2nd Army Corps (France)

The 2nd Army Corps (French: 2e Corps d'Armée) was first formed before World War I. During World War II it fought in the Campaign for France in 1940 and during the 1944–45 campaigns in southern France, the Vosges Mountains, Alsace, and southwestern Germany. It was active under the First Army for many years after World War II.

For the similarly numbered formation in the Grande Armée, see II Corps (Grande Armée).

2e Corps d'Armée
Active1914–1918
23 August 1939 – 26 May 1940
16 August 1943 – 30 April 1946
Cold War – 1990s
CountryFrance
BranchFrench Army
TypeCorps
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Edgard de Larminat
Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert
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