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Second Army (France)

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1914

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The Second Army (French: IIe Armée) was a field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II. The Army became famous for fighting the Battle of Verdun in 1916 under Generals Philippe Pétain and Robert Nivelle.

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World War I

  • General de Curières de Castelnau (Mobilization – 21 June 1915)
  • General Pétain (21 June 1915 – 1 May 1916)
  • General Nivelle (1 May 1916 – 15 December 1916)
  • General Guillaumat (15 December 1916 – 11 December 1917)
  • General Auguste Edouard Hirschauer (11 December 1917 – Armistice)

    • World War II

  • General Charles Huntziger (2 September 1939 – 5 June 1940)
  • General Henry Freydenberg (5 June – 31 July 1940)

    • References

    Second Army (France) Wikipedia
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