Organization of French Infantry Divisions 2 SEP 1939 To 23 JUN 1940

Organization of French Infantry Divisions
2 September 1939 to 23 June 1940

2nd Infantry Division1
33rd Infantry Regiment
127th Infantry Regiment
13th Pioneer Co, 73rd Infantry Regiment
11th Divisional Reconnaissance Group
34th Artillery Regiment (75mm)2
234th Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment
10th Divisional Anti-Tank Battery, 34th Artillery Regiment
(75mm guns)3
14th Divisional Anti-Tank Battery, 33rd Artillery Regiment4
2nd Division Artillery Park
2nd Artisan Company
2nd Horse Munitions Section5
202nd (mot) Munitions Section
2nd Sapper-Miner Battalion6
2/1 Sapper-Miner Company
2/81 Telegraphic Company
2/82 Radio Company
2/1 Horse Drawn Train Company
102/1 (mot) Train Company
1/2 Divisional Operating Service Group
2nd Divisional Medical Group
Attached:
2/,3/54th Fortress Infantry Regiment, 106th CEO (10/1/39-12/3/39)
73rd Infantry Regiment (2 bns)(10/1/39-12/3/39)
1/34th Artillery Regiment (10/1/39-12/3/39)
18th Infantry Regiment (12/8/39-12/21/39)
1/,2/57th Infantry Regiment (12/8/39-12/21/39)
Organized 2 September 1939 and existed until 15 June 1940. On mobilization it had
95% of its authorized strength. It had no divisional anti-tank company and only 5 25mm
guns per regiment in lieu of 12. Its optical equipment and transport equipment was used and
the transport lacked 150 tons.
On 10 May 1940 it was at 85% of authorized strength. It was short 500 horses (15%)
and its motor transport was still used and not adapted for the division's use.
2
1/34th Detached to 14th Infantry Division on 6/11/40.
75mm guns replaced with 47mm guns on 12/3/39.
Assigned 4/1/40.
Disbanded 3/6/40.
On 11/16/39 the battalion was dissolved and the companies became independent.
1
161st Fortress Infantry Regiment (12/15/39-2/10/40)

23rd Mixed Artillery Regiment (2 groups 75mm & 1 group 105mm
tractor drawn) (12/15/39-2/10/40)
1 Btry, 3/34th Artillery Regiment (12/15/39-12/27/39)
2/34th Engineer Regiment (2/15/40-3/14/40)
167th Fortress Infantry Regiment (3/14/40-5/25/40)
1/,2/313th Artillery Regiment (75mm) (3/14/40-3/19/40)
1/70th Mixed Artillery Regiment7 (3/14/40-5/25/40)
1/11th Heavy Artillery Regiment (105mm L 13)
(3/14/40-5/25/40)
504th Anti-Tank Company (25mm)(6/1/40-6/13/40)
3/192nd Artillery Regiment (220mm C guns)(6/7/40-6/11/40)
5/310th Artillery Regiment (75mm P)(6/7/40-6/12/40)
1st Co, 23rd Armored Battalion (R35 tanks)(6/9/40-6/12/40)
Remains 235th Infantry Division (6/12/40-6/16/40)
Remains 10th Infantry Division (6/12/40-6/16/40)
Detached:
1 Btry, 6/234th Artillery Regiment (12/15/39 -12/27/39)
33rd Infantry Regiment (12/15/39 -12/21/39)
1/34th Artillery Regiment (12/15/39 -12/21/39)
73rd Infantry Regiment (2/15/40-3/14/40)
3rd Infantry Division8
72nd Infantry Regiment
13th Pioneer Co, 72nd Infantry Regiment
14th Anti-Tank Co, 45th Infantry Regiment9
12th Divisional Reconnaissance Group10
29th Artillery Regiment
(75mm guns)11
10th Corps Anti-Tank Battery12
4th Division Artillery Park
4th Artisan Company
Two tractor drawn 75mm groups & 1 155mm C group.
From 2 September 1939 to 30 May 1940. Much of the division was evacuated at
Dunkirk, the rest was destroyed and captured.
9
Assigned April 1940.
10
Motorized elements captured in Bergen-op-Zoom on 6/14/40.
11
Rearmed with 47mm guns on 11/22/39.
12
Added 3/26/40.
4th Horse Munitions Section13

204th (mot) Munitions Section
4th Sapper-Miner Battalion14
4/82 Radio Company
104/82nd (mot) Train Company
4th Divisional Medical Group
4th Divisional Instruction Center
Attached:
2nd Machine Gun Battalion (BM)(9/10/39-11/22/39)
1 Platoon, 28/1 GRM (9/10/39-11/22/39)
1/11th Heavy Artillery Regiment (9/10/39-11/22/39)
XI Corps Column (9/10/39-11/22/39)
23rd Workers Battalion (9/10/39-11/22/39)
1/606th Pioneer Regiment (9/10/39-11/22/39)
2/481st Pioneer Regiment (9/26/39-11/22/39)
160th Fortress Infantry Regiment (11/30/39)
53rd (mot) Machine Gun Battalion (BM)(11/30/39)
2/423rd Pioneer Regiment, VI Corps, (11/30/39)
66th Regional Company (11/30/39)
2/153rd Artillery Regiment P (11/30/39)
3/163rd Artillery Regiment P (11/30/39)
1/141st Heavy Artillery Regiment (11/30/39)
2/402nd Artillery Regiment, Anti-Tank Company (11/30/39)
4th Divisional Reconnaissance Group15 (22-26 May 1940)
7th Corps Reconnaissance Group, IV Corps 16 (22-26 May 1940)
Detached:
12th Divisional Reconnaissance Group17 (3/26/40-5/13/40)
1/72nd & 1/124th Infantry Regiments (5/18/40-5/20/40)
Gal cdt, 4th Infantry Division (18-19 May 1940)
4th Btry, 29th Artillery Regiment (28 May 1940)
13
Disbanded 3/26/40.
14
15
Motorized elements only.
16
Motorized elements only.
17
Motorized elements reassigned to 7th Recon Group, 7th Army.

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6th Infantry Division18

74th Infantry Regiment19
13th Pioneer Co, 119th Infantry Regiment
43rd Artillery Regiment
243rd Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment20
10th Divisional Anti-Tank Battery, 43rd Artillery Regiment
(75mm guns)21
6th Artisan Company
6/82 Radio Company
6/3Divisional Operating Service Group
3rd Divisional Medical Group
Attached:
2/163rd Artillery Regiment (75mm) (1/7/40-3/15/40)
1/151st Artillery Regiment (155mm L77) (1/7/40-3/15/40)
2/153rd Artillery Regiment (155mm L77) (1/7/40-3/15/40)
3/103rd Infantry Regiment (16-18 May 1940)
1/15th Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (18-22 May 1940)
Elements, 23rd Colonial Infantry Regiment (18-22 May 1940)
41st Armored Battalion (Char B tanks)(18-19 May 1940)
18
Mobilized on 2 September 1939 and served until 23 June 1940. On mobilization it

was at full complement, but had no anti-tank company. Its motor vehicles were incomplete
and of bad quality. ON 10 May 1940 it was very short of horses and had no anti-tank
company.
19
3/74th captured on 6/17/40.
20
6/243rd destroyed on 6/17/40.
21
Reequipped with 47mm guns on 11/24/39. The divisional anti-tank destined for the
6th Division was reassigned to the 31st Division in February 1940. A replacement was to be
assigned in June 1940, but never arrived.
22
Disbanded 3/6/40.
23
23rd (horsedrawn) Artillery Regiment (75m)(5/26/40-6/11/40)

