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2nd Army (France)

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TheSecond Army(French:IIe Armée) was afield armyof theFrench ArmyduringWorld War IandWorld War II.^[1]The Army became famous for fighting theBattle of Verdunin 1916 under GeneralsPhilippe PétainandRobert Nivelle.

Commanders

World War I

Generalde Curières de Castelnau(Mobilization – 21 June 1915)
GeneralPétain(21 June 1915 – 1 May 1916)
GeneralNivelle(1 May 1916 – 15 December 1916)
GeneralGuillaumat(15 December 1916 – 11 December 1917)
GeneralAuguste Edouard Hirschauer(11 December 1917 – 22 December 1918)
GeneralAntoine Baucheron de Boissoudy(22 December 1918 – 11 February 1919)

World War II

GeneralCharles Huntziger(2 September 1939 – 5 June 1940)
GeneralHenry Freydenberg(5 June – 31 July 1940)

See also

List of French armies in WWI

References

^"French Cuirassier Regiments Part I".napoleon-series.org.Retrieved2022-12-10.

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