10th Army Corps (France)
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For the similarly numbered formation in the Grande Armée, see X Corps (Grande Armée).
The French 10th Army Corps was a French military unit during the Napoleonic War, First World War and Second World War. Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1918, Volume II (Great War, 38)
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Quick Facts 10e Corps de Armée, Country ...
10e Corps de Armée | |
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Country | France |
Branch | Army |
Type | Army Corps |
Engagements | Franco-Prussian War World War I World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | François Anthoine |
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At the beginning of the First World War it was attached to the Fifth Army.[1]
Its composition at that time was changed several times during the war.
During the Second World War, It included:
- the 3rd North African Infantry Division
- the 5th Light Cavalry Division (France)
- the 55th Infantry Division (France)
- and the 71st Infantry Division (France).
It saw action during the Battle of Belgium and the Battle of France.