16th Army Corps (France) explained

Unit Name:	16e Corps de Armée
Dates:	1870-1940
Country:	France
Type:	Army Corps
Battles:	World War II
Notable Commanders:	Antoine Chanzy Paul François Grossetti

The French 16th Army Corps was a French military unit created in November 1870 by the vice admiral Fourichon, which fought in the Franco-Prussian War, the First and Second World War.

Commanders

Franco-Prussian War

• 13 October 1870 : Général d'Aurelle de Paladines
• 17 October 1870 : Général Pourcet d'Arnéguy
• 2 November 1870 : Général Chanzy
• 5 December 1870 : Amiral Jauréguiberry

World War I

• 30 October 1913 : Général Taverna
• 7 November 1914 : Général Grossetti
• 13 January 1917 : Général Herr
• 30 April 1917 : Général Corvisart
• 26 August 1918 : Général Deville

World War II

• 1939 - 1940 : Général Fagalde