12th Army Corps (France)
# 12th Army Corps (France)

12th Army Corps (French: $12^e$ Corps d'Armée) was an army corps in the French Army. Commanded by Général Lebrun in the Franco-Prussian War then by General Galliffet from 1882 to 1886.

## World War I

On the outbreak of the First World War it was subordinated to Fourth Army.

Initial wartime organization of the Corps :

| Corps | Division | Brigade | Units |
| - | - | - | - |
| 12th Corps | 23rd Division | 45th Infantry Brigade | 63rd Infantry Regiment |
| 12th Corps | 23rd Division | 45th Infantry Brigade | 78th Infantry Regiment |
| 12th Corps | 23rd Division | 46th Infantry Brigade | 107th Infantry Regiment |
| 12th Corps | 23rd Division | 46th Infantry Brigade | 138th Infantry Regiment |
| 12th Corps | 23rd Division | Cavalry | 1 Squadron, 21st Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment |
| 12th Corps | 23rd Division | Artillery | 21st Field Artillery Regiment (3 Groupes of 75mm guns) |
| 12th Corps | 23rd Division | Engineers | 6th Engineer Regiment (12/1 Company) |
| 12th Corps | 24th Division | 47th Infantry Brigade | 50th Infantry Regiment |
| 12th Corps | 24th Division | 47th Infantry Brigade | 108th Infantry Regiment |
| 12th Corps | 24th Division | 48th Infantry Brigade | 100th Infantry Regiment |
| 12th Corps | 24th Division | 48th Infantry Brigade | 126th Infantry Regiment |
| 12th Corps | 24th Division | Cavalry | 1 Squadron, 21st Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment |
| 12th Corps | 24th Division | Artillery | 34th Field Artillery Regiment (3 Groupes of 75mm guns) |
| 12th Corps | 24th Division | Engineers | 6th Engineer Regiment (12/2 Company) |
| 12th Corps | Corps Troops | Reserve Infantry Brigade | 300th Reserve Infantry Regiment |
| 12th Corps | Corps Troops | Reserve Infantry Brigade | 326th Reserve Infantry Regiment |
| 12th Corps | Corps Troops | Cavalry | 4 Squadrons, 21st Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment |
| 12th Corps | Corps Troops | Artillery | 52nd Field Artillery Regiment (4 Groupes of 75mm guns) |
| 12th Corps | Corps Troops | Engineers | 6th Engineer Regiment (12/3, 12/4, 12/16 and 12/21 Companies) |
| 12th Corps | Corps Troops | | 12th Squadron, Military Equipment Train |
| 12th Corps | Corps Troops | | 12th Section, Staff Secretaries and Recruitment |
| 12th Corps | Corps Troops | | 12th Section, Military Nursing |
| 12th Corps | Corps Troops | | 12th Section, Clerks and Military Works Administration |

It became part of the Tenth Army and was deployed in Italy from November 1917. It was later in action at the Second Battle of the Piave River and the Battle of Vittorio Veneto.

Its commanders in World War I were :

* 18 August 1913 : Pierre Auguste Roques
* 5 January 1915 : Henri Jean Descoings [fr]
* 12 May 1916 : Charles Nollet
* 25 October 1916 : Pierre Jean Charles Antoine Nourrisson
* 29 March 1918 : Jean César Graziani, also commander of all French forces in Italy.
