17th Army Corps (France)
The 17th Army Corps was a French Army corps, which fought in the Franco-Prussian War and both World Wars.
History
World War I
During World War I, 17th Army Corps formed part of the Fourth Army. The 9th Balloon company of the U.S. Army Observation Balloon Service in World War I, served with the corps in 1918.World War II
The corps was mobilized from 9 September 1939 from the 17th Military Region. During the Battle of France in May 1940, the 17th Corps was part of the Fifth Army within the Second Army Group, positioned in the Vosges/Alsace sector. It fought in the unsuccessful Battle of the Ailette against the oncoming German Army. It was stood down and eventually disestablished after the Armistice of 22 June 1940.Commanders
World War I
- 21 August 1914 : Noël Dumas
- 20 May 1917 : Paul Prosper Henrys
- 11 December 1917 : Jean César Graziani
- 29 March 1918 : Edmond Buat
- 10 June 1918 : Henri Claudel
- 27 October 1918 – 17 June 1919 : Frédéric Hellot
World War II
- 2 September 1939 – 25 June 1940 : Général Onésime Noël