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5th Army (France)

Field	Value
unit_name	Fifth Army
image	Cinquième armée.jpg
image_size	200px
caption	Memorial to the 5th Army
dates	1914–1918
1939–1940
country	France France
branch	French Army
type	Field army
size	Army
command_structure	[French Second Army Group](2nd-army-group-france) (until May 1940)
[Army Group 3](3rd-army-group-france) (from May 1940)
battles
commander1	Victor Bourret
notable_commanders	Charles Lanrezac
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
Victor Bourret

1939–1940 Army Group 3 (from May 1940)

First World War
- 1st Guise
- 1st Marne
- 1st Aisne
- 2nd Aisne
- 3rd Aisne
- 2nd Marne
- Meuse–Argonne offensive
Second World War
- Phony War
- Battle of France Louis Franchet d'Espèrey Victor Bourret

The Fifth Army () was a field army of the French Army that fought during World War I and World War II.

World War I

On 29 August 1914 the 5th Army under Lanrezac won a partial victory at the battle of Guise, delaying the German attack. However, Lanrezac was replaced by Louis Franchet d'Espèrey on 3 September 1914. Under its new commander, it participated in the victory at the First Battle of the Marne.

World War II

During the Battle of France in 1940, the Fifth Army was part of the Second Army Group. It was responsible for the defense of the Maginot Line sector in Lower Alsace, from the Rhine to the Vosges mountains.

Order of Battle (10 May 1940)

At the start of the German offensive, the Fifth Army was commanded by Général d'armée Victor Bourret. Its headquarters was located at Wangenbourg.

Army Assets (Organiques d'Armée)

Army Assets & Reserve (Click "show" to expand)

VIII Army Corps (8e Corps d'Armée)

VIII Army Corps (Click "show" to expand)

XII Army Corps (12e Corps d'Armée)

XII Army Corps (Click "show" to expand)

XVII Army Corps (17e Corps d'Armée)

XVII Army Corps (Click "show" to expand)

43rd Fortress Army Corps (43e Corps d'Armée de Forteresse)

43rd Fortress Army Corps (Click "show" to expand)

References

High Command of the French Army (May 1940)

Army Groups
Field Armies

[3rd Army Group (France)](3rd-army-group-france) – Structure by Corps (May 1940)
[Third Army](3rd-army-france)
[Fourth Army](4th-army-france)
[Fifth Army](5th-army-france)
[Eighth Army](8th-army-france)

References

Gregory, Adrian. (2014). "A War of Peoples 1914-1919". Oxford University Press.
Mansoor, Peter R.. (2016). "Grand Strategy and Military Alliances". Cambridge University Press.
''Les Grandes Unités Françaises de la Guerre 1939-1945'', Vol. 1, Service Historique de l'Armée de Terre (SHAT), Vincennes, 1967.

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