Fifth Army (France)

Fifth Army (France)

The Fifth Army ( _fr. Ve Armée) was a famous fighting force that participated in World War I. Under its enthusiastic and offensive-minded commander, Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, it led the decisive attacks which resulted in the spectacular victory at the First Battle of the Marne in 1914.

Commanders

World War I

*General Lanrezac (Mobilization - 3 September 1914)
*General Franchet d'Espérey (3 September 1914 - 31 March 1916)
*General Mazel (31 March 1916 - 22 May 1917)
*General Micheler (22 May 1917 - 10 June 1918)
*General Buat (10 June 1918 - 5 July 1918)
*General Berthelot (5 July 1918 - 7 October 1918)
*General Guillaumat (7 October 1918 - Armistice)

World War II

*General Victor Bourret (2 September 1939 – 26 June 1940)


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