10th Army Corps (France)

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The French 10th Army Corps (10e Corps d'Armée) was a major formation of the French Army during the Battle of France in 1940. Under the command of Général de corps d'armée Charles Grandsard, it held the pivotal sector of Sedan.

Country France
BranchFrench Army
TypeArmy corps
PartofSecond Army
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10th Army Corps
10e Corps d'Armée
Country France
BranchFrench Army
TypeArmy corps
Part ofSecond Army
EngagementsFranco-Prussian War
World War I
Battle of France
Commanders
Current
commander		Charles Grandsard
Notable
commanders		François Anthoine, Charles Grandsard
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Detailed Order of Battle (10 May 1940)

10th Army Corps Assets (Corps Troops) (Click "show" to expand)
  • Commander: Général de corps d'armée Charles Grandsard[1]
  • Cavalry: 12th Army Corps Reconnaissance Group (12e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Corps d'Armée)[1]
  • Infantry: 610th Pioneer Regiment (610e Régiment de Pionniers) – I, II and III Battalions[1]
  • Artillery: 110th Heavy Horse-Drawn Artillery Colonial Regiment (110e Régiment d'Artillerie Lourde Colonial Hippomobile)
    • 1st Group (1er Groupe) – 12 x 105mm L 1913 guns[1]
    • 2nd Group (2e Groupe) – 12 x 105mm L 1913 guns[1]
    • 3rd Group (3e Groupe) – 12 x 155mm L 1917 guns[1]
    • 4th Group (4e Groupe) – 12 x 155mm L 1917 guns[1]
  • Engineers:
    • 110/1 & 110/2 Sapper-Miner Companies (Compagnies de Sapeurs-Mineurs)[1]
    • 110/16 Bridging Train Company (Compagnie d'Équipages de Ponts)[1]
    • 110/21 Engineer Park Company (Compagnie de Parc du Génie)[1]
  • Signals:
    • 110/81 Field Telegraph Company (Compagnie Télégraphique)[1]
    • 110/82 Radio Company (Compagnie Radio)[1]
  • Medical: 10th Light Horse Ambulance (Ambulance Médicale Hippomobile 29) and 229th Light Surgical Ambulance (Ambulance Chirurgicale Légère 229)[1]
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3rd North African Infantry Division (3e DINA) (Click "show" to expand)
  • Infantry:
    • 14th Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (14e Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens) – I, II and III Battalions[1]
    • 15th Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (15e Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens) – I, II and III Battalions[1]
    • 12th Zouave Regiment (12e Régiment de Zouaves) – I, II and III Battalions[1]
  • Artillery:
    • 20th North African Artillery Regiment (20e Régiment d'Artillerie Nord-Africaine) – 1st, 2nd and 3rd Groups (75mm M1897)[1]
    • 220th North African Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment (220e Régiment d'Artillerie Lourde Divisionnaire Nord-Africaine) – 4th and 5th Groups (155mm C)[1]
  • Reconnaissance: 93rd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (93e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Division d'Infanterie)[1]
  • Engineers: 93/1 & 93/2 Sapper-Miner Companies (Compagnies de Sapeurs-Mineurs)[1]
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55th Infantry Division (55e DI) (Click "show" to expand)
  • Infantry:
    • 213th Infantry Regiment (213e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II and III Battalions[1]
    • 295th Infantry Regiment (295e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II and III Battalions[1]
    • 331st Infantry Regiment (331e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II and III Battalions[1]
  • Artillery:
    • 45th Mixed Artillery Regiment (45e Régiment d'Artillerie Mixte) – 1st, 2nd, 3rd Groups (75mm) and 4th Group (155mm C)[1]
  • Reconnaissance: 64th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (64e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Division d'Infanterie)[1]
  • Attached Units:
    • 11th Machine Gun Battalion (11e Bataillon de Mitrailleurs)[1]
    • 90th Artillery Regiment (90e Régiment d'Artillerie) – 1st and 2nd Groups (75mm)[1]
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71st Infantry Division (71e DI) (Click "show" to expand)
  • Infantry:
    • 120th Infantry Regiment (120e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II and III Battalions[1]
    • 205th Infantry Regiment (205e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II and III Battalions[1]
    • 246th Infantry Regiment (246e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II and III Battalions[1]
  • Artillery:
    • 21st Mixed Artillery Regiment (21e Régiment d'Artillerie Mixte) – 1st, 2nd, 3rd Groups (75mm) and 4th Group (155mm C)[1]
  • Reconnaissance: 61st Divisional Reconnaissance Group (61e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Division d'Infanterie)[1]
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