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{{short description|Field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II}} |
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The '''Sixth Army''' ({{langx|fr|6eme Armée}}) was a field army of the [[French Army]] during [[World War I]] and [[World War II]]. |
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==World War I== |
==World War I== |
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The Sixth Army was formed 26 August 1914, composed of troops from various disparate French armies: two active army corps, the ([[4th Army Corps (France)|4th]] and 7th respectively detached from the Third Army and First Army, the 5th and 6th groups of reserve divisions, the 45th and [[37th Infantry Division (France)|37th Infantry Division]]s, a native brigade and a cavalry corps. |
The Sixth Army was formed 26 August 1914, composed of troops from various disparate French armies: two active army corps, the ([[4th Army Corps (France)|4th]] and 7th respectively detached from the Third Army and First Army, the 5th and 6th groups of reserve divisions (commanded by [[Henri Beaudenom de Lamaze|General de Lamaze]]), the 45th and [[37th Infantry Division (France)|37th Infantry Division]]s, a native brigade and a cavalry corps. |
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After [[Alexander von Kluck]] rotated his [[1st Army (German Empire)|German First Army]] away from Paris to reinforce [[Karl von Bülow]]'s [[2nd Army (German Empire)|German Second Army]], [[Joseph Gallieni]] ordered the Sixth Army to attack von Kluck's forces. Although the German First Army counterattacked, this allowed [[John French, 1st Earl of Ypres|John French]]'s [[British Expeditionary Force (World War I)|British Expeditionary Force]] to occupy a twenty-mile salient between the two armies beginning the [[First Battle of the Marne]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Robson |first=Stuart |url=http://archive.org/details/firstworldwar0000robs_r5x1 |title=The First World War |
After [[Alexander von Kluck]] rotated his [[1st Army (German Empire)|German First Army]] away from Paris to reinforce [[Karl von Bülow]]'s [[2nd Army (German Empire)|German Second Army]], [[Joseph Gallieni]] ordered the Sixth Army to attack von Kluck's forces. Although the German First Army counterattacked, this allowed [[John French, 1st Earl of Ypres|John French]]'s [[British Expeditionary Force (World War I)|British Expeditionary Force]] to occupy a twenty-mile salient between the two armies beginning the [[First Battle of the Marne]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Robson |first=Stuart |url=http://archive.org/details/firstworldwar0000robs_r5x1 |title=The First World War |publisher=Pearson Longman |others=Internet Archive |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-4058-2471-2 |edition=1 |location=Harrow, England |pages=17–19 |language=en |ref=None}}</ref> |
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France would end up contributing three corps to the opening attack of the [[Battle of the Somme]] (the [[20th Army Corps (France)|20th Army Corps]], I Colonial and 35th Corps of the Sixth Army).{{sfn|Doughty|2005|p=291}} |
France would end up contributing three corps to the opening attack of the [[Battle of the Somme]] (the [[20th Army Corps (France)|20th Army Corps]], I Colonial and 35th Corps of the Sixth Army).{{sfn|Doughty|2005|p=291}} |
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Latest revision as of 14:48, 4 December 2024
The Sixth Army (French: 6eme Armée) was a field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II.
World War I
[edit]The Sixth Army was formed 26 August 1914, composed of troops from various disparate French armies: two active army corps, the (4th and 7th respectively detached from the Third Army and First Army, the 5th and 6th groups of reserve divisions (commanded by General de Lamaze), the 45th and 37th Infantry Divisions, a native brigade and a cavalry corps.
After Alexander von Kluck rotated his German First Army away from Paris to reinforce Karl von Bülow's German Second Army, Joseph Gallieni ordered the Sixth Army to attack von Kluck's forces. Although the German First Army counterattacked, this allowed John French's British Expeditionary Force to occupy a twenty-mile salient between the two armies beginning the First Battle of the Marne.[1]
France would end up contributing three corps to the opening attack of the Battle of the Somme (the 20th Army Corps, I Colonial and 35th Corps of the Sixth Army).[2]
Commanders
[edit]World War I
[edit]- General Michel-Joseph Maunoury (26 August 1914 – 13 March 1915)
- General Pierre Joseph Dubois (13 March 1915 – 26 February 1916)
- General Émile Fayolle (26 February – 19 December 1916)
- General Charles Mangin (19 December 1916 – 4 May 1917)
- General Paul Maistre (4 May – 11 December 1917)
- General Denis Auguste Duchêne (11 December 1917 – 10 June 1918)
- General Jean Degoutte (10 June – 11 September 1918)
- General Antoine Baucheron de Boissoudy (15 October – 18 November 1918)
- General Jean Degoutte (18 November 1918)
World War II
[edit]- General Antoine-Marie-Benoît Besson (2 September 1939 - 16 October 1939)
- General René Olry (16 October 1939 – 13 February 1940)
- General Robert-Auguste Touchon (13 February – 1 July 1940)
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Robson, Stuart (2007). The First World War. Internet Archive (1 ed.). Harrow, England: Pearson Longman. pp. 17–19. ISBN 978-1-4058-2471-2.
- ^ Doughty 2005, p. 291.
References
[edit]- Doughty, R. A. (2005). Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operation in the Great War. Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University. ISBN 0-67401-880-X.
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