Second Army (France)
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The Second Army (French: IIe Armée) was a Field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II. The Army became famous for fighting the Battle of Verdun in 1916 under Petain.
[edit] Commanders
[edit] World War I
- General de Curières de Castelnau (Mobilization – 21 June 1915)
- General Pétain (21 June 1915 – 1 May 1916)
- General Nivelle (1 May 1916 – 15 December 1916)
- General Guillaumat (15 December 1916 – 11 December 1917)
- General Auguste Edouard Hirschauer (11 December 1917 – Armistice)
[edit] World War II
- General Charles Huntzigerfr:IIe Armée (France)
