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French 1st Army Group (1940)

Existed: 3 Sept 1939 – 25 Jun 1940

Four French armies, the Belgian Army and the BEF (Billotte died 23 May 1940, succeeded by Blanchard). Start date of the formation approximate.

Commanders

  • Gaston Billotte 3 Sept 1939 – 23 May 1940

Positions (approximate)

  1. 10 May 1940North-eastern frontier, ready to enter Belgium and the Netherlands

Positions are approximate sector centres on front-snapshot dates — not daily positions or headquarters. Between dates the map shows the last known position.

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Sources

  1. [1]
    Battle of France order of battle

    Wikipedia (EN) · encyclopedia

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