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18th Army Corps (France)

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


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18th Army Corps
10e Corps d'Armée
1870–1940
France
French Army
Army Corps
Second Army
Franco-Prussian WarWorld War IBattle of France
Charles-Denis BourbakiLouis de Maud'huyAuguste HirschauerJean César GrazianiPaul-André Doyen

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

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.

  • 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

  • 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)

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.

18th Army Corps Assets (Corps Troops) (May 1940) (Click "show" to expand)
Cavalry: 16th Army Corps Reconnaissance Group (16e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Corps d'Armée)
Infantry: 618th Pioneer Regiment (618e Régiment de Pionniers)
Artillery: 118th Heavy Horse-Drawn Artillery Regiment (118e Régiment d'Artillerie Lourde Hippomobile)
1st & 2nd Groups: 105mm L 1913
3rd & 4th Groups: 155mm L 1917
Artillery Park: 18th Artillery Park (18e Parc d'Artillerie)
118th Artisan Repair Company
118th & 148th Motorised Ammunition Sections
Engineers:
118/1 & 118/2 Sapper-Miner Companies (Compagnies de Sapeurs-Mineurs)
118/16 Bridging Train Company (Compagnie d'Équipages de Ponts)
118/21 Engineer Park Company (Compagnie de Parc du Génie)
Signals:
118/81 Field Telegraph Company (Compagnie Télégraphique)
118/82 Radio Company (Compagnie Radio)
118/83 Messenger Pigeon Detachment (Détachement Colombophile)
Transport & Supply:
Horse Transport Company 268/18
Motorised Transport Company 368/18
Quartermaster and Finance Group 118/18
Meat Supply Company 218/18
Medical:
18th Light Horse Ambulance (Ambulance Médicale Hippomobile 18)
218th Light Surgical Ambulance (Ambulance Chirurgicale Légère 218)
18th Medical Supply Group and Hygiene Section
Air Force:
Air Force Headquarters 18
518th Army Cooperation Squadron (518e Groupe Aérien d'Observation)
Liaison Flights 68/101 and 151/127
Static Balloon Companies 276th and 287th
Other Units Attached:
1st, 3rd & 4th Groups of 183rd Heavy Artillery Regiment (T) (155mm GPF)
1st & 2nd Groups of 145th Artillery Regiment (105mm horse drawn)
606th Anti-Tank Battery (47mm horse drawn)
1st Colonial Infantry Division (1re DIC) (Click "show" to expand)
Infantry:
1st Colonial Infantry Regiment (1er Régiment d'Infanterie Coloniale)
2nd Colonial Infantry Regiment (2e Régiment d'Infanterie Coloniale)
3rd Colonial Infantry Regiment (3e Régiment d'Infanterie Coloniale)
13th Pioneer Company, 1st Colonial Infantry Regiment
Artillery:
1st Colonial Artillery Regiment (1er Régiment d'Artillerie Coloniale)
201st Heavy Colonial Artillery Regiment (201e Régiment d'Artillerie Lourde Coloniale)
Reconnaissance: 71st Divisional Reconnaissance Group (71e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Division d'Infanterie)
Engineers: 71/1 & 71/2 Sapper-Miner Companies
3rd Colonial Infantry Division (3e DIC) (Click "show" to expand)
Infantry:
21st Colonial Infantry Regiment (21e Régiment d'Infanterie Coloniale)
23rd Colonial Infantry Regiment (23e Régiment d'Infanterie Coloniale)
13th Pioneer Company, 1st Colonial Infantry Regiment
Artillery:
3rd Colonial Artillery Regiment (3e Régiment d'Artillerie Coloniale)
203rd Heavy Colonial Artillery Regiment (203e Régiment d'Artillerie Lourde Coloniale)
10th Anti-Tank Battery (47mm), 3rd Colonial Artillery Regiment
Reconnaissance: 73rd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (73e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Division d'Infanterie)
Engineers: 73/1 & 73/2 Sapper-Miner Companies
41st Infantry Division (41e DI) (Click "show" to expand)
Infantry:
101st Infantry Regiment (101e Régiment d'Infanterie)
103rd Infantry Regiment (103e Régiment d'Infanterie)
104th Infantry Regiment (104e Régiment d'Infanterie)
13th Pioneer Company, 103rd Infantry Regiment
Artillery:
13th Artillery Regiment (13e Régiment d'Artillerie) – Groups 1, 2, 3
213th Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment (213e Régiment d'Artillerie Lourde Divisionnaire) – Groups 4, 5
10th Divisional Anti-Tank Battery (tractor drawn), 13th Artillery Regiment
Reconnaissance: 41st Divisional Reconnaissance Group (41e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Division d'Infanterie)
Attached Units:
132nd Fortress Infantry Regiment (132e Régiment d'Infanterie de Forteresse)
4th Machine Gun Battalion (4e Bataillon de Mitrailleurs)
14th Senegalese Tirailleur Regiment (14e Régiment de Tirailleurs Sénégalais)
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