French I Corps

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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
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French I Corps ("1er corps d'armée")
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