23rd (horsedrawn) Artillery Regiment (155m)(5/26/40-6/11/40)
3rd Co, 43rd Armored Regiment (R35)(6/14/40-end of war)
5 FT Tanks from 503rd Armored Group (5/30/40-6/12/40)
1st Divisional Anti-Tank Battery (47mm)(5/30/40-6/1/40)
1st Polish Corps Anti-Tank Battery (25mm)24 (5/30/40-6/7/40)
5/310th Artillery Regiment (5/24/40?-6/1/40)
5th Colonial Infantry Regiment (17-18 June 1940)
39th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (20 June 1940)
Detached:
6th Colonial Infantry Division (4/18/40-5/23/40)
13th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (4/15/40-5/14/40)
36th Infantry Regiment (2 bns)(4/28/40-5/14/40)
6/1 & 6/2 Engineering Companies (4/28/40-5/14/40)
43rd Artillery Regiment (22-23 May 1940)
243rd Heavy Artillery Regiment (22-23 May 1940)
74th Infantry Regiment (5/24/402/119th Infantry Regiment (15-17 May 1940)
2/43rd Artillery Regiment (5/24/40-6/1/40)
1/43rd Artillery Regiment (15-22 May 1940)
74th Infantry Regiment (15-22 May 1940)
3/36th Infantry Regiment25 (15-22 May 1940)
13th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (23 May 1940)
2/119th Infantry Regiment (23 May 1940)
2/36th Infantry Regiment (5/23/40-5/30/40)
43rd Artillery Regiment (19-20 June 1940)
5/243rd Artillery Regiment (19-20 June 1940)
93rd Infantry Regiment27
102nd Infantry Regiment28
24
Added 4 25mm gunson 6/9/40.
25
1/36th Joined on 5/19/40.
26
Mobilized on 2 September 1939 and served until 25 June 1940. Had a shortage fo
25mm guns, no divisional anti-tank company, plus a shortage of horses and vehicles in the
reconnaissance group.
27
The 2/,3/93rd were captured on 6/6/40.
28
On 6/10/40 the 102nd Regiment lost 700 men and on 6/11/40 it lost another 60. On
6/14/40 it lost 100 men and on 6/15/40 it lost 200 more. Immediately before the capitulation,
on 6/18/40, it lost another 300 men.
29
On 6/6/40 103th l0o9st 600 casualties. Remains of 130th captured on 6/7/40.

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31st Artillery Regiment30

231st Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment31
10th Divisional Anti-Tank Battery, 31st Artillery Regiment
(75mm guns)32
724/409 (25mm) Anti-Tank Battery33
7th Artisan Company
7/82 Radio Company
7/4 Horse Drawn Train Company36
Attached:
21/8th Zouave Regiment (9/14/39-11/22/39)
21/23rd Colonial Infantry Regiment (9/14/39-11/16/39)
2nd & 3rd Cos, 6th Engineering Instruction Battalion (14-18
September 1939)
201st & 203rd GRM Platoons (9/14/39-2/5/40)
2nd Co, 102nd Engineering Battalion (9/14/39-2/5/40)
25th Workers Regiment (9/14/39-11/2/39)
4 Bns & 1 Engineering Co, AD/6 (6th Division)(10/25/39604th Pioneer Regiment (IV Corps) (9/18/39-2/5/40)
104th Engineering Battalion (IV Corps) (9/18/39-2/5/40)
46/2 Engineering Company (11/26/39-2/5/40)
88th Chasseur Battalion (11/27/39-12/12/39)
30
On 6/6/40 the 7th and 8th btrys were destroyed as was the PC of the 3/31st.
31
On 6/6/40 the 6/231st lost its guns. The 13th Btry was destroyed on 6/8/40. What
remained of the regimental equipment was destroyed on 6/17/40.
32
Reequipped with 47mm guns on 14 November 1939. It lost a few guns in combat on
6/15/40.
33
Added 6/7/40.
34
Disbanded 3/6/40.
35
36
Dissolved 3/16/40.

402nd Pioneer Regiment (3 bns) (11/25/39-12/1/39)
443rd Pioneer Regiment (3 bns) (11/25/39-12/1/39)
96/1 Pioneer Company (12/1/39-2/5/40)
British Guards Brigade (2/18/40-2/25/40)
1 Brigade, 51st (British) Infantry Division (2/25/40-5/6/40)
164th Fortress Infantry Regiment (machine gun)(2/18/40-5/6/40)
306th Artillery Regiment37 (2/18/40-5/6/40)
2/3/432nd Pioneer Regiment (2/18/40-5/6/40)
45th Fortified Region Reconnaissance Group (2/18/40-3/1/40)
11th (1st & 2nd Bns), 6th North African Infantry Division
(2/25/40-4/12/40)
3/169th Fortress Infantry Regiment (11-16 May 1940)
23/117th Heavy Artillery Regiment (105mm L13)(1-6 June 1940)
3/302nd Artillery Regiment (75mm T)(1-6 June 1940)
1st Co, 36th Armored Battalion (FT tanks)(6/1/40-7/6/40)
9th & 11th Cos, 617th Pioneer Regiment (1-8 June 1940)
7th Alpine Chasseur Battalion (4-6 June 1940)
13th Corps Reconnaissance Group (4-8 June 1940)
1/2 666th Anti-Tank Battery (47mm)(4-8 June 1940)
1st Co, 17th Armored Battalion (R35)(4-6 June 1940)
3/23rd RMVE (6/6/40)
159th Alpine Infantry Regiment (6/6/40)
1/,2/12th Foreign Infantry Regiment (27th Division)
(9-11 June 1940)
Remains of 41st Infantry Division (24-25 June 1940)
Detached:
Staff, 7th Division (8-15 October 1939)
40th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (8-15 October 1939)
1/31st Artillery Regiment (8-15 October 1939)
120nd Infantry Regiment (11-16 May 1940)
40th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (10-14 May 1940)
1/31st Artillery Regiment (to 56th Div)(18-19 May 1940)
Divisional Anti-Tank Battery (to 56th Div)(18-19 May 1940)
(18-19 May 1940)
40th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (11-15 June 1940)
Remains AD/7 (5 guns)(11-13 June)
Remains 7th Infantry Division (11-13 June)
37
2 groups of 75mm T & 3 groups of 75mm P.

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8th Infantry Division

11th Foreign Infantry Regiment38
13th Pioneer Co, 11th Infantry Regiment41
42nd Divisional Reconnaissance Group
82nd North African Artillery Regiment
282nd North African Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment
8th Artisan Company (former 98th)
208th (mot) Munitions Section (former 298th)
8/82 Radio Company
108/18 (mot) Train Company (former 198/18)
8th Divisional Medical Group (former 98th)
16th Infantry Demi-Brigade45
38
Mobilized on 1 April 1940 and served until 25 June 1940. About 30 guns assigned to
organic units were lost on 6/9/40.
39
Detached 4/20/40.
40
3/12th Foreign Infnatry Regiment lost on 6/9/40.
41
Detached 4/20/40.
42
Detached 4/20/40.
43
Reorganized on 27 April 1940. On 10 May 1940 the division was at full strength,
except for the 237th Infantry Regiment. Same for equipment. The anti-tank and flak units
were incomplete, the division having only 5 25mm guns. Signals equipment was also lacking.
44
Lost about 200 men on 6/17/40.
45
Added 4/20/40. Lost about 200 men on 6/17/40.

