5th army corps (France)

Chiefs of the 5th army corps

  • Before 1870 : General ''' Baraguey d' Hilliers '''
  • 16/07/ 1870 - 02/09/ 1870 : General ''' of Failly '''
  • …
  • 16/10/ 1916 - 04/05/ 1917 : General ''' Baucheron de Boissoudy '''

Composition

With the mobilization of 1914

Constituted with Orleans with the Parisian ones and farmers of the Loiret and Seine-et-Marne, it could count on the 31e and 131e regiments of infantry, and the 46e, the famous regiment of Turn-in Auvergne which the Colonel Malleterre ordered.

It is subordinate, at the beginning of the First World War with the armed {{IIIe}}.

9 {{E}} division of infantry

  • 17th brigade:

    • 4 {{E}} regiment of infantry
    • 82 {{E}} regiment of infantry
  • 18th brigade:
    • 113 {{E}} regiment of infantry
    • 131 {{E}} regiment of infantry
  • Cavalry:
    • 8 {{E}} regiment of hunters with horse (1 squadron)
  • Artillery:
    • 30 {{E}} regiment of field artillery (3 groups)
  • Genius:
    • {{1st}} regiment of the genius (company 5/1)

10 {{E}} division of infantry

  • 19th brigade:

    • 46 {{E}} regiment of infantry
    • 89 {{E}} regiment of infantry
  • 20th brigade:
    • 31 {{E}} regiment of infantry
    • 76 {{E}} regiment of infantry
  • Cavalry:
    • 8th regiment of hunters with horse (1 squadron)
  • Artillery:
    • 13 {{E}} regiment of field artillery (3 groups)
  • Genius:
    • {{1st}} regiment of the genius (company 5/2)

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