French Second Army

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The French Second Army was a major field army of France that played a central role on the Western Front during World War I, including leading the ill-fated 1917 offensive on the Chemin des Dames.

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French 2nd Army command 1
French Second Army canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Army formation
field army
allegiance Third French Republic
branch Armée de Terre
linked to: Armée de terre
commander Noël de Castelnau
Philippe Pétain
Robert Nivelle
Édouard de Castelnau
commandStructure French Army Group
composition artillery units
cavalry units
engineer units
infantry divisions
conflict World War I
country France
engagement Battle of Verdun
Battle of the Somme
Chemin des Dames offensive
linked to: Nivelle Offensive

Second Battle of the Aisne
era 20th century
front Western Front
hasNameInFrench Deuxième Armée
languageOfCommand French
location Aisne front
linked to: Aisne battlefields

Chemin des Dames sector
Verdun sector
linked to: Verdun, France
militaryBranch land forces
notableCommander Philippe Pétain
Robert Nivelle
Édouard de Castelnau
notableConsequence triggered French Army mutinies of 1917
notableEvent heavy casualties in 1917 Chemin des Dames offensive
notableFor Nivelle Offensive
offensive on the Chemin des Dames
operation 1917 Chemin des Dames offensive
linked to: Nivelle Offensive
partOf French Army
role central role on the Western Front during World War I
status disbanded
theatre Western Front
timePeriod World War I
type combined arms formation
usedBy France

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Nivelle Offensive involvedUnit French Second Army
Meuse crossings opponentCommander French 2nd Army command
linked to: French Second Army