16th Army Corps (France)

French Army corps active from 1870 to 1940 16e Corps de Armée 1870–1940 France France Army Corps World War II Antoine ChanzyPaul François Grossetti The French 16th Army Corps was a French military unit created in November 1870 by the vice admiral Fourichon, which fought in the Franco-Prussian War, the First and Second World War. History World War Two In June 1940, the French 16th Army Corps, led by Général Fagalde, was deployed in Normandy and Brittany to defend the Dives and Orne rivers.Fagalde 1952 528 Commanders Franco-Prussian War 13 October 1870 : Général d'Aurelle de Paladines 17 October 1870 : Général Pourcet d'Arnéguy 2 November 1870 : Général Chanzy 5 December 1870 : Amiral Jauréguiberry World War I 30 October 1913 : Général Taverna 7 November 1914 : Général Grossetti 13 January 1917 : Général Herr 30 April 1917 : Général Corvisart 26 August 1918 : Général Deville World War II 1939 – 1940 : Général Fagalde References Sources Fagalde L'agonie d'un corps d'armée : le 16e corps d'armée français en Normandie et Bretagne (juin 1940) [suite] 1952-10-01 10.5169/SEALS-348509 free Revue Militaire Suisse 016 016 Category:Military units and formations established in 1870 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1940 Category:Corps of France in World War I