23rd RMVE48
42nd Divisional Reconnaissance Group49
82nd North African Artillery Regiment50
282nd North African Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment
10th Anti-Tank Battery, 82nd North African Artillery
Regiment (47mm horse dawn)51
8th Artisan Company (former 98th)
208th (mot) Munitions Section (former 298th)
8/82 Radio Company
108/18 (mot) Train Company (former 198/18)
8th Divisional Medical Group (former 98th)
Attached:
Elements of diverse units in sector (5/27/40-6/1/40)
51st (mot) Machine Gun Battalion (2-5 June 1940)
1/414th Pioneer Regiment (6-16 June 1940)
3/302 Artillery Regiment (75mm tractor drawn)(7-8 June 1940)
1/31st Artillery Regiment (7-8 June 1940)
1 btry, 231st Heavy Artillery Regiment (155 C)
(7-8 June 1940)
2/117th Colonial Heavy Artillery Regiment (2 btrys 105mm)
(6/7/40-6/8/40)
1/27th Infantry Regiment (7-8 June 1940)
3/302nd Artillery Regiment (6/18/40-end of war)
1 Group, 117th Artillery Regiment (6/19/40-end of war)
Detached:
3/12th Foreign Infantry Regiment (5/29/40-6/4/40)
3/12th Foreign Infantry Regiment (6/5/40-6/9/40)52
1/82nd North African Artillery Regiment (6/5/40-6/13/40)
6/282nd North African Heavy Artillery Regiment
(6-25 June 1940)
46
Added 4/20/40.
47
Attached 5/28/40.
48
Attached 6/5/40.
49
Recieved four more 25mm guns on 5/29/40.
50
7th, 8th (no guns) and 9th (no guns) btrys lost.
51
Joined 5/28/40.
52
Captured on 6/9/40.
9
3/23rd RMVE (5-7 June 1940)

1/,2/12th Foreign Regiment (6/7/40-6/14/40)
1/82nd North African Artillery Regiment (6/7/40-6/14/40)
42nd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (12-14 June 1940)
131st Infantry Regiment
14th Divisional Anti-Tank Co, 95th Infantry Regiment
30th Artillery Regiment55
230th Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment56
(47mm guns)
9th Artisan Company
209th Horse Munitions Section
409th (mot) Munitions Section57
9/82 Radio Company
9/5th Divisional Operating Service Group
Attached:
1st Co, 9th Armored Battalion (R35)(8-13 September 1939)
3rd Corps Reconnaissance Group (less 2nd Sqn)(9-11 Sep 1939)
2nd & 3rd Cos, 5th Armored Battalion (R35 tanks)
(13-14 September 1939)
Lefebvre Group (10/3/39-11/15/39)
21/110th Infantry Regiment
53
Mobilized on 26 August 1939 and served until 20 June 1940. When mobilized at full
compliment, but slight defecits in optical equipment, mines, and vehicles. On 10 May 1940
1/4 of personnel on leave. Automotive equipment in process of being replaced.
54
Equipped with armored cars as of January 1939.
55
2/30th detached on 5/17/40.
56
1 group of 105mm C and 1 group of 155mm C guns.
57
Disbanded 10/7/39.
58

21/65th Infantry Regiment (part)
3/401st Pioneer Regiment (9-24 Oct 1939)
1/,2/14th Regional Work Regiment (3-18 Oct 1939)
1/,2/14th Regional Work Regiment (13-15 Nov 1939)
2 Bns, 221st Regional Work Regiment (9-15 Nov 1939)
1010/404 (25mm) Anti-Tank Battery (2/12/40-3/6/40)
18th Corps Reconnaissance Group (5/10/40-5/15/40)
116/1, 116/2, 116/16 Engineer Cos (5/10/40-5/15/40)
2 Cos, 3/616th Pioneer Regiment (5/10/40-5/15/40)
12th Group (146/4, 122/34, & 139/3 Transport Groups)
(3/6/40-5/13/40)
XV Group (125/24, 144/9,& 138/15 Transport Groups)
(15-16 May 1940)
1 Bn, 5th Moroccan Tirailleur Regiment (15-20 May 1940)
Det/28th RTT (15-20 May 1940)
91st Divisional Reconnaissance Group (15-20 May 1940)
Divisional Anti-Tank Battery, 54th Artillery Regiment
(15-20 May 1940)
14th Armored Battalion (H39)(18-19 May 1940)
2/6th Armored Battalion (R35)(18-19 May 1940)
Elements, 3/84th Fortress Infantry Regiment (5/18/40-end of war)
23rd Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (5/18/40-end of war)
2/5th Moroccan Tirailleur Regiment (5/18/40-end of war)
1/13th Zouave Regiment (5/18/40-end of war)
Detached:
95th Infantry Regiment (10-13 September 1939)
Divisional Anti-Tank Battery (10/7/39-5/10/40)
1 Infantry battalion to Corps reserve (10/18/39-5/10/40)
2nd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (11/15/39-5/11/40)
14th Anti-Tank Co, 46th Infantry Regiment
59
Mobilized on 2 September 1939 and served until 25 June 1940. When mobilized it
was at full strength. On 10 May 1940 the division was at 90% effectives, after the return of
personnel on leave. Theinfantry regiments had received their 20mm machine guns. The
wheeled equipment was ill suited to its use and worn.
60
On 9-10 June 1940 all three infantry regiments suffered heavy casualties.
61
The 1/,3/46th were lost on 6/11/40.

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32nd Artillery Regiment62

232nd Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment63
10th Divisional Anti-Tank Battery, 32nd Artillery Regiment
(47mm guns)
10th Artisan Company
10/82 Radio Company
10th Divisional Instruction Center65
Attached:
1st BS (9/26/39-9/27/39)
1 Armored Car Platoon, 3rd DC (9/28/39-1/14/40)
94th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (13-17 Nov 1939)
23rd Mixed Artillery Regiment (tractor drawn)(2/8/40-4/4/40)
1/303th Artillery Regiment (75mm T)(5/19/40-5/24/40)
3/317th Artillery Regiment (75mm T)(5/16/40-6/12/40)
504th Co, Corps Anti-Tank Company (25mm)(5/19/40-6/11/40)
37th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (mot. elements)(5/19/405/28/40)
2/602nd Pioneer Regiment (5/19/40-6/11/40)
177/402nd Artillery Regiment, Anti-Tank Company
(105mm L 13 guns)(5/16/40-6/11/40)
62
On 9-10 June 1940 both artillery regiments suffered heavy casualties and loss of
equipment. The 2/32nd Artillery Regiment was lost on 6/12/40.
63
1 105mm group, & 1 155mm C group. The 5/232 was lost on 6/18/40.
64
65
Formed in December 1939.
Prost Toulland Group (5/16/40-5/28/40)

11th & 12th Cavalry Groups66
108th Infantry Regiment, 235th Light Infantry Division
(10-12 June 1940)
9th Infantry Regiment (1 bn)10-11 June 1940)
2nd & 3rd Cos, 23rd Armored Battalion (R35 tanks)(9-11 June 1940)
1st March Co, 23rd Armored Battalion (R35 tanks)(11 June 1940)
Detached:
Staff/,1/,2/5th Infantry Regiment (21-26 Sept 1939)
Staff/,1/,2/5th Infantry Regiment (9/28/39-10/31/39)
2/5th Infantry Regiment (14-16 Jan 1940)
Staff/46th Infantry Regiment (1/14/40-1/18/40)
VI Corps Engineering Co (5/8/40-5/15/40)
2/32nd Artillery Regiment (10-12 June 1940)
5/232nd Artillery Regiment (10-12 June 1940)
45th Infantry Regiment (180 men)(10-12 June 1940)
24th Infantry Regiment (150 men) (10-12 June 1940)
1/,3/5th Infantry Regiment (10-12 June 1940)
10/1 & 10/2 Sapper-Miner Cos (6/13/40-6/25/40)
1st Chasseur Demi-Brigade
8th Chasseur Pied Battalion (Light Infantry)
16th Chasseur Pied Battalion68
30th Chasseur Pied Battalion
61st Chasseur Pied Battalion69
10th Divisional Anti-Tank Battery (47m guns)
66
Each had one motorized squadron, 1 armored car squadron, and 1 tank squadron.
67
Mobilized on 22 August 1939 and served until 11 July 1940. Organization complete
upon mobilization.
68
Permanently detached from division on 2/6/40.
69
Replaced 16th Chasseurs on 2/16/40.
70
1 105mm group, & 1 155mm C group.

