12th Army Corps (France)
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| 12th Army Corps | |
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| Country | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Size | Army Corps |
| Part of | Fourth Army Tenth Army |
| Engagements | Franco-Prussian War First World War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Barthélémy Louis Joseph Lebrun Gaston de Galliffet |
12th Army Corps (French: 12e Corps d'Armée) was an army corps in the French Army. Commanded by Général Lebrun in the Franco-Prussian War then by General Galliffet from 1882 to 1886.
World War I
[edit]On the outbreak of the First World War it was subordinated to Fourth Army.
| Corps | Division | Brigade | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12th Corps | 23rd Division | 45th Infantry Brigade | 63rd Infantry Regiment[1] |
| 78th Infantry Regiment | |||
| 46th Infantry Brigade | 107th Infantry Regiment | ||
| 138th Infantry Regiment | |||
| Cavalry | 1 Squadron,[2] 21st Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment[3] | ||
| Artillery | 21st Field Artillery Regiment (3 Groupes of 75mm guns)[4] | ||
| Engineers | 6th Engineer Regiment (12/1 Company) | ||
| 24th Division | 47th Infantry Brigade | 50th Infantry Regiment | |
| 108th Infantry Regiment | |||
| 48th Infantry Brigade | 100th Infantry Regiment | ||
| 126th Infantry Regiment | |||
| Cavalry | 1 Squadron, 21st Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment | ||
| Artillery | 34th Field Artillery Regiment (3 Groupes of 75mm guns) | ||
| Engineers | 6th Engineer Regiment (12/2 Company) | ||
| Corps Troops | Reserve Infantry Brigade | 300th Reserve Infantry Regiment[5] | |
| 326th Reserve Infantry Regiment[6] | |||
| Cavalry | 4 Squadrons, 21st Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment | ||
| Artillery | 52nd Field Artillery Regiment (4 Groupes of 75mm guns) | ||
| Engineers | 6th Engineer Regiment (12/3, 12/4, 12/16 and 12/21 Companies) | ||
| 12th Squadron, Military Equipment Train[7] | |||
| 12th Section, Staff Secretaries and Recruitment[8] | |||
| 12th Section, Military Nursing[9] | |||
| 12th Section, Clerks and Military Works Administration[10] |
It became part of the Tenth Army and was deployed in Italy from November 1917. It was later in action at the Second Battle of the Piave River and the Battle of Vittorio Veneto.
Its commanders in World War I were :
- 18 August 1913 : Pierre Auguste Roques
- 5 January 1915 : Henri Jean Descoings
- 12 May 1916 : Charles Nollet
- 25 October 1916 : Pierre Jean Charles Antoine Nourrisson
- 29 March 1918 : Jean César Graziani, also commander of all French forces in Italy.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 3 Battalions
- ^ Company size.
- ^ Chasseurs à Cheval literally Hunters on Horse or Mounted Hunters were light cavalry
- ^ artillerie de campagne; an artillery Groupe consisted of 3 batteries of 4 guns (12 guns per Groupe)
- ^ Formed by the reservists of the 100th Infantry Regiment, 2 battalions strong.
- ^ Formed by the reservists of the 126th Infantry Regiment, 2 battalions strong.
- ^ escadron du train des équipages militaires Train (military)
- ^ section de secrétaires d'état-major et du recrutement
- ^ section d'infirmiers militaires
- ^ section de commis et ouvriers militaires d'administration