French generals of the First World War

This article recapitulates the succession of the general to the command of different the French units during the First World War.

Generals of group of armies

Group Armies of North

  • General Foch: October 4th, 1914 - December 27th, 1916.
  • General Franchet d' Esperey: December 27th, 1916 - June 10th, 1918.
  • General Maistre: June 10th, 1918 - armistice.

Group Armies of the Center

  • General of Castelnau: June 22nd, 1915 - December 12th, 1915.
  • General Langle de Cary: December 12th, 1915 - May 2nd, 1916.
  • General Pétain: May 2nd, 1916 - May 4th, 1917.
  • General Fayolle: May 4th, 1917 - December 1st, 1917.

Group Armies of the East

  • General Dubail: January 5th, 1915 - March 31st, 1916.
  • General Franchet d' Esperey: March 31st, 1916 - December 27th, 1916.
  • General of Castelnau: December 27th, 1916 - January 21st, 1917.
  • General Foch: January 21st, 1917 - March 31st, 1917.
  • General of Castelnau: March 31st, 1917 - armistice.

Group Reserve armies (or of Rupture)

  • General Micheler: January 1st, 1917 - May 8th, 1917.
  • General Fayolle: February 23rd, 1918 - armistice.

Group Armies of Flandres

  • Albert Ier, king of the Belgians: September 12th, 1918 - armistice

Generals

Army

  • General Dubail: mobilization - January 5th, 1915.
  • General Castlings: January 5th, 1915 - March 25th, 1916.
  • General Mazel: March 25th, 1916 - March 31st, 1916.
  • General Gerard: March 31st, 1916 - December 31st, 1916.
  • General Fayolle: December 31st, 1916 - May 6th, 1917.
  • General Micheler: May 6th, 1917 - June 1st, 1917.
  • General Gouraud: June 1st, 1917 - June 15th, 1917.
  • General Anthoine: June 15th, 1917 - December 21st, 1917.
  • General Debeney: December 21st, 1917 - armistice.

2nd army

  • General Ede Castelnau: mobilization - June 21st, 1915.
  • General Pétain: June 21st, 1915 - May 1st, 1916.
  • General Bubble: May 1st, 1916 - December 15th, 1916.
  • General Guillaumat: December 15th, 1916 - December 11th, 1917.
  • General Hirschauer: December 11th, 1917 - armistice.

3rd army

  • General Ruffey: mobilization - August 30th, 1914.
  • General Sarrail: August 30th, 1914 - July 22nd, 1915.
  • General Humbert: July 22nd, 1915 - armistice.

4th army

  • General of Langle de Cary: mobilization - December 11th, 1915.
  • General Gouraud: December 11th, 1915 - December 19th, 1916.
  • General Fayolle: December 19th, 1916 - December 31st, 1916.
  • General Castlings: December 31st, 1916 - March 23rd, 1917.
  • General Anthoine: March 23rd, 1917 - June 15th, 1917.
  • General Gouraud: June 15th, 1917 - mobilization.

5th army

  • General Lanrezac: mobilization - September 3rd, 1914.
  • General Franchet d' Esperey: September 3rd, 1914 - March 31st, 1916.
  • General Mazel: March 31st, 1916 - May 22nd, 1917.
  • General Micheler: May 22nd, 1917 - June 10th, 1918.
  • General Buat: June 10th, 1918 - July 5th, 1918.
  • General Berthelot: July 5th, 1918 - October 7th, 1918.
  • General Guillaumat: October 7th, 1918 - armistice.

6th army

  • General Maunoury: August 26th, 1914 - March 13rd, 1915.
  • General Dubois: March 13rd, 1915 - February 26th, 1916.
  • General Fayolle: February 26th, 1916 - December 19th, 1916.
  • General Mangin: December 19th, 1916 - May 4th, 1917.
  • General Maistre: May 4th, 1917 - December 11th, 1917.
  • General Duchêne: December 11th, 1917 - June 10th, 1918.
  • Général Drips: June 10th, 1918 - armistice.

7th army

  • General Putz: December 8th, 1914 - April 2nd, 1915.
  • General of Maud' huy: April 2nd, 1915 - November 3rd, 1915.
  • General of Villaret: November 3rd, 1915 - December 19th, 1916.
  • General Deberney: December 19th, 1916 - April 4th, 1917.
  • General Baucheron de Boissoudy: April 4th, 1917 - October 15th, 1918.
  • General Humbert: October 15th, 1918 - October 23rd, 1918.
  • General of Mitry: October 23rd, 1918 - armistice.

8th army

  • General of Urbal: October 20th, 1914 - April 2nd, 1914.
  • General Humbert: March 9th, 1915 - July 24th, 1915.
  • General Gerard: July 24th, 1915 - November 5th, 1915.
  • General Deprez: November 5th, 1915 - December 31st, 1916.
  • General Gerard: December 31st, 1917 - armistice.

9th army

  • General Foch: August 29th, 1914 - October 5th, 1914.

9th army

  • General of Mitry: July 6th, 1918 - August 7th, 1918.

10th army

  • General of Maud' huy: October 3rd, 1914 - April 2nd, 1915.
  • General of Urbal: April 2nd, 1915 - April 4th, 1916.
  • General Micheler: April 4th, 1916 - December 27th, 1916.
  • General Duchêne: December 27th, 1916 - December 11th, 1917.
  • General Maistre: December 11th, 1917 - June 10th, 1918.
  • General Mangin: June 10th, 1918 - armistice.

Army of the Alps

  • General of Amade: mobilization - August 17th, 1914.

Army of Alsace

  • General Pau: August 10th, 1914 - August 28th, 1914.

Army of Lorraine

  • General Durand: August 17th, 1914 - August 21st, 1914.
  • General Maunoury: August 21st, 1914 - August 27th, 1914.

Army of the East

  • General Sarrail: October 3rd, 1915 - August 11th, 1916.

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