During the
Battle of France in 1940, the Fifth Army was part of the
Second Army Group. It was responsible for the defense of the
Maginot Line sector in
Lower Alsace, from the Rhine to the Vosges mountains.
Order of Battle (10 May 1940) At the start of the German offensive, the Fifth Army was commanded by ''Général d'armée''
Victor Bourret. Its headquarters was located at Wangenbourg.
Army Assets (Organiques d'Armée) VIII Army Corps (8e Corps d'Armée) XII Army Corps (12e Corps d'Armée) XVII Army Corps (17e Corps d'Armée) 43rd Fortress Army Corps (43e Corps d'Armée de Forteresse) == See also ==