Eighth Army (France)

Eighth Army (France)

The Eighth Army ( _fr. VIIIe Armée) was a Field army of the French Army during the World War I and World War II.

Commanders

World War I

*General d'Urbal (20 October 19142 April 1914)
*General Putz (2 April 191522 May 1915)
*General Humbert (9 March 191524 July 1915)
*General Gérard (24 July 19155 November 1915)
*General Deprez (5 November 191531 December 1916)
*General Gérard (31 December 1917Armistice Day)

World War II

*General Marcel Garchery (2 September 1939 – 21 May 1940)
*General Emile Laure (21 May – 23 June 1940)


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