16th Army Corps (France)

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In May 1940, during the Battle of the Netherlands and the Battle of Belgium, the 16th Corps formed the spearhead of the Seventh Army's advance into the Netherlands (Breda Variant). Led by Général Fagalde, it later fought during the evacuation of Dunkirk and was subsequently deployed in Normandy and Brittany to defend the Dives and Orne rivers.^[1]

Detailed Order of Battle (May 1940)

16th Army Corps Assets (Corps Troops) (May 1940) (Click "show" to expand)

Cavalry/Reconnaissance: 10th Army Corps Reconnaissance Group (10e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Corps d'Armée) [2] Infantry: 616th Pioneer Regiment (616e Régiment de Pionniers) – I, II, III Battalions [2] Artillery: 116th Heavy Horse-Drawn Artillery Regiment (116e Régiment d'Artillerie Lourde Hippomobile) 1st Group (1er Groupe) – 12 x 105mm L 1913 guns [2] 2nd Group (2e Groupe) – 12 x 105mm L 1913 guns [2] 3rd Group (3e Groupe) – 12 x 155mm L 1917 guns [2] 4th Group (4e Groupe) – 12 x 155mm L 1917 guns [2] Engineers: 116/1 & 116/2 Sapper-Miner Companies (Compagnies de Sapeurs-Mineurs) [2] 116/16 Bridging Train Company (Compagnie d'Équipages de Ponts) [2] 116/21 Engineer Park Company (Compagnie de Parc du Génie) [2] Signals: 116/81 Field Telegraph Company (Compagnie Télégraphique) [2] 116/82 Radio Company (Compagnie Radio) [2] Medical: 16th Light Horse Ambulance (AMH 16) and 216th Light Surgical Ambulance (ACL 216) [2]

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9th Motorised Infantry Division (9e DIM) (Click "show" to expand)

Infantry: 13th Infantry Regiment (13e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II, III Battalions [2] 95th Infantry Regiment (95e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II, III Battalions [2] 131st Infantry Regiment (131e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II, III Battalions [2] Artillery: 30th Artillery Regiment (30e Régiment d'Artillerie) – 1st, 2nd, 3rd Groups (75mm) [2] 230th Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment (230e Régiment d'Artillerie Lourde Divisionnaire) – 4th, 5th Groups (155mm C) [2] Reconnaissance: 20th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (20e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Division d'Infanterie) [2] Engineers: 9/1 & 9/2 Sapper-Miner Companies [2]

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25th Motorised Infantry Division (25e DIM) (Click "show" to expand)

Infantry: 38th Infantry Regiment (38e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II, III Battalions [2] 92nd Infantry Regiment (92e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II, III Battalions [2] 121st Infantry Regiment (121e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II, III Battalions [2] Artillery: 16th Artillery Regiment (16e Régiment d'Artillerie) – 1st, 2nd, 3rd Groups (75mm) [2] 216th Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment (216e Régiment d'Artillerie Lourde Divisionnaire) – 4th, 5th Groups (155mm C) [2] Reconnaissance: 5th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (5e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Division d'Infanterie) [2] Engineers: 25/1 & 25/2 Sapper-Miner Companies [2]

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The composition of the 16th Army Corps was highly fluid during the campaign due to the strategic requirements of the Battle of the Netherlands and the subsequent retreat towards Dunkirk.

Franco-Prussian War

• 13 October 1870 : Général d'Aurelle de Paladines
• 17 October 1870 : Général Pourcet d'Arnéguy
• 2 November 1870 : Général Chanzy
• 5 December 1870 : Amiral Jauréguiberry

World War I

• 30 October 1913 : Général Taverna
• 7 November 1914 : Général Grossetti
• 13 January 1917 : Général Herr
• 30 April 1917 : Général Corvisart
• 26 August 1918 : Général Deville

World War II

• 1939 – 1940 : Général Fagalde