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9th Motorized Division
9e division d'infanterie motorisée
Unit insignia
Active1873 - 1962
Country France
Branch French Army
Type Motorized infantry
Engagements World 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

Battle Of France

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.

References

  1. ^ Horne, Alistair (1969). To lose a battle; France 1940. Boston, Little, Brown. p. 399.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
9th Motorized Division
9e division d'infanterie motorisée
Unit insignia
Active1873 - 1962
Country France
Branch French Army
Type Motorized infantry
Engagements World 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

Battle Of France

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.

References

  1. ^ Horne, Alistair (1969). To lose a battle; France 1940. Boston, Little, Brown. p. 399.

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