The Eighth Army () was a Field army of the

French Army The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (, , ), is the principal Army, land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces; it is responsible to the Government of France, alongside the French Navy, Fren ...

during

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

and

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. During World War I, there were two 8th armies. The first was the former ''Détachement d'armée de Belgique'' (Army Detachment in Belgium) which existed between 16 November 1914 and 4 April 1915. The second was the former ''Détachement d'armée de Lorraine'' (Army Detachment of Lorraine) which existed between 2 January 1917 and 11 November 1918. After the

armistice An armistice is a formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting. It is not necessarily the end of a war, as it may constitute only a cessation of hostilities while an attempt is made to negotiate a lasting peace. It is derived from t ...

at the end of World War I, it was part of the

occupation of the Rhineland The Occupation of the Rhineland placed the region of Germany west of the Rhine river and four bridgeheads to its east under the control of the victorious Allies of World War I from 1December 1918 until 30June 1930. The occupation was imposed a ...

. On 21 October 1919 it was combined with the Tenth Army to form the French Army of the Rhine. During World War II and the

Battle of France The Battle of France (; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (), the French Campaign (, ) and the Fall of France, during the Second World War was the Nazi Germany, German invasion of the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembour ...

, it was part of Army Group 3 along the

Maginot Line The Maginot Line (; ), named after the Minister of War (France), French Minister of War André Maginot, is a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles and weapon installations built by French Third Republic, France in the 1930s to deter invas ...

Commanders

World War I

* General Victor d'Urbal (20 October 1914 – 2 April 1915) * General Putz (2 April – 22 May 1915) (Army Detachment in Belgium) * General

Humbert Humbert, Umbert or Humberto (Latinized ''Humbertus'') is a Germanic given name, from ''hun'' "warrior" and ''beraht'' "bright". It also came into use as a surname. Given name ;Royalty and Middle Ages * Emebert (died 710) * Humbert of Maroilles ...

(9 March – 24 July 1915) (Army Detachment of Lorraine) * General

Gérard Gérard (French language, French: ) is a French masculine given name and surname of Germanic languages, Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other Germanic name, early Germanic names, it is ...

(24 July – 5 November 1915) (Army Detachment of Lorraine) * General Deprez (5 November 1915 – 31 December 1916) (Army Detachment of Lorraine) * General Gérard (31 December 1916 – 21 October 1919)

World War II

* General Marcel Garchery (2 September 1939 – 21 May 1940) * General Emile Laure (21 May – 23 June 1940)

References

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Commanders

World War I

World War II

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