11th Army Corps (France)

the similarly numbered formation in the Grande Armée XI Corps (Grande Armée) 11e Corps de Armée 1870-1940 France France Army Corps World War II Charles ManginLouis de Maud'huyHenri Niessel The 11th Army Corps was a unit of the French Army that was created in 1870 and fought in the Franco-Prussian War, the First World War and in the early battles of the Second World War. After Erwin Rommel's Panzer Divisions crossed the Meuse in late May 1940, the 11th Corps infantry were over-run.Adrian Gilbert Adrian Gilbert (military writer) Germany's Lightning War: the campaigns of World War II MotorBooks International April 2000 9780760308455 https://books.google.com/books?id=584MAQAAMAAJ&q=%22French+11th+Corps%22 27 July 2013 Commanders Franco Prussian War 1870 : général d'Aurelle de Paladines. World War I 5 November 1912 : général Lanrezac 10 April 1914 : général Eydoux 10 February 1915 : général Baumgarten 4 June 1916 : général Mangin 19 December 1916 : général Muteau 25 January 1917 : général de Maud'Huy 3 June 1918 : général Niessel 19 July 1918 : général Prax World War II 1939 - 1940 Géneral Martin References June 2017 Category:Military units and formations established in 1870 011 Category:Corps of France in World War II Category:Corps of France in World War I