12th Army Corps (France)

For the similarly numbered formation in the Grande Armée, see XII Corps (Grande Armée).
12th Army Corps
12e Corps d'Armée
Active1870–1940
Country France
BranchFrench Army
TypeArmy Corps
RoleFrontier Defense
Part ofFifth Army (1940)
EngagementsFranco-Prussian War
First World War
Battle of France
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Barthélémy Louis Joseph Lebrun
Gaston de Galliffet
Jean César Graziani

The French 12th Army Corps (12e Corps d'Armée) was an army corps of the French Army created in 1870. It saw significant action in the Franco-Prussian War, the First World War, and the Second World War.

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