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French Army
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Army, with Organic Units
10 May 1940
 
L'armée
 
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Army organic units
       1e Armée 2e Armée 3e Armée 4e Armée 5e Armée 6e Armée 7e Armée 8e Armée 9e Armée Armée des Alpes [1]
Engineer Battalion   151      152      153      154      155      156      157      158      159      —     
Engineer Road Repair Battalion   351      352      353      354      355      356      357      358      259      —     
Army Electro-Mechanical Engineer Companies   390/1      390/2      390/3      390/4      390/5      390/6      390/7      390/8      390/9     
390/12   		 390/10   
Pioneer Regiments   401     
411     
421     		 402     
422     
446     		 403     
413     
423     		 404     
414     
424     		 405     
414     
425     		 406     
416     
426     		 407     
417     
427     		 408     
418     
428     		 402     
444     
481 Colonial		 —     
Army Telegraph Battalion   801      802      803      804      805      806      807      808      809      —     
Army Radio Company   850/1      850/2      850/3      850/4      850/5      850/6      859/7      850/8      850/9      —     
Army Radio Interception Company   851/1      851/2      851/3      851/4      851/5      851/6      851/7      851/8      851/9      851/10   
Headquarters, Army Motorized Transport Service   1st Army   2nd Army   3rd Army   4th Army   5th Army   6th Army   7th Army   8th Army   9th Army   —     
Headquarters, Army Horse-Drawn Transport Service   1st Army   2nd Army   3rd Army   4th Army   5th Army   6th Army   7th Army   8th Army   9th Army   —     
Army Meat Supply Company   401/1      402/2      403/22    404/23    405/5      406/14    407/17      408/8      409/3      410/44   
Army Quartermaster Service Detachment   301/1      302/2      303/23    304/22    305/5      306/14    307/17    308/8      309/3      310/14   
Army Rear Quartermaster Service Detachment   501/1      502/2      503/22    504/22    505/5      506/14    507/17    508/8      509/3      510/14   
Army Infantry Weapons Repair Park   1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9      10     
Army General Equipment Repair Park [2]   1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9      10     
Army Tank Repair Park   1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9      10     
Army Artillery Repair Park   1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9      10     
Army Motor Vehicle Repair Park   1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9      10     
Army Engineer Park   251      252      253      254      255      256      257      258      259      259     
Army Signals Park   816      817      818      819      820      821      822      823      824      824     
Army Fuel Park   1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9      10     
Army Munitions Park   1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9      —     
Army Field Hospitals   51     
61     		 52     
62     		 53     
63     		 54     
64     		 55     
65     		 56     
66     		 57     
67     		 58     
68     		 —      —     
Army Special Field Hospitals   31     
41      		32     
42      		33     
43      		34     
44      		35     
45      		36     
46      		37     
47      		38     
48      		—      —     
Army Rear Field Hospitals   71      72      73      84      75      76      77      78      92     
94     
96     
97     		 —     
Army Light Surgical Hospital   241     
251     		 242     
252     		 243     
253     		 244     
254     		 245     
255     		 246     
256     		 247     
257     		 248     
258     		 276     
277     
278     
281     		 —     
Army Special Light Surgical Hospitals   231      232      233      234      235      236      237      238      —      —     
Army Rear Light Surgical Hospital   261      262      263      264      265      266      267      268      —      —     
Army Heavy Surgical Hospital   401      402      403      404      405      406      407      408      423      —     
Army Hygiene & Decontamination Platoons   131     
141     		 132     
142     		 133     
143     		 134     
144     		 135     
145     		 136     
146     		 137     
147     		 138     
148     		 163     
176     		 167     
Army Rear Hygiene & Decontamination Platoon   151      152      153      154      155      156      157      158      —      —     
Army Supplementary Hospitals   301     
311     
321     		 302     
312     
322     		 303     
313     
323     		 404     
314     
324     		 305     
315     
325     		 306     
316     
326     		 307     
317     
327     		 308     
318     
328     		 —      —     
Army Laboratory   331      332      333      334      335      336      337      338      339      —     
Army Chemical Warfare Laboratory   341      342      343      344      345      346      347      348      349      —     
Army Advanced Medicine Stores Reserve   351      252      353      354      355      356      357      358      359      —     
Army Advanced Medical Equipment Reserve   361      262      363      364      365      366      367      368      369      —     
Army Veterinary Hospital   1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9      —     
Mobile Remount Depot  Transport 1      2      3      4      5      6      7      8      9      —     
[1] The Armée des Alpes, (covering the Italian border), had less units, because the high command expected Italy to remain neutral.
[2] Repair of horse-drawn vehicles, chemical warfare equipment, harnesses, and metal fittings.
 
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Army Engineer Battalion Army Engineer Road Repair Battalion Army Electro-Mechanical Engineer Company Pioneer Regiment Pioneer Regiment Pioneer Regiment Army Telegraph Battalion Army Radio Company Army Radio Interception Company Headquarters, Army Motorized Transport Service Headquarters, Army Horse-Drawn Transport Service Army Supply Administration Service Army Rear Supply Administration Service Army Meat Supply Company Army Infantry Weapons Repair Park Army General Equipment Repair Park Army Tank Repair Park Army Artillery Repair Park Army Motor Vehicle Repair Park Army Engineer Park Army Signal Park Army Fuel and Lubricants Park Army Ammunition Park Army Field Hospital Army Field Hospital Army Field Hospital Army Rear Field Hospital Army Light Surgical Hospital Army Light Surgical Hospital Army Special Light Surgical Hospital Army Rear Light Surgical Hospital Army Heavy Surgical Hospital Army Hygine & Decontamination Platoon Army Hygine & Decontamination Platoon Army Rear Hygine & Decontamination Platoon Army Supplementary Hospital Army Supplementary Hospital Army Supplementary Hospital Army Laboratory Army Decontamination Laboratory Army Advanced Medicine Stores Reserve Army Advanced Medical Equipment Reserve Army Veterinary Hospital Mobile Remount Depot Army Headquarters