13

11/82 Radio Company
Attached:
Staff/,1/166th Artillery Regiment (155mm C)(9/5/39-9/23/39)
2/,3/59th Artillery Regiment (75mm & 155mm C)(9/5/3922nd Armored Battalion (R35) (9/5/39-9/17/39)
Staff/,1/,3/16th Artillery Regiment (75mm) (9/8/39-9/11/39)
1 (mot) Sqn, 15th Corps Reconnaissance Group (17-20 Sep 39)
58th (mot) Machine Gun Battalion (9/17/39-11/8/39)
1 Co, 22nd Armored Battalion (9/17/39-9/23/39)
1 Co, 177th SM Battalion (9/23/39-11/8/39)
1 Co, 10th Armored Regiment (R35 tanks)(9/23/39-10/17/39)
2/31st Infantry Regiment (9/30/39-10/2/39)
1 Group, 55th Artillery Regiment (9/30/39-10/2/39)
1/31st Infantry Regiment (1-2 Oct 39)
18th RCC (13-17 Oct 39)
1 Co, 23rd RT of DARO (13-17 Oct 39)
41st RMIC (13-17 Oct 39)
51st RMIC (13-17 Oct 39)
59th & 166th Artillery Regiments (10 btrys)(10/13/39-11/8/39)74
Staff & 2 Groups, 310th Artillery Regiment (10/13/39-11/8/39)
23rd Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (10/23/39-11/8/39)
1/,3/307th Infantry Regiment(10/31/39-11/8/39)
2/,3/52nd Artillery Regiment (11/5/39-11/8/39)
82nd Fortress Infantry Regiment (3/30/40-5/17/40)
1/,3/301st (mot) Artillery Regiment (3/30/40-5/2/40)
71
Disbanded on 3/16/40.
72
73
2 75mm groups & 1 155mm C group.
74
59th Artillery Regiment detached 10/17/39.
2/301st (mot) Artillery Regiment (3/30/40-5/2/40)

304th (mot) Artillery Regiment (2-17 May 1940)
Elements, 141st Infantry Regiment (5/25/40-6/24/40)
Elements, 27th Alpine Infantry Division (~ 4 bns)(6/6/40-6/12/40)
3/306th Artillery Regiment (3 75mm btrys)(22-24 June 1940)
Detached:
Staff, 11th Infantry Division (8/27/39-9/5/39)
1/70th Infantry Regiment (2-4 Oct 39)
1 Btry, 2/8th Artillery Regiment (2-4 Oct 39)
8th Chasseur Pied Battalion (10/4/39-10/13/39)
2/,3/8th Artillery Regiment (2/12/40-3/13/40)
1st Chasseur Pied Demi-Brigade (3/13/40-3/30/40)
8th Moroccan Tirailleur Regiment
14th Anti-Tank Co, 60th Infantry Regiment (47mm)
(47mm guns tractor drawn)
75
Mobilized on 22 August 1939 and served until 26 June 1940. On 6/23/40 the infantry
was placed at the disposition of the commanding officer of the 85th Infantry Division.
76
Three horse drawn groups of 75mm guns.
77
One group of 105mm C guns & 1 of 155mm C guns.

15

13/82 Radio Company
Attached:
113th Engineering Battalion (10/22/39-11/4/39)
2/315th Artillery Regiment (75mm)(5/27/40-6/17/40)
662nd Divisional Anti-tank Company (47mm)(5/28/40-6/17/40)
47mm Btry, 7th Cuirassier Regiment (29-30 May 1940)
12th Armored Battalion (R35)(29-30 May 1940)
2/,3/312th (mot) Artillery Regiment (75mm)(6/2/40-6/11/40)
1/121st Artillery Regiment (105mm L 13)(6/2/40-6/16/40)79
609th Anti-Tank Battery (47mm H)(6/2/40-6/18/40)80
1/264th Infantry Regiment (6/12/40)
Detached:
8th Moroccan Tirailleur Regiment (8/22/39-5/20/39)
1/,3/21st Infantry Regiment (10-29-39/2/11/39)
21st Infantry Regiment (3/1/40-5/10/40)
2 cos, 60th Infantry Regiment (3/1/40-5/10/40)
78
Disbanded 3/6/40.
79
80
One battery was captured on 6/16/40.
81
Battery lost to the Germans on 6/18/40.
82
Mobilized on 2 September 1939 and served until 25 June 1940. Complete when
mobilized, on 10 May 1940 each infantry regiment had a 20mm flak section. On 6/15/40 all
horse drawn elements were lost.

3rd Chasseur Demi-Brigade
2nd Chasseur Battalion84
4th Chasseur Battalion85
31st Chasseur Battalion86
14/82 Radio Company
Attached:
1st Machine Gun Battalion (1/2/40-1/15/40)
1st & 2nd Cos, 10th Armored Battalion (R35)(1/2/40-1/15/40)
62/2nd Engineering Company (1/2/40-1/15/40)
1st Workers Battalion (1/2/40-1/15/40)
1/,2/166th Artillery Regiment (75mm & 155mm P)(1/2/40-3/21/40)
83
3/152nd destroyed on 6/12/40.
84
Major part of 2nd Chasseurs destroyed on 6/12/40.
85
Replaced on 12 February 1940 by the 21st Chasseur Battalion.
86
Major part of 31st Chasseurs destroyed on 6/12/40.
87
14th Divisional Anti-tank Company lost on 6/16/40.
88
Equipment of 8th & 9th Btrys destroyed on 6/12/40.
89
Two groups: 5th Group 105mm C, 6th Group 155mm C.
90
Disbanded 3/6/40.
91
17
3/433rd Pioneer Regiment (1/2/40-3/21/40)

4/,6/310th Artillery Regiment C (75mm mot)(1/2/40-3/21/40)
GUI/4 (5/15/40-6/4/40)
21/71st Infantry Regiment (5/15/40-6/4/40)
GUI/12 Infantry Regiment (5/15/40-6/2/40)
21/6th Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (5/15/40-6/2/40)
21/15th Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (5/15/40-5/28/40)
21/24th Tunisian Tirailleur Regiment (5/15/40-6/2/40)
GUI/22 (5/15/40-6/2/40)
21/Moroccan Colonial Infantry Regiment (5/15/40-6/2/40)
2/,3/22nd Artillery Regiment (5/16/40-5/28/40)
5/,6/222nd Heavy Artillery Regiment (5/16/40-6/12/40)
3/303rd Artillery Regiment (75mm tractor drawn)(5/15/40-5/25/40)
2/317th Artillery Regiment (75mm tractor drawn)(5/15/40-6/12/40)
1 Co, 17th (mot) Chasseurs Regiment (15-16 May 1940)
1 Tank Sqn, (3 Char B bis 1), 2nd Cuirassier Division
(15-16 May 1940)
2 Cos, 1/151st Infantry Regiment (20-22 May 1940)
3 Char bis 1 tanks, 2nd Cuirassier Division (17-21 May 1940)
1 March Co, 37th Armored Battalion (18 Char B bis 1)
(5/21/40-6/8/40)
505th Anti-Tank Company , 25th Corps92 (5/19/40-6/12/40)
402nd Corps Anti-Tank Battery (75mm guns)(5/19/40-5/25/40)
Staff/,4/,6/310th Artillery Regiment (75mm mot)(7-12 June 1940)
3rd Armored Battalion (R35)(6-12 June 40)93
2nd Co, 3rd Armored Regiment (R35)(11-12 June 1940)
1 Bn, 14th (mot) Dragoon Regiment94 (11-12 June 1940)
692nd Transport Company (14-19 June 1040)
Det, 693rd Transport Company (14-19 June 1040)
Det, 694th Transport Company (14-19 June 1040)
Remains 504th Anti-Tank Company (25mm)(14-17 June 1940)
6/242nd Heavy Artillery Regiment (15-17 June 1940)
92
Became 5th Anti-Tank on 5/31/40.
93
Reduced to 5 tanks on 6/11/40. On 6/12/40 absorbed the remains of the 2nd and 3rd
Companies were absorbed by the 2nd March Company, giving a formation with a total of 13
tanks.
94
Included 2 mixed squadrons of armored cars.
7th Light Mechanized Division95

Staff/,2/34th Artillery Regiment (10-19 June 1940)96
Detachment/XIII RM (19-25 June 1940)
1/77th Artillery Regiment (21-25 June 1940)
Staff/,1/377th Artillery Regiment (75mm T)(21-25 June 1940)
Detached:
2nd Chasseur Battalion (17-20 May 1940)
1 Btry, 1/4th Artillery Regiment (17-20 May 1940)
Detachment Betant97 (17-20 May 1940)
(75mm guns)106
95
2/77th Artillery Regiment detached, Staff/,1/317th Artillery Regiment (75mm tractor

drawn) attached.
96
Captured on 6/19/40.
97
100 men of the 152nd Infantry Regiment.
98
Mobilized on 2 September 1939 and served until 25 June 1940. The division was
mobilized with full equipment, etc., except for 25mm guns.
99
Regiment lost on 6/16/40.
100
The 56th lost 37 officers & 1,200 men on 6/6/40. Rest of regiment lost on 6/16/40.
101
The 89th lost 34 officers & 700 men on 6/6/40. Rest of regiment lost on 6/16/40.
102
Added on 3/5/40.
103
Group lost on 6/16/40.
104
The 2/,3/37th lost their equipment on 6/6/40.
105
The 5/237th lost its equipment on 6/6/40. The 6/237th was lost on 6/16/40.
106
Detached on 5/12/39.
19

(47mm)107
723/409 25mm Anti-Tank Battery108
16/82 Radio Company
285th Balloonist Company (added 10/17/39)
Attached:
168th (mot) Artillery Regiment (10/8/39-10/19/39)
51st Divisional Reconnaissance Group (10/8/39-10/19/39)
23rd Fortress Infantry Regiment (2/16/40-5/23/40)
10th Anti-Tank Battery, 41st Artillery Regt (47mm)
(2/16/40-2/22/40)
651st Anti-Tank Battery (47mm)(5/30/40-6/6/40)
2nd Co, 12th Armored Battalion (FT Tanks)(1-6 June 1940)
3/315th Artillery Regiment (75mm)(1-6 June 1940)
3/,4/183rd Artillery Regiment (155 LGPF)(1-6 June 1940)
320/409th 25mm Anti-Tank Battery (1-6 June 1940)
Staff/,2/,3/306th Artillery Regiment (2-6 June 1940)111
Detached
19th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (1-3 Oct 1939)
107
Attached on 11/25/39.
108
Added on 6/6/40.
109
Disbanded 4/16/40.
110
111
The 306th lost its equipment on 6/6/40.

15/1 Engineer Company (5/12/39-2/16/40)
89th Infantry Regiment (6-8 June 1940)
37th Artillery Regiment (7-9 June 1940)
Theoretical Organization - 17th Infantry Division112
22nd Foreign Volunteer March Regiment
23rd Foreign Volunteer March Regiment113
13th Pioneer Co, 22nd Foreign Volunteer March Regiment
17/82 Radio Company
17th Divisional Operating Service Group
17th Infantry Regiment (As mobilized 1 June 1940)
23rd Foreign Volunteer March Regiment114
117/18th (mot) Train Company
112
There are, apparently, several formations that were designated as the 17th Infantry
Division in 1940. The first was mobilized on 31 March 1940. Its organization was delayed
by the dispatching of parts of its assigned units to the Scandanavian Expeditionary Force.
113
Not organized until 1 July 1940.
114
Staff/,1/,2/17th ready on 1 June, 3/17th ready on 1 July.

21
17th Infantry Regiment (As organized 21 May 1940)115

Staff/55th Infantry Division
14th Anti-Tank Company, 213th Infantry Regiment120
71st Divisional Instruction Center121
38th Artillery Regiment (3 groups of 75mm)123
71st Division Artillery Park125
50/81 Telegraph Company
50/82 Signals Company
117/18th (mot) Train Company
17th Light Infantry Division126
organization unknown
115
This division was organized from the remains of the 55th and 71st Infantry Divisions
after they were torn apart by the Germans on 10-15 May 1940. Became the 59th Light
Infantry Division on 26 May 1940.
116
Formed from remains of 71st Infantry Division - 120th, 205th, 246th Infantry
Regiments.
117
Formed from the 147th Infnatry Regiment & 11th BM.
118
Formed from the 55th Infantry Division: 213th, 295th & 331st Infantry Regiments.
119
Formed from 13th Co./213th & 13th Co./246th Infantry Regiments.
120
Formed from remains of 14th Co./295th Infantry Regiment.
121
Later 17th Divisional Instruction Center, it was organized from the 71st and 55th
Divisional Instruction Centers.
122
Built from 71st Divisional Reconnaissance Group.
123
Formed from 38th (71st Div) and 45th (55th Div) Artillery Regiments.
124
Formed with two groups of 155mm C guns from the 155mm gun groups of the 38th
and 45th Artillery Regiments.
125
Later redesignated 17th Divisional Artillery Park.
126
Existed between 1-15 June 1940.

(47mm guns)
18/82 Radio Company
127
Mobilized on 23 August 1939 and served until 18 May 1940. On mobilization it had 95% of its
personnel. It had no divisional anti-tank company. It had 37mm vice 25mm guns, and no 60mm
mortars. Its motor vehicles were used. On 10 May 1940 it was down to 75% of authorized strength,
with another 15% on leave. It was short 400 horses and its transportation was short 40% of its
equipment. It had 3 motorized 25mm guns per infantry regiment.
128
1/66th lost on 5/14/40. Remainder lost on 6/18/40.
129
1/77th lost on 5/16/40.
130
1/,3/125th lost on 5/14/40. 2/125th lost on 5/16/40.
131
Assigned to 66th Infantry Division on 4/16/40. Lost on 6/18/40.
132
Destroyed on 5/16/40.
133
6th Btry detached 5/13/40. 1/,3/19th Artillery Regiment lost on 5/14/40. 2/19th lost on 5/15/40.
134
5/,6/219th Artillery Regiment lost on 5/14/40.
135
Disbanded 3/6/40.
136
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Attached:
Pioneers, 1/437th Infantry Regiment (9/30/39-12/5/39)
10th, 11th & 12th Cos, 433rd Infantry Regiment (9/30/39-12/5/39)
1/,2/,3/82nd Fortress Infantry Regiment (9/30/39-12/5/39)
49th Mixed Artillery Regiment (9/30/39-12/5/39)
2/166th (mot) Artillery Regiment (9/30/39-12/5/39)
5th Machine Gun Battalion (BM)(9/30/39-10/5/39)
2/11th Artillery Division (75mm tractor drawn)(10-15 May 1940)
308th Artillery Division (75mm)(10-15 May 1940)138
2/39th Infantry Regiment (11-13 May 1940)
1st Light Chasseur Division (13-15 May 1940), plus
17th Corps Reconnaissance Group, 24th & 30th Divisional
Reconnaissance Groups (13-18 May 1940)
3rd Co, 6th Armored Battalion (R35)(13-14 May 1940)
2nd Co, 25th Armored Battalion (15 May 1940)
23rd Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (15 May 1940)
Detached:
1/,2/,3/77th Infantry Regiment (9/30/39-10/23/39)
212nd Heavy Artillery Regiment (1/11/40-1/20/39)
Givet Detachment (1/12/40-1/20/40)
Staff/18th Infantry Division
2/19th Artillery Regiment
Divisional Anti-Tank Battery (16-18 May 1940)
137
Formed 12/1/39.
138
1 Btry, 2/308th detached on 5/15/40, 1/308th detached 5/14/4.

41st Infantry Regiment140
14th Anti-Tank Co, 41st Infantry Regiment
21st Divisional Reconnaissance Group143
(75mm guns)146
19/1 Sapper-Miner Company149
19/82 Radio Company
139
Mobilized on 25 August 1939 and served until 11 July 1940.
Division staff captured on
6/6/40.
140
1/41st lost on 6/7/40. Bulk of 2/,3/41st captured on 6/18/40. Some residue remained and 400
men returned to the ranks on 6/21/40.
141
The 71st was
142
Regiment destroyed and survivors captured on 6/5/40. 21/117th assigned to the division on
Replaced by the 22nd Foreign Volunteer March Regiment on 5/9/40.

dispatched to participate in the Scandanavian Expedition on 5/6/40.
7/8/40.
143
Bulk of reconnaissance group lost on 6/18/40. Some reinforcements arrived on 6/21/40.
144
1/,2/10th lost on 6/6/40.
145
5/210th lost on 6/6/40.
146
Replaced with a horse drawn 47mm battery on 11/11/39.
147
Disbanded 4/10/40.
148
149
19/1 lost on 6/6/40.
25
22nd RMVE150
Attached:
2/101st Artillery Regiment (105mm)(25-26 May 1940)
1/304th (mot) Artillery Regiment (26 May 1940)
2/304th (mot) Artillery Regiment (5/26/50-6/6/40)151
40th Tank Battalion (26-30 May 1940)
5th Btry, 2/321st Artillery Regiment (6-8 June 1940)
4/257th Infantry Regiment (10-19 June 1940)152
Detached:
3/41st Infantry Regiment (10-23/39-11/10/39)
1/,3/117th Infantry Regiment (10-23/39-11/10/39)
Det/41st Infantry Regiment (1/15/40-5/11/40)
Det/71st Infantry Regiment (1/15/40-5/11/40)
Det/117th Infantry Regiment (1/15/40-5/11/40)
1/2 19/1 Engineering Company (1/15/40-5/11/40)
1/2 19/2 Engineering Company (1/15/40-5/11/40)
31st Divisional Reconnaissance Group
(75mm guns)156
150
Added on 5/9/40. Lost on 6/6/40.
151
152
153
Mobilized on 2 September 1939 and served until 15 June 1940.
154
Three groups of 75mm guns.
155
Two groups of 155mm C guns as of 6 January 1940.
156
Converted to horse drawn 47mm guns on 1/6/40.
157
Disbanded in January 1940.
20th Sapper-Miner Battalion

20/82 Radio Company
20/4 Divisional Medical Group
Attached:
3/45th Artillery Regiment (F)(10/17/39-12/17/39)
1 Co, 1/485th Infantry Regiment (8-9 Oct 1939)
29th FT Tank Battalion (10/17/39-12/17/39)
27th Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (10/18/39-11/9/39)
Engineer Battalion, 1st North African Infantry Division
(10/18/39-11/9/39)
446th Pioneer Regiment (2 cos)(12/10/39-1/8/40)
57th Algerian Machine Gun Battalion159 (1/27/40-3/14/40)
Staff/,1/,2/313th Artillery Regiment (mot 75mm)(1/27/40-3/14/40)
Staff/,1/151st Artillery Regiment (F)(155mm L)(1/27/40-3/14/40)
3/70th Artillery Regiment (155mm C)(1/27/40-3/14/40)
11th Foreign Infantry Regiment (1/27/40-3/14/40)160
Miscellaneous detachments, 2nd Infantry Division (3/8/40-3/14/40)
52nd Machine Gun Battalion (BM)(4/14/40-5/25/40)161
602nd Anti-Tank Battery (4/14/40-5/15/40)
72nd Artillery Regiment162 (12-15 May 1940)
158
159
Organized in April 1940.
160
Original abbreviation was BMA and assumed to be, "bataillon de marche algerien."
161
One battalion detached 2/28/40.
162
CM1, CM2 & CEFV detached 5/12/40.

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306th Artillery Regiment (F)163 (15-25 May 1940)
21/13th Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (10-15 June 1940)
21/21st Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (10-15 June 1940)
Det/66th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (11-15 June 1940)
Det/40th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (11-15 June 1940)
669th Anti-Tank Battery (4 guns)(11-15 June 1940)
Detached:
Light Co, 47th Infantry Regiment (10-12 May 1940)
Light Co, 115th Infantry Regiment (10-12 May 1940)
2/2nd Infantry Regiment (11-15 June 1940)
21st Infantry Division164
21st Division Artillery Park
21st Artisan Company
21st Horse Munitions Section170
21st (mot) Munitions Section
163
3 motorized groups of 75mm guns & 2 groups of tractor drawn 75mm guns.
164
Mobilized on 25 August 1939 and served until 25 June 1940. On mobilization it was
at 90% of authorized strength. On 10 May 1940 it lacked 500 horses and 15% of manpower
was on leave.
The motorized elements of the division appear to have been lost on
5/20/40.
165
166
167
Anti-tank btry lost on 5/22/40.
168
The staff, 1st & 3rd Btry were lost on lost on 5/22/40.
169
The 16th Btry was lost on 5/23/40.
170
Disbanded 3/6/40.
21st Sapper-Miner Battalion171

21/82 Radio Company
21st Divisional Medical Group
Attached:
20th Armored Battalion (9/5/39-9/15/39)
10th Armored Battalion (R35)172 (9/15/39-10/4/39)
257th Observation Balloon (9/9/39-10/1/39)
16th Artillery Regiment (75mm tractor drawn)(12-15 Sep 1939)
216th Heavy Artillery Regiment (105mm C)(12-15 Sep 1939)
3/131th Fortress Infantry Regiment (9/18/39-10/1/39)
1 Sapper-Miner Co, 177th Battalion (9/22/39-10/4/39)
5th Co, 620th Pioneer Regiment (9/22/39-10/4/39)
2/,3/616th Pioneer Regiment (7-10 May 1940)
1/101st Heavy Artillery Regiment (105mm L, tractor drawn)
(16-17 May 1940)
9th Divisional Instruction Center173 (5/21/40-5/14/40)
Detached:
48th Infantry Regiment (9-10 Sep 1939)
1 Bn, 48th Infantry Regiment (12-15 Sep 1939)
27th Divisional Reconnaissance Group ((11/15/39-5/16/40)
21/2 Engineering Co. (11/21/39-12/10/39)
21/2 Engineering Co. (12/27/39-1/1/40)
65th Infantry Regiment (11-18 Jan 1940)
171
172
The staff & 1st Co., arrived on 9/1/39, the rest arrived on 9/16/39.
173
1 battalion, with weakly armed three companies.

29

(75mm guns)181
22nd Artisan Company
22nd Horse Munitions Section
22/82 Radio Company
174
Mobilized on 23 August 1939 and served until 18 May 1940. When it was mobilized it
was at 90% of authorized strength. It had no anti-tank company and only 18 of 52
authorized 25mm guns. On 10 May 1940 it was at 70% of authorized (15% on leave) with
great inconsistency in the cadres. There was still no anti-tank company, a lack of 650
horses, the motorized munitions section was at 33% of strength, there was little liaison
equipment and the motorized equipment was defective.
175
The regiment was lost on 5/18/40.
176
Major elements of the 2/62nd lost on 5/15/40. The rest of the 2/62nd was lost on
5/16/40. The rest of the regiment was lost on 5/18/40.
177
Major elements of the 2/116th lost on 5/15/40. 1/116th lost on 5/16/40 and the
remainder lost on 5/18/40. The rest of the regiment was lost on 5/18/40.
178
The 24th Reconnaissance Group lost a platoon on 5/18/40.
179
The 3/18th was lost on 5/16/40. The 1/,2/18th were was lost on 5/18/40.
180
The equipment of the 5/218th was lost on 5/14/40. The personnel of the 5/,6/218th
were lost on 5/16/40.
181
Reequipped with 47mm guns on 11/8/39.
182

22nd Divisional Instruction Center
Attached:
2 bns, 18th Infantry Regiment (8/18/39-11/8/39)
2/,3/413th Pioneer Regiment (8/18/39-12/15/39)
169th Fortress Infantry Regiment (Machine gun)(8/18/39-12/15/39)
Brigade, 51st DIW (12/30/39-2/25/39)
164th Fortress Infantry Regiment (machine gun)(12/30/39-2/25/39)
183rd Heavy Artillery Regiment (155 GPF)(12/30/39-2/25/39)
2/,3/432nd Pioneer Regiment (12/30/39-2/25/39)
Reconnaissance Group, XI Corps (12-13 May 1940)
Detached:
19th Infantry Regiment (2 engineering sections)(3/30/40-5/10/40)
2/62nd Infantry Regiment (3/30/40-5/10/40)
Det/62nd Infantry Regiment (3/30/40-5/12/40)
41st Artillery Regiment
241st Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment
(75mm guns)185
23rd Artisan Company
23rd Horse Munitions Section186
23rd (mot) Munitions Section
23rd Sapper-Miner Battalion187
183
75mm guns motorized and tractor drawn.
184
Mobilized on 25 August 1939 and served until 25 June 1940.
185
The 75mm btry left the division on 11/9/39, while the 47mm relacement battery arrived
on 10/23/39.
186
Disbanded 3/16/40.
187
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232/82 Radio Company
23rd Divisional Instruction Center188
Attached:
2nd Co, 9th Armored Battalion (9/8/39-9/16/39)
Mot Sqn, 3rd Corps Reconnaissance Group (9/8/39-9/16/39)
3/605th Pioneer Regiment (less 1 co)(13-25 Sep 1939)
69th Artillery Regiment (11/13/39-12/2/39)
R35 Tank Company (3/23/40-5/7/40)
Garrison of La Fre, 15th Divisional Instruction Center
(5/19/40-6/18/40)189
355th Artillery Regiment (4-155mm L 1913 mot)(5/20/40-6/25/40)
652nd Anti-Tank Company (5/21/40-5/26/40)
Staff/,3/321st Artillery Regiment (5/21/40-6/1/40)
1/624th Pioneer Regiment (1-10 June 1940)
R35 Tank Company (6-7 June 1940)
52nd (mot) Machine Gun Battalion (3-18 June 1940)
656th Anti-Tank Battery (3-10 June 1940)
1st Czech Infantry Regiment (11-25 June 1940)
2nd Flak Train Squadron (18-25 June 1940)
Det/12th Transportation Group (18-21 June 1940)
12th Transportation Group (21-25 June 1940)
Detached:
23rd Engineer Battalion (16-23 Oct 1939)
107th Infantry Regiment (16-23 Oct 1939)
188
189
Joined in December 1939.

Dissolved on 6/18/40.

(75mm guns)191
24/82 Radio Company
Attached:
1/,2/,3/133rd Fortress Infantry Regiment (11/27/39-1/25/40)
1/11th Armored Battalion (FT - mountain)(11/27/39-1/25/40)
1/153rd Fortress Infantry Regiment (4/1/40-5/22/40)
1/150th (mot) Artillery Regiment (155mm)(4/1/40-5/22/40)
1/,2/59th Mixed Artillery Regiment (75mm guns)(4/1/40-5/22/40)
320th Artillery Regiment (C)(4/1/40-5/3/40)
315th Artillery Regiment (3-22 May 1940)
2/351st Heavy Artillery Regiment (105mm L13)(7-8 June 1940)
1/306th (mot) Artillery Regiment (75mm)(7-9 June 1940)
2/12th Armored Battalion (R35)(7-8 June 1940)
1/,3/37th Artillery Regiment (7-9 June 1940)
190
Mobilized on 10 September 1939 and served until 25 June 1940. The number of
anti-tank weapons was below authorized levels. There wre only 9 instead of the authorized
12 25mm guns. The divisional anti-tank company was not assigned until 11 June 1940. On
6/9/40 the division was reduced to a strength of around 400 men.
191
The 75mm gun battery was replaced by a 47mm battery on 16 February 1940.
192
Disbanded 3/16/40.
193
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6/237th Heavy Artillery Regiment (7-9 June 1940)

29th Infantry Regiment (7-8 June 1940)194
2/12th Armored Battalion (R35)(7-9 June 1940)195
Detached:
Staff/,2/,3/50th Infantry Regiment (19-27 May 1940)
51st Infantry Regiment (8-13 June 1940)
(75mm guns)199
26/82 Radio Company
194
The 29th Infantry Regiment was cut off, isolated from the division, and lost to it on 8
June 1940.
195
Captured 9 June 1940.
196
197
3/86th captured on 6/19/40. 2/86th lost on 6/20/40.
198
1/,3/105th lost on 6/20/40.
199
75mm guns replaced by 47mm guns on 2/11/40.
200
Disbanded in April 1940.
201
Attached:
4/153rd Artillery Regiment (F)(6 75mm btrys)(3/14/40-5/21/40)
3/153rd Artillery Regiment (F)(3 155mm L Btrys)(3/14/40-5/21/40)
3/141st Heavy Artillery Regiment (3/14/40-5/21/40)
2/153rd Artillery Regiment (2 105mm L btrys)(4/23/40-5/21/40)
169th Fortress Infantry Regiment (18-21 June 1940)202
1 Bn, 164th Fortress Infantry Regiment (18-21 June 1940)203
1 Bn, 167th Fortress Infantry Regiment (18-21 June 1940)204
Corps Heavy Artillery (105mm L)(2 groups) (18-21 June 1940)205
1/153 (mot) Artillery Regiment (18-19 June 1940)
Detached:
105th Infantry Regiment (1-5 Oct 1939)
26th Engineer Battalion (1-5 Oct 1939)
2 btrys, 36th Artillery Regiment (3/14/40-5/21/40)
10 Light Infantry Groups (3/14/40-5/21/40)
3 Sapper Sections (3/14/40-5/21/40)
14th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (6/15/40-6/24/40)206
27th Alpine Infantry Division207
53rd Brigade:
7th Demi-brigade
11th Alpine Chasseur Battalion
21st Instruction Battalion208
54th Brigade:
159th Alpine Infantry Regiment
21st Instruction Battalion/159th Alpine Infantry Regiment209
27th Demi-brigade
202
203
204
205
206
207
Mobilized on 22 August 1939 and served until 26 October 1939.
208
Assigned on 11/7/39 to 12/20/39.
209
Assigned 11/7/39-12/20/39.
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93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment210
293rd Divisional Mountain Heavy Artillery Regiment211
(47mm guns)
27/82 Radio Company
7th Demi-Brigade
58th Artillery Regiment (3 groups, 75mm, horse drawn)216
258th Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment (2 155mm groups,
horse drawn)217
210
Two groups of 75mm M and one group of 105mm M. 2 groups of 155mm C auto.
211
212
Reorganized on 27 October 1939 and served in this formation until 24 June 1940.
This division was a mountain division, with its equipment organized for transportation on mule
back. It's armament was like that of a normal infantry division, but it had ano anti-tank
battery. The scout ski sections remained in the alps. 31.7% of its officers were active duty
officers, 55.6% were reservists and there was a shortage of 12.7%.
213
Detached 4/23/40.
214
Added 21st Battalion, instruction battalion. on 11/7/49.
215
Added 5/12/40.
216
Added on 11/3/39. On 6/8/40 it lost 8 guns.
217
On 6/8/40 the 5/258th lost all its guns.

(47mm guns)218
27/82 Radio Company
27th Divisional Instruction Center (3 cos)220
Attached:
Staff/75th Demi-Brigade (8/29/39-11/5/39)
92nd Alpine Fortress Battalion (8/29/39-11/5/39)
2/,3/153rd Fortress Infantry Regiment (12/31/39-3/2/40)
2/150th (mot) Artillery Regiment221 (12/31/39-3/2/40)
1/,2/,3/305th Artillery Regiment (105mm C)(12/31/39-3/2/40)
3rd Btry, (mot) 168th Artillery Regiment (12/31/39-3/2/40)
8/320th Heavy Artillery Regiment (3 75mm btrys)(1/18/40-3/2/40)
2/82nd North African Artillery Regiment (75mm) (7-9 June 1940)
5/282nd North African Heavy Artillery Regiment (155mm C)
(7-9 June 1940)
1/,2/12th Foreign Infantry Regiment (7-9 June 1940)
7th Division Anti-Tank Battery (7-9 June 1940)
5/202nd Artillery Regiment (155mm C)(8-10 June 1940)
1/117th Heavy Artillery Regiment (155mm L)(8-10 June 1940)
Tank Squadron, AC.G. 1 (Cpt. Audigier)(8-9 June 1940)
17th Tank Squadron (R35 tanks)(8-9 June 1940)
Various detachments, Loire Bridge Guard (16-17 June 1940)
1 Sqn, 30th Artillery Regiment (TT)(75mm)(19-24 June 1940)
1st Tirailleur Battalion, 52nd (bis) Depot (20-24 June 1940)
218
Added on 11/3/39.
219
Disbanded 5/7/40.
220
After December 1939.
221
2 btrys, 155mm I, 2 btrys, 155mm C, 2 btrys 120mm L.

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63rd Group, 402nd Artillery Regiment, Anti Tank Company

(3 guns)(21-24 June 1940)
Detached:
6th Alpine Chasseur Battalion (8/29/39-10/15/39)
Staff/,2/,3/140th Infantry Regiment (8/29/39-10/15/39)
Staff/,2/,3/90th Mountain Artillery Regiment (8/29/39-10/15/39)
Staff/,6/293rd Artillery Regiment (8/29/39-10/15/39)
20th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (6/7/40)
1/58th Artillery Regiment (6/14/40)
28th Alpine Infantry Division as Mobilized222
55th Brigade:
5th Chasseur Demi-Brigade223
53rd Alpine Chasseur Battalion
2nd Demi-Brigade224
56th Brigade:225
25th Chasseur Demi-Brigade
222
Mobilized on 22 August 1939 and served until 24 June 1940. On mobilization it

contained four alpine regiments, of which the greatest part were from the active army. It also
had no divisional anti-tank battery when it was mobilized.
223
Detached on 2/6/40 and replaced by 2nd Demi-brigade.
224
Attached on 2/6/40 and detached on 3/17/40.
225
Staff of 56th Brigade detached on 3/14/43 and the 28th Infantry Division's staff
appeared on that same day.
2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment

202nd Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment
(47mm guns)226
28/82 Radio Company
28th Infantry Division (15 March 1940)229
7th Alpine Chasseur Battalion230
226
3/2nd detached on 4/15/40.
227
Rejoined the division on 11/10/39.
228
229
Joined division on 3/6/40.
230
It had no divisional anti-tank battery when it was mobilized and was seriously short of
motor transport.
231
Heavy casualties suffered on 6/6/40.
232
Heavy losses 5/6/40.
233
Heavy losses 5/6/40. Further heavy losses on 6/8/40.
234
Attached on 6/8/40.
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2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment235

202nd Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment236
(47mm guns)237
28/82 Radio Company
Attached:
70th Alpine Fortress Battalion (8/22/39-10/23/39)
71st Alpine Fortress Battalion (8/22/39-10/23/39)
214th Engineering Battalion (8/22/39-10/23/39)
1/,3/440th Pioneer Regiment (9/7/39-10/23/39)
1/114th Heavy Artillery Regiment (105mm L 13)(9/9/39-10/23/39)
1/302nd Artillery Regiment (tractor drawn 75mm)(5/19/40-6/8/40)
235
1/,2/2nd - 75mm mountain guns, 3/2nd had 105mm mountain guns. All guns, but one
destroyed on 6/5/40. Last gun of 1/2nd lost on 6/6/40. 2/2nd lost heavily on 6/8/40. The
1/2nd lost heavily on 6/19/40 and the rest was captured on 6/20/40.
236
Two groups of 155mm C tractor drawn, 7th Group 105mm Tractor drawn. Assigned
5/24/40. 17th Btry, 6/202nd lost on 6/7/40. 5/202nd lost heavily on 6/8/40. Large portion of
7/202nd captured on 6/15/40. 16th Btry, 7/202nd captured on 6/16/40. 13th and 21st Btrys
captured on 6/17/40.
237
Lost 5 guns on 6/5/40. Rest of guns destroyed on 6/16/40.
238
Attached on 5/16/40.
239
Bulk of both engineer companies captured on 6/15/40.
240
Staff 3/302nd Artillery Regiment (75mm tractor drawn)

(5/22/40-5/30/40)
1 Co, 36th Armored Battalion (FT tanks)(22-29 May 1940)241
1/117th Heavy Artillery Regiment (105mm L13 horse drawn)
(5/22/40-6/8/40)
13th Corps Reconnaissance Group (23-26 May 1940)
Staff/,2/32nd Artillery Regiment (75mm tractor drawn)(5/30/406/8/40)
3/12th Foreign Infantry Regiment (5/29/40-6/4/40)
1st Co, 17th Armored Battalion (R35)(5/27/40-6/5/40
51st (mot) Machine Gun Battalion (5/27/40-6/2/40)
6/282nd North African Heavy Artillery Regiment (5-8 June 1940)
3/12th Foreign Infantry Regiment (8 June 1940)
22nd Alpine Chasseur Battalion (8 June 1940)
62nd Alpine Chasseur Battalion (8 June 1940)
51st (mot) Machine Gun Battalion (11-13 June 1940)242
28th RICMS (18-24 June 1940)
Detached:
Staff/25th Demi-brigade (9/11/39-10/23/39)
53rd Alpine Chasseur Battalion (9/11/39-10/23/39)
Staff/,6/202nd Heavy Artillery Regiment (9/