31st Army Corps (France) explained
The 31st Army Corps was a corps of the French army, created at the start of the First World War. From the date of its creation until June 1916, the army corps occupied front sectors in Lorraine. In June, the 31st Army Corps fought on the left bank of the Meuse during the Battle of Verdun. Subsequently, it occupied a front line sector in the Argonne, before being transported to the Italian Front as a reinforcement after the Italian defeat at the Battle of Caporetto, alongside the 10th Army (France). In March 1918, the army corps was redeployed to France, to face the German offensives, it was situated on the Somme front until the end of the war.[1] [2]
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References
- Web site: 31e corps d'armée: J.M.O. (suite) - 23 septembre 1917-26 janvier 1919 - 26 N 202/1 . Mémoire des hommes: Journaux des Unites (1914-1918) . Ministere De la Defense . War Diary. images 1 to 208 . fr . JPG . 14 August 2020 .
- Book: Les armées françaises dans la Grande guerre. Tome X. 1er Volume. Ordres de bataille des grandes unités - Groupes D'Armées, Armées, Corps d'Armées. Ministère De la Guerre, Etat-Major de l'Armée - Service Historique. Imprimerie Nationale. Paris. 1st . 1924 . fr. 14 August 2020 .
- Book: Les armées françaises dans la Grande guerre. Tome X. 2e Volume. Ordres de bataille des grandes unités - Divisions d'Infanterie, Divisions de Cavalerie. Ministère De la Guerre, Etat-Major de l'Armée - Service Historique. Imprimerie Nationale. Paris. 1st . 1924 . fr. 14 August 2020 .
- Web site: Liste précise régiments en Italie . 10 April 2006. Forum pages14-18. fr. 14 August 2020.
