French I Corps

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French Army formation corps

The French I Corps was a major French Army corps-level formation that played key roles in several 20th-century conflicts, including both World Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Army formation →
corps →
alliedWith British Army →
Free French Forces →
United States Army →
conflict Cold War →
First World War →
Second World War →
country France →
engagement Advance into southwestern Germany (1945) →
Allied invasion of Southern France →
Battle of Garigliano (1944) →
Battle of Monte Cassino →
Battle of the Frontiers →
First Battle of the Marne →
First World War Western Front →
Italian Campaign (1943–1945) →
Operation Diadem →
Rhineland Campaign (1945) →
garrison Metz NERFINISHED →
Nancy →
headquartersLocation France →
historicalImportance key French corps-level formation in both World Wars →
major contributor to Allied victory in the Italian and French campaigns of World War II →
militaryBranch French Army →
nativeName 1er corps d'armée →
notableCommander Auguste Dubail →
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny →
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey →
Marie-Pierre Kœnig →
notableUnitType Moroccan Goumiers →
North African units →
armoured divisions →
colonial troops →
infantry divisions →
participatedIn Allied operations in France during World War II →
Allied operations in Italy during World War II →
Liberation of France →
Occupation of Germany after World War II →
partOf French metropolitan army →
reorganizedAs NATO field formation during the Cold War →
role corps-level land warfare formation →
size corps →
subordinateTo French Army Group →
French First Army →
timePeriod 20th century →
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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Colmar Pocket →
attackedBy
French First Army →
component
French I Corps ("1er corps d'armée") →
nativeName
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