeded by Paul-André Doyen). The corps headquarters was located at Dun-sur-Meuse.

References

Sources

• Les Grandes Unités Françaises (SHAT), Vol. 1, Vincennes, 1967.