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2nd Army (France)
The
Second
Army
was a
field army
of the
French Army
during
World War I
and
World War II
. The Army became
famous
for fighting the
Battle of Verdun
in
1916
under
Generals
Philippe Pétain
and
Robert Nivelle
.
Commanders
World War
I
General
de Curières de Castelnau
General Pétain
General Nivelle
General
Guillaumat
General
Auguste Edouard Hirschauer
General
Antoine Baucheron de Boissoudy
World
War
II
General
Charles Huntziger
General
Henry Freydenberg