During the Battle of France in 1940, the Fifth Army was part of the Second Army Group. It was responsible for the defense of the Maginot Line sector in Lower Alsace, from the Rhine to the Vosges mountains.
Order of Battle (10 May 1940)
At the start of the German offensive, the Fifth Army was commanded by Général d'armée Victor Bourret.[3] Its headquarters was located at Wangenbourg.
Army Assets (Organiques d'Armée)
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- Pioneer Regiments: 405th, 415th, 425th, and 441st Pioneer Regiments (Régiment de Pionniers - RP) [3]
- Tank Units: 10th and 11th Light Tank Battalions (Bataillon de Chars de Combat - BCC) [Renault R35]; 43rd Reserve Tank Battalion (Bataillon de Chars de Combat de Réserve - BCCR) [3]
- Army Heavy Artillery: 115th Heavy Artillery Regiment (Régiment d'Artillerie Lourde Hippomobile - RALH); 155th Position Artillery Regiment (Régiment d'Artillerie de Position - RAP) [3]
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VIII Army Corps (8e Corps d'Armée)
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- Commander: General Concornier [3]
- Corps Assets: 8th Reconnaissance Group of the Army Corps (8e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Corps d'Armée - GRCA) [3]
- 24th Infantry Division (24e Division d'Infanterie - 24e DI) (Aymes) – Active:[3]
- 50th, 63rd, and 78th Infantry Regiments (Régiment d'Infanterie - RI)
- 31st Divisional Reconnaissance Group (Groupe de Reconnaissance de Division d'Infanterie - GRDI)
- 21st Divisional Artillery Regiment (Régiment d'Artillerie Divisionnaire - RAD)
- 31st Infantry Division (31e Division d'Infanterie - 31e DI) (Vauthier) – Active:[3]
- 15th, 81st, and 96th Infantry Regiments (RI)
- 30th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (GRDI)
- 56th Divisional Artillery Regiment (RAD)
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XII Army Corps (12e Corps d'Armée)
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- Commander: General Dentz [3]
- 16th Infantry Division (16e Division d'Infanterie - 16e DI) (Vauthier) – Active:[3]
- 89th, 98th, and 105th Infantry Regiments (RI)
- 23rd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (GRDI)
- 49th Divisional Artillery Regiment (RAD)
- 70th Infantry Division (70e Division d'Infanterie - 70e DI) (Fay) – Reserve B:[3]
- 209th, 222nd, and 234th Infantry Regiments (RI)
- 55th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (GRDI)
- 51st Divisional Mixed Artillery Regiment (Régiment d'Artillerie Mixte Divisionnaire - RAMD)
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XVII Army Corps (17e Corps d'Armée)
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- Commander: General Noël [3]
- 62nd Infantry Division (62e Division d'Infanterie - 62e DI) (Laure) – Reserve B:[3]
- 216th, 250th, and 307th Infantry Regiments (RI)
- 51st Divisional Reconnaissance Group (GRDI)
- 53rd Divisional Mixed Artillery Regiment (RAMD)
- 103rd Fortress Infantry Division (103e Division d'Infanterie de Forteresse - 103e DIF) (Valleur) – Active:[3]
- 34th and 172nd Fortress Infantry Regiments (Régiment d'Infanterie de Forteresse - RIF)
- 155th Position Artillery Regiment (RAP) [Elements]
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43rd Fortress Army Corps (43e Corps d'Armée de Forteresse)
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- Commander: General Lescanne [3]
- Fortified Sector of the Lower Rhine (Secteur Fortifié du Bas-Rhin)
- Fortified Sector of Haguenau (Secteur Fortifié de Haguenau)
- 30th Infantry Division (30e Division d'Infanterie - 30e DI) (Duron) – Active:[3]
- 49th, 55th, and 91st Infantry Regiments (RI)
- 21st Divisional Reconnaissance Group (GRDI)
- 12th Divisional Artillery Regiment (RAD)
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