French 1st Army, 5 September 1914 - CGSC

Commanding Officer: General Dubail
French 1st Army
5 September 1914
8th Corps: General de Castelli
(detached on 14 Setpember & assigned to 2nd Army)
15th Infantry Division: General Bajolle
29th Brigade: Colonel Ferret
56th Infantry Regiment
134th Infantry Regiment
30th Brigade: General de Montdésir (Colonel Brasier
on 7 September)
10th Infantry Regiment
27th Infantry Regiment
Cavalry:
16th Chasseur Regiment (1 sqn)
Artillery:
48th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(3 75mm groups)
Engineers:
8/1 Co., 4th Regiment
16th Infantry Division: Colonel Reibell (9 Sep General Parron
de Mondésir)
31st Brigade: Colonel Reibell
85th Infantry Regiment
95th Infantry Regiment
32nd Brigade: Colonel Marie
13th Infantry Regiment
29th Infantry Regiment
Cavalry:
16th Chasseur Regiment (1 sqn)
Artillery:
1st Artillery Regiment (RAC)(3 75mm groups)
Engineers:
8/2 Co., 4th Regiment
Reserve
Infantry:
210th Infantry Regiment
227th Infantry Regiment
Cavalry:
16th Chasseur Regiment (4 sqns)
Artillery:
37th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(4 75mm groups)
Engineers:
8/3, 8/4, 8/16, 8/21 Co., 4th Regiment
13th Corps: General Alix
(detached on 11 September & assigned to 6th Army)
25th Infantry Division: General Delétoille (8 September
General Chandezon)
49th Brigade: General d'Infreville
38th Infantry Regiment
86th Infantry Regiment
50th Brigade: General Chandezon (8 September
Colonel Pentel)
16th Infantry Regiment
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98th Infantry Regiment
Cavalry:
3rd Regiment (1 sqn)
Artillery:
36th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(3 75mm groups)
Engineers:
13/1 Co., 4th Regiment
26th Infantry Division: General Pillot
51st Brigade: colonel de la Porte
105th Infantry Regiment
121st Infantry Regiment
52nd Brigade: General Collas
92nd Infantry Regiment
139th Infantry Regiment
Cavalry:
3rd Chasseur Regiment (1 sqn)
Artillery:
16th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(3 75mm groups)
Engineers:
13/2 Co., 4th Regiment
Reserve
Infantry:
41st Chasseur à Pied Battalion
71st Chasseur à Pied Battalion
43rd Chasseur à Pied Battalion
50th Chasseur à Pied Battalion
Cavalry:
3rd Chasseur Regiment (4 sqns)
Artillery:
53rd Artillery Regiment (RAC)(4 75mm groups)
Engineers:
13/3, 13/4, 13/16, 13/21 Co., 4th Regiment
14th Corps: General Baret
27th Infantry Division: General Blazer
53rd Brigade: General Baquet (7 September Colonel
Chepey)
75th Infantry Regiment
140th Infantry Regiment
14th Alpine Chasseur Battalion (Alpine Group)
54th Brigade: General Sorbets (7 September Colonel
Rouvier)
52nd Infantry Regiment
7th Alpine Chasseur Battalion (Alpine Group)
Cavalry:
9th Hussar Regiment (1 sqn)
Artillery:
2nd Artillery Regiment (RAC)(3 75mm groups)
1st Mountain Artillery Regiment (RAM)(1 btry 65mm)
2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment (RAM)(1 btry 65mm)
Engineers:
14/1 Co., 4th Regiment
28th Infantry Division: General Putz
55th Brigade: Colonel Rabier
22nd Infantry Regiment
99th Infantry Regiment
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56th Brigade: Colonel Hallouin
30th Infantry Regiment
11th B.A.C. (Alpine Group)
Cavalry:
9th Hussars Regiment (1 sqn)
Artillery:
54th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(3 75mm groups)
1st Mountain Artillery Regiment (RAM)(1 btry 65mm)
Engineers:
14/2 Co., 4th Regiment
Reserve
Cavalry:
9th Hussar Regiment (4 sqns)
Artillery:
6th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(3 75mm groups)
Engineers:
14/3, 14/6, 14/16, 14/21 Co., 4th Regiment
Provisional Army Corps: General Delétoile
(formed 5 September)
1st (Vassart) Infantry Division: General Vassart
89th Brigade: Colonel Büchner (7 September Colonel
Castaing)
157th Infantry Regiment (4 bns)
163rd Infantry Regiment (4 bns)
2nd Colonial Brigade: Lt.Col. Roulet (11 September
Colonel Marchand)
5th Colonial Infantry Regiment
6th Colonial Infantry Regiment
Cavalry:
4th Chasseurs d'Afrique Regiment (1)
Artillery:
1 A.C./14 Group & 2 Groups of AD/44
6th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(4 75mm groups)
9th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(1 75mm btry)
53rd Artillery Regiment (RAC)(1 75mm btry)
Engineers:
1 company
2nd (Barbot) Infantry Division: General Barbot
88th Brigade: Colonel Barbot (later General)(7 September
Colonel de Jévigney)
97th Infantry Regiment (4 bns)
159th Infantry Regiment (4 bns)
4th Reserve Chasseur à Pied Battalion
54th Chasseur à Pied Battalion
57th Chasseur à Pied Battalion
60th Chasseur à Pied Battalion
61st Chasseur à Pied Battalion
Cavalry:
4th Chasseurs d'Afrqiue Regiment (1 sqn)
Artillery:
2 Groups of AD/44
38th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(3 75mm groups)
58th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(1 75mm btry)
54th Chasseur à Pied Battalion (1 alpine battery)
Engineers:
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1 Company
Reserve:
Cavalry:
4th Chasseurs d'Afrique (2 sqns)
Engineers:
14/22 Co., 4th Regiment
Groupement des Vosges (future 34th Corps: General Putz
41st Infantry Division: General Claret de la Touche
(after 13 September General Bolgert)
82nd Brigade:
23rd Infantry Regiment
133rd Infantry Regiment
5th Chasseur à Pied Battalion (41st Infantry Div)
13th Alpine Chasseur Battalion (part of 28th Inf Div)
Cavalry:
11th Chasseurs Regiment (1 sqn)
Artillery:
2 Groups of 4th Artillery Regiment (RAC)AD/41
(1 75mm group)AD/58
2 Alpine Batteries, 13th & 22nd Alpine Chasseurs
Engineers:
7/2 Co., 2nd Battalion
Lt. Col. Gratier Group in the East Vosges
12th Chasseur à Pied Battalion
28th Chasseur à Pied Battalion
30th Chasseur à Pied Battalion
152nd Infantry Regiment (81st Brigade, 41st Div)
11th Chasseur Regiment (1 sqn)
12th Alpine Battery
28th Alpine Battery
30th Alpine Battery
1st R.A.M. (2 reserve batteries)
Gérardmer (2 reserve batteries)
4th R.A.C. (1 Group - AD/41)
Claret de la Touche Detachment:
115th Brigade: colnel Roget
229th Infantry Regiment
256th Infantry Regiment
334th Infantry Regiment
Attached:
26th Dragoon Regiment (1 sqn)
Infantry Regiment
Cornimont Mixed Brigade: General Joubert
116th Brigade:
213th Infantry Regiment
285th Infantry Regiment
295th Infantry Regiment
Chasseur à Pied Brigade:
15th Chasseur à Pied Battalion
68th Chasseur à Pied Battalion
52nd Alpine Chasseur Battalion
70th Alpine Chasseur Battalion
46th Alpine Chasseur Battalion
Cavalry:
26th Dragoon Regiment (1 sqn)
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3rd Chasseur Regiment (1 sqn)
Artillery:
AD/58 (1 75mm group)
68th Alpine Battery (BCA)
52nd Alpine Battery (BCA)
60th Alpine Battery (BCA)
46th Alpine Battery (BCA)
Groupement Soud: General Mazel
66th Reserve Division: General Mazel
131st Brigade: General Sauzède (Colonel Gadel after
8 September)
280th Infantry Regiment
281st Infantry Regiment
286th Infantry Regiment
132nd Brigade: General Sarrade
215th Infantry Regiment
253rd Infantry Regiment
343rd Infantry Regiment
Cavalry:
5/,6/19th DRagoons Regiment
Artillery:
3rd Artillery Regiment (RAC)(1 75mm group)
9th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(1 75mm group)
56th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(1 75mm group)
Engineers:
16/13, 16/19, 16/24 Co., 2nd Regiment
14th Dragoon Brigade: General de la Tour
17th Dragoon Regiment
26th Dragoon Regiment
21st Chasseur à Pied Battalion (1 cyclist platoon)
Other:
44th Infantry Division (assigned to Provisional Army
Corps on 10 September 1914)
Organization unknown
FORTRESSES:
Belfort/57th Reserve Division: General Thévenet
57th Reserve Division: General Bernard
113th Brigade: Lt. Col. Alberg
235th Infantry Regiment
242nd Infantry Regiment
260th Infantry Regiment
114th Brigade: Colonel Quais
244th Infantry Regiment
371st Infantry Regiment
372nd Infantry Regiment
Cavalry:
11th Dragoon Regiment (1 sqn)
18th Dragoon Regiment (1 sqn)
Artillery:
5th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(2 75mm groups)
47th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(1 75mm groups)
Engineers:
28/1, 28/21st, D.T./8 Co., 28th Battalion
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Belfort:
Belfort Brigade: General Rouquerol
171st Infantry Regiment (3)
172nd Infantry Regiment (3)
Territorial Troops:
49th Territorial Infantry Regiment
50th Territorial Infantry Regiment
53rd Territorial Infantry Regiment
55th Territorial Infantry Regiment
56th Territorial Infantry Regiment
57th Territorial Infantry Regiment
Infantry Depots:
2 Coustoms Battaliosn
7th Chasseur-Forestier Company
1 Fireman Company
Other:
24 Foot Batteries
6 Engineering Companies
1 Balloonist Company
Epinal/71st Reserve Division: General Thévenet
71st Reserve Division: General Kaufmant
141st Brigade: Colonel Keller
349th Infantry Regiment
358th Infantry Regiment
370th Infantry Regiment
142nd Brigade: Colonel Clause
217th Infantry Regiment
221st Infantry Regiment
309th Infantry Regiment
Cavalry:
12th Hussar Regiment (2 sqns)
Artillery:
4th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(1 75mm group)
62nd Artillery Regiment (RAC)(2 75mm groups)
Engineers:
27/1, 27/21 Co., 11th Regiment
D.T./8
Epina:
170th Infantry Regiment (4)
Territorial Troops:
37th Territorial Infantry Regiment
38th Territorial Infantry Regiment
39th Territorial Infantry Regiment
43rd Territorial Infantry Regiment
58th Territorial Infantry Regiment
Infantry Depot:
1st Chasseur-Forestier Company
Other:
23 foot batteries
5 Engineer Companies
1 Balloonist Company
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6th Cavalry Corps: General de Mitry
6th Light Brigade: General Morel
11th Hussar Regiment
13th Chasseur Regiment
6th Dragoon Regiment: General Lapérrine
2nd Dragoon Regiment
14th Dragoon Regiment
5th Cuirassier Brigade: colonel Bartoli
7th Cuirassier Regiment
10th Cuirassier Regiment
Infantry:
13th Chasseur à Pied Battalion (6th Cyclist Group)
Artillery:
54th Artillery Regiment (1 group of 75mm guns)
Engineers:
4th Regiment (Bicyclist Sappers)
5th Heavy Artillery Regiment: (48 guns)
1st 155 CTR Group (3 btries, 12 guns)(assigned to 8th Corps)
2nd 155 CTR Group (3 btries, 12 guns)(assigned to 13th Corps)
3rd 120 C. Baquet Group (3 btries, 12 guns)(assigned to 14th
Corps)
4th 120 C. Baquet Group (3 btries, 12 guns)(assigned to the
Provisional Army Corps.
Aircraft:
3rd Squadron Blériot (6 aircraft)
9th Squadron Blériot (6 aircraft)
10th Squadron Blériot (6 aircraft)
18th Squadron Blériot (6 aircraft)
17th Squadron Bréguet (6 aircraft)
5th Squadron Farman (6 aircraft)
Cyclists:
55th B.C.P (1 co)
Engineers:
1st Company of Sappers-Telegraphist
23rd Co., 1/7th Pontooneer Regiment
Det. Radio Telegraphists
Officers Men
8th & 13th Corps 920 22,255
14th Cavalry Corps
Provisional Corps
689
512
35,280
35,280
71th Reserve Div 445 28,129
Vosges Group 930
14th Dragoon Brigade 69
52,013
1,367
41st Infantry Div 295 13,322
57th Reserve Div 320 15,829
French Official History, Les Armées Francaises dans la Grande Guerre
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