8th Army (France)
The Eighth Army was a Field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II.
During World War I, there were two 8th armies. The first was in existence under the command of General Victor d'Urbal until April 1915 when 9th [Army Corps (France)|9th Army Corps] and 20th Army Corps were joined to 10th Army, which d'Urbal assumed command of for the Second Battle of Artois. The remainder of 8th Army was then renamed as the Détachement d'armée de Belgique.
The 8th Army was reformed from the former Détachement d'armée de Lorraine and operated on the Western Front between 2 January 1917 and 11 November 1918. After the armistice at the end of World War I, it was part of the occupation of the Rhineland. On 21 October 1919 it was combined with the Tenth Army to form the French Army of the Rhine.
During World War II and the Battle of France, it was part of Army Group 3 along the Maginot Line under the command of General Marcel Garchery.