9th Motorized Division

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9th Motorized Division
9e division d'infanterie motorisée
Insigne de la 9e Division d'Infanterie.jpg
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]

Contents

World War 2

Battle Of France

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

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]

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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.