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.
History World War Two In June 1940, the French 16th Army Corps, led by Général Fagalde, was deployed in Normandy and Brittany to defend the Dives and Orne rivers.
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
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