French Forces at Verdun 21 February-4 March 1916 Commanding Officer: General Pétain I Army Corps General Guillaumat 1st Infantry Division: General de Riols de Fonclare 1st Infantry Brigade: 43rd Infantry Regiment 127th Infantry Regiment 2nd Infantry Brigade: 1st Infantry Regiment 201st Infantry Regiment 15th Field Artillery Regiment (3 groups) 1st Company, 1/3rd Engineer Regiment 1st (bis) Company, 1/3rd Engineer Regiment 2nd Infantry Division: General Gulgnabaudet 3rd Infantry Brigde: 33rd Infantry Regiment 73rd Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Brigde: 8th Infantry Regiment 110th Infantry Regiment 27th Field Artillery Regiment (3 groups) : 1st Company, 2/3rd Engineer Regiment 1st (bis) Company, 2/3rd Engineer Regiment Corps Troops 6th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (staff & 4 sqns) 41st Field Artillery Regiment (2 groups) 101st Heavy Artillery Regiment (1 95mm group) 101st Heavy Artillery Regiment (1 120mm group) VII Army Corps: General de Bazelaire 14th Infantry Division: General Crépey 27th Infantry Brigade: 44th Infantry Regiment 60th Infantry Regiment 28th Inantry Brigade: 35th Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment 47th Field Artillery Regiment (3 groups) 7th Company, 1/7th Engineer Regiment 37th Infantry Division: General de Bonneval 73rd Infantry Brigade 2nd Zouave Regiment 2nd Algerian Tirailleur Regiment 74th Infantry Brigade: 3rd Zouave Regiment 3rd Algerian Tirailleur Regiment 1
Cavalry 11th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (2 sqns) Artillery African Field Artillery Regiment (3 groups) Engineer 19th Company, 1/19th Engineer Regiment Corps Troops: Staff/11th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment 11th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4 sqns) 47th Field Artillery Regiment (1 group) 28th Field Artillery Regiment (1 group) 5th Field Artillery Regiment (1 90mm group) 107th Field Artillery Regiment (1-120mm group) 103rd Btry, 5th Field Artillery Regiment (58mm mortars) 7th Company, 3/7th Engineer Regiment 7th Company, 4/7th Engineer Regiment 7th Company, 16/7th Engineer Regiment 7th Company, 21/7th Engineer Regiment XX Army Corps: General Balfourier 153rd Infantry Division: General deligny 306th Infantry Brigade 418th Infantry Regiment 2nd Chasseur à Pied Battalion 4th Chasseur à Pied Battalion 3rd Maroccan Infantry Brigade 1st Mixed Infantry Regiment 2nd Algerian Tirailleur Battalion 1st Zouave Regiment (1 bn) 9th Zouave Regiment Artillery 60th Field Artillery Regiment (2 groups) 108th Battery. 60th Field Artillery Regiment (1/2 btry of 58mm mortars) 9th Company, 7/6th Engineer Regiment 9th Company, 57/6th Engineer Regiment 9th Company, 25/6th Engineer Regiment 39th Infantry Division: General Rourrisson 77th Infnatry Brigade: 146th Infantry Regiment 153rd Infantry Regiment 78th Infnatry Brigade: 156th Infantry Regiment 160th Infantry Regiment Cavalry: 5th Hussar Regiment (1 sqn) 39th Field Artillery Regiment (3 groups) 20th Company, 2/10th Engineer Regiment 20th (bis) Company, 2/10th Engineer Regiment Corps Troops: 5th Hussar Regiment (staff & 4 sqns) 60th Field Artillery Regiment (2 grouups) 2
120th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment (1 120mm group) 108th Battery, 60th Field Artillery Regiment (58mm mortars) 20th Company, 3/10th Engineer Regiment 20th Company, 4/10th Engineer Regiment 20th Company, 16/10th Engineer Regiment 20th Company, 21/10th Engineer Regiment XXX Corps: General Chrétlen 72nd Reserve Division: General Baptst 143rd Infantry Brigade 351st Infantry Regiment 362nd Infantry Regiment 56th Chasseur à Pied Battalion 59th Chasseur à Pied Battalion 44th Territorial Regiment (1 bn) 144th Infantry Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment 165th Infantry Regiment 107th Infantry Brigade 324th Infantry Regiment 365th Infantry Regiment Divisional Cavarly 2nd Hussar Regiment (1 sqn) 59th Field Artillery Regiment (1 group) 61st Field Artillery Regiment (1 group) 11th Field Artillery Regiment (1 75mm btry) 41st Field Artillery Regiment (1 75mm btry) 45th Field Artillery Regiment (1 75mm btry) 109th Battery, 61st Artillery Regiment (1/2 btry, 58mm mortars) 25th Co., 1/9th Engineer Regiment 25th Co., 51/9th Engineer Regiment 25th Co., 21/9th Engineer Regiment 51st Reserve Division General Boullangé 101st Infantry Brigade: 233rd Infantry Regiment 243rd Infantry Regiment 327th Infantry Regiment 29th Territorial Infantry Regiment (1 bn) 102nd Infantry Brigade: 208th Infantry Regiment 273rd Infantry Regiment 310th Infantry Regiment Cavalry 11th Hussar Regiment (2 sqns) 15th Artillery Regiment (1 group) 27th Artillery Regiment (1 group) 41st Artillery Battery 107th Battery, 15th Field Regiment (58mm mortars) 1st Company, 13/3rd Engineer Regiment 1st Company, 24/3rd Engineer Regiment 3
22nd Company, 17/1st Engineer Regiment 106th Territorial Division; General Pierron 211th Territorial Brigade 15th Territorial Infantry Regiment 44th Territorial Infantry Regiment 45th Territorial Infantry Regiment 212th Territorial Brigade 46th Territorial Infantry Regiment 48th Territorial Infantry Regiment 95th Territorial Infantry Regiment 132nd Infantry Division: General Renaud 108th Infantry Brigade 303rd Infantry Regiment 330th Infantry Regiment 364th Infantry Regiment 264th Infantry Brigade: 166th Infantry Regiment (4 bns) 366th Infantry Regiment Divisional Cavalry 1st Hussar Regiment (2 sqns) 57th Field Artillery Regiment 4th Field Artillery Regiment (1 group) 22nd Field Artillery Regiment (1 group) 48th Field Artillery Regiment (1 group) 101st Battery, 17th Field Artillery Regiment (1/2 btry 58mm mortars) 25th Company, 4/9th Engineer Regiment 25th Company, 54/9th Engineer Regiment 6th Company, 23/9th Engineer Regiment Corps 17t5h Field Artillery Regiment (1 group) 36th Field Artillery Regiment (1 group) 48th Field Artillery Regiment (1 group) 67th Reserve Division Artillery 18th Field Artillery Regiment (1 group) 23rd Field Artillery Regiment (1 group) 57th Field Artillery Regiment (1 group) Heavy Artillery 102nd Heavy Artillery Regiment (4 groups 155mm guns) 114th Heavy Artillery Regiment (4 groups 155mm guns) Corps 25th Company, 3/4th Engineer Regiment 25th Company, 5/4th Engineer Regiment 8th Company, 17/4th Engineer Regiment Independent Divisions: 16th Infantry Division: General Rouquerol 31st Infantry Brigade: 85th Infantry Regiment 95th Infantry Regiment 32nd Infantry Brigade 13th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Regiment 4
1st Field Artillery Regiment (3 groups) : 8th Company, 2/4th Engineer Regiment 8th (bis) Company, 2/4th Engineer Regiment 48th Infantry Division: General Capdepont 95th Infantry Brigade: 170th Infantry Regiment 174th Infantry Regiment 96th Infantry Brigade: 2nd Mixed Regiment (Zouaves & Tirailleurs) Moroccan Infantry Regiment 5th Field Artillery Regiment (2 groups) 195th Field Artillery Regiment (1 group) : 15th Company, 12/7th Engineer Regiment 20th Company, 20/22nd Engineer Regiment German Reichsarchiv, Die Tragödie von Verdun 1916, Druck und Verlag von Berhard Stalling, Berlin, 1925. Copyright GFN 1992. 5