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9th Motorized Division

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9th Motorized Division
9e division d'infanterie motorisée
Unit insignia
Active1873 - 1962
CountryFrance
BranchFrench Army
TypeMotorized infantry
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II
Algerian War
Cold War

The French 9th Motorized Division originally known as the 9th Infantry Division, was a French Army division active during World War I, World War II and the Algerian War.[1]

World War 2

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Battle Of France

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During the Battle of France in May 1940, the division contained the following units:[citation needed]

  • 13th Infantry Regiment
  • 95th Infantry Regiment
  • 131st Infantry Regiment
  • 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 30th Artillery Regiment
  • 230th Artillery Regiment

The division was an active division which had existed during peacetime. It was a fully motorized infantry division.

The division was part of the Algiers Corps Area in 1960, during the Algerian War.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Horne, Alistair (1969). To lose a battle; France 1940. Boston, Little, Brown. p. 399.
  2. ^ Shrader, Charles R. (1999). "Appendix A: Major French Combat Forces in Algeria in 1960". The First Helicopter War: Logistics and Mobility in Algeria 1954-62. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 237–238.