5th Army (France)
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The Fifth Army (Template:Langx) was a fighting force that participated in World War I.
On 29 August the 5th Army under Lanrezac won a partial victory at the battle of Guise, delaying the German attack.[1] However, Lanrezac became dispirited and was replaced by Louis Franchet d'Espèrey on 3 September 1914.[2] Under its new commander, Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, it participated in the defensive actions and subsequent attacks which resulted in the victory at the First Battle of the Marne in 1914.[2][3]
World War I
Commanders
- General Lanrezac (Mobilization – 3 September 1914)[4]
- General Franchet d'Espérey (3 September 1914 – 31 March 1916)[2]
- General Mazel (31 March 1916 – 22 May 1917)
- Fought in the Second Battle of the Aisne
- 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)
Notable people
During the first World War, Louis II of Monaco served as a Brigadier General.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
World War II
Commanders
- General Victor Bourret (2 September 1939 – 26 June 1940)
References
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