17th Army Corps (France)

The 17th Army Corps () was a French Army corps, which fought in the Franco-Prussian War and both World Wars.

History

World War I

During World War I, 17th Army Corps formed part of the Fourth Army. The 9th Balloon company of the U.S. Army Observation Balloon Service in World War I, served with the corps in 1918.

World War II

The corps was mobilized from 9 September 1939 from the 17th Military Region. During the Battle of France in May 1940, the 17th Corps was part of the Fifth Army within the Second Army Group, positioned in the Vosges/Alsace sector. It fought in the unsuccessful Battle of the Ailette against the oncoming German Army. It was stood down and eventually disestablished after the Armistice of 22 June 1940.

Detailed Order of Battle (10 May 1940)

Commanders

World War I

• 21 August 1914 : Noël Dumas
• 20 May 1917 : Paul Prosper Henrys
• 11 December 1917 : Jean César Graziani
• 29 March 1918 : Edmond Buat
• 10 June 1918 : Henri Claudel
• 27 October 1918 – 17 June 1919 : Frédéric Hellot

World War II

• 2 September 1939 – 25 June 1940 : Général Onésime Noël

Notes

Sources

• Service historique de l'état-major des armées, Les Armées françaises dans la Grande guerre, Paris, Impr. nationale, 1922–1934.
• Les Grandes Unités Françaises (SHAT), Vol. 1, Vincennes, 1967.
• http://www.crid1418.org/doc/bdd_cdd/unites/CA17.html

Hier sind die korrigierten Navboxen für das 17. Armeekorps. Ich habe die Hierarchie so angepasst, dass sie korrekt die Einbettung in die 5. Armee (und damit die 2. Armeegruppe / GA 2) widerspiegelt, analog zum 12. Korps, da beide im Mai 1940 Nachbarn im Sektor Elsass/Lothringen waren.

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