9th Motorized Division

9th Motorized Division
9e division d'infanterie motorisée
Unit insignia
Active	1873 - 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.

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

References

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.