17th Army Corps (France)

17th Army Corps
17e Corps d'Armée
Active1870–1940
CountryFrance France
BranchFrench Army
TypeArmy Corps
Part ofFifth Army (1940)
EngagementsFranco-Prussian War
World War I
Battle of France
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Paul Prosper Henrys
Jean César Graziani
Edmond Buat
Henri Claudel

The 17th Army Corps (17e Corps d'Armée) 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.[1]

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)

17th Army Corps Assets (Corps Troops) (May 1940)
  • Cavalry/Reconnaissance: 18th Army Corps Reconnaissance Group (18e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Corps d'Armée) [2]
  • Infantry: 617th Pioneer Regiment (617e Régiment de Pionniers) – I, II, III Battalions [2]
  • Artillery: 117th Heavy Horse-Drawn Artillery Regiment (117e RALH)
    • 1st & 2nd Groups (105mm L 1913) [2]
    • 3rd & 4th Groups (155mm L 1917) [2]
  • Engineers: 117/1 & 117/2 Sapper-Miner Companies; 117/16 Bridging Train [2]
  • Signals: 117/81 Field Telegraph Company; 117/82 Radio Company [2]
  • Medical: 17th Light Horse Ambulance (AMH 17) [2]
6th Infantry Division (6e DI)
  • Infantry: 5th, 119th, 129th Infantry Regiments (each 3 Battalions) [2]
  • Artillery: 43rd Artillery Regiment (3 Groups 75mm); 243rd RAL (1 Group 155mm C) [2]
  • Reconnaissance: 33rd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (33e GRDI) [2]
  • Engineers: 6/1 & 6/2 Sapper-Miner Companies [2]
83rd Infantry Division (83e DI)
  • Infantry: 224th, 272nd, 317th Infantry Regiments (each 3 Battalions) [2]
  • Artillery: 61st Artillery Regiment (3 Groups 75mm); 261st RAL (1 Group 155mm C) [2]
  • Reconnaissance: 43rd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (43e GRDI) [2]

Commanders

World War I

World War II

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

Notes

  1. ^ "Factsheet 41 Electronic Combat Squadron". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Les Grandes Unités Françaises de la Guerre 1939-1945, Vol. 1, SHAT, 1967.

Sources

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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High Command of the French Army (May 1940)

Commander-in-Chief: Maurice Gamelin (until 19 May) • Maxime Weygand

Army Groups Army Group 1 • Army Group 2 (Prételat) • Army Group 3 • Army of the Alps
Field Armies 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th • 10th
Army Corps of the French Army (1939–1940)
Regular Army Corps

1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th • 10th • 11th • 12th • 13th • 14th • 15th • 16th • 17th • 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st • 22nd • 23rd • 24th • 25th

2nd Army Group (France) – Structure by Corps (May 1940)
Third Army Colonial Corps • 6th Corps • 24th Corps • 42nd Fortress Corps
Fourth Army 9th Corps • 20th Corps
Fifth Army 8th Corps • 12th Corps • 17th Corps • 43rd Fortress Corps
17th Army Corps – Order of Battle (May 1940)
Subordinate Divisions 6th Infantry Division (6e DI) • 83rd Infantry Division (83e DI)
Corps Troops (Organiques) Infantry: 617th Pioneer Regiment • Cavalry: 18th GRCA • Artillery: 117th Heavy Artillery Regiment (105mm/155mm)
Support & Services 117/1 & 117/2 Sapper-Miner Companies • 117/16 Bridging Train • 117/81 Telegraph & 117/82 Radio • 17th Light Horse Ambulance
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Army_Corps_(France)