10th Army Corps (France)

10th Army Corps
10th Army Corps
10e Corps d'Armée
Country	France
Branch	French Army
Type	Army corps
Part of	Second Army
Engagements	Franco-Prussian War; World War I; Battle of France
Commanders
Current; commander	Charles Grandsard
Notable; commanders	François Anthoine, Charles Grandsard

The French 10th Army Corps (10e Corps d'Armée) was a major formation of the French Army during the Battle of France in 1940. Under the command of Général de corps d'armée Charles Grandsard, it held the pivotal sector of Sedan.

Detailed Order of Battle (10 May 1940)

10th Army Corps Assets (Corps Troops) (Click "show" to expand)
Commander: Général de corps d'armée Charles Grandsard^[1] Cavalry: 12th Army Corps Reconnaissance Group (12e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Corps d'Armée)^[1] Infantry: 610th Pioneer Regiment (610e Régiment de Pionniers) – I, II and III Battalions^[1] Artillery: 110th Heavy Horse-Drawn Artillery Colonial Regiment (110e Régiment d'Artillerie Lourde Colonial Hippomobile) 1st Group (1er Groupe) – 12 x 105mm L 1913 guns^[1] 2nd Group (2e Groupe) – 12 x 105mm L 1913 guns^[1] 3rd Group (3e Groupe) – 12 x 155mm L 1917 guns^[1] 4th Group (4e Groupe) – 12 x 155mm L 1917 guns^[1] Engineers: 110/1 & 110/2 Sapper-Miner Companies (Compagnies de Sapeurs-Mineurs)^[1] 110/16 Bridging Train Company (Compagnie d'Équipages de Ponts)^[1] 110/21 Engineer Park Company (Compagnie de Parc du Génie)^[1] Signals: 110/81 Field Telegraph Company (Compagnie Télégraphique)^[1] 110/82 Radio Company (Compagnie Radio)^[1] Medical: 10th Light Horse Ambulance (Ambulance Médicale Hippomobile 29) and 229th Light Surgical Ambulance (Ambulance Chirurgicale Légère 229)^[1]

3rd North African Infantry Division (3e DINA) (Click "show" to expand)
Infantry: 14th Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (14e Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens) – I, II and III Battalions^[1] 15th Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (15e Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens) – I, II and III Battalions^[1] 12th Zouave Regiment (12e Régiment de Zouaves) – I, II and III Battalions^[1] Artillery: 20th North African Artillery Regiment (20e Régiment d'Artillerie Nord-Africaine) – 1st, 2nd and 3rd Groups (75mm M1897)^[1] 220th North African Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment (220e Régiment d'Artillerie Lourde Divisionnaire Nord-Africaine) – 4th and 5th Groups (155mm C)^[1] Reconnaissance: 93rd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (93e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Division d'Infanterie)^[1] Engineers: 93/1 & 93/2 Sapper-Miner Companies (Compagnies de Sapeurs-Mineurs)^[1]

55th Infantry Division (55e DI) (Click "show" to expand)
Infantry: 213th Infantry Regiment (213e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II and III Battalions^[1] 295th Infantry Regiment (295e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II and III Battalions^[1] 331st Infantry Regiment (331e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II and III Battalions^[1] Artillery: 45th Mixed Artillery Regiment (45e Régiment d'Artillerie Mixte) – 1st, 2nd, 3rd Groups (75mm) and 4th Group (155mm C)^[1] Reconnaissance: 64th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (64e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Division d'Infanterie)^[1] Attached Units: 11th Machine Gun Battalion (11e Bataillon de Mitrailleurs)^[1] 90th Artillery Regiment (90e Régiment d'Artillerie) – 1st and 2nd Groups (75mm)^[1]

71st Infantry Division (71e DI) (Click "show" to expand)
Infantry: 120th Infantry Regiment (120e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II and III Battalions^[1] 205th Infantry Regiment (205e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II and III Battalions^[1] 246th Infantry Regiment (246e Régiment d'Infanterie) – I, II and III Battalions^[1] Artillery: 21st Mixed Artillery Regiment (21e Régiment d'Artillerie Mixte) – 1st, 2nd, 3rd Groups (75mm) and 4th Group (155mm C)^[1] Reconnaissance: 61st Divisional Reconnaissance Group (61e Groupe de Reconnaissance de Division d'Infanterie)^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af Les Grandes Unités Françaises de la Guerre 1939-1945, Vol. 1, Service Historique de l'Armée de Terre (SHAT), Vincennes, 1967.

Les Grandes Unités Françaises de la Guerre 1939-1945, Vol. 1, Service Historique de l'Armée de Terre (SHAT), Vincennes, 1967.

High Command of the French Army (May 1940)
Commander-in-Chief: Maurice Gamelin (until 19 May) • Maxime Weygand
Army Groups	Army Group 1 (Billotte) • Army Group 2 (Prételat) • Army Group 3 (Besson) • Army of the Alps (Olry)
Field Armies	1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th • 10th

Army Corps of the French Army (1939–1940)
Regular Army Corps	1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th • 10th • 11th • 12th • 13th • 14th • 15th • 16th • 17th • 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st • 22nd • 23rd • 24th • 25th
Specialized Corps	Colonial Corps (I, II, III) • Cavalry Corps • Fortress Corps (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)

1st Army Group (France) – Structure by Corps (May 1940)
First Army	III Corps • IV Corps • V Corps • Cavalry Corps (I, II)
Second Army	10th Corps • 18th Corps •
Seventh Army	I Corps • 16th Corps
Ninth Army	2nd Corps • 11th Corps • 41st Fortress Corps
Source: Les Grandes Unités Françaises (SHAT), 1967

10th Army Corps – Order of Battle (May 1940)
Subordinate Divisions	3rd North African Infantry Division (3e DINA) • 55th Infantry Division (55e DI) • 71st Infantry Division (71e DI) • 5th Light Cavalry Division (5e DLC)
Corps Troops (Organiques)	Infantry: 610th Pioneer Regiment (610e RP) • Cavalry: 12th GRCA • Artillery: 110th Heavy Horse Drawn Artillery Colonial Regiment (105mm/155mm)
Support & Services	110/1 & 110/2 Sapper-Miner Companies • 110/16 Bridging Train Company • 110/81 Telephone & 110/82 Radio Companies • 10th Light Horse Ambulance (AMH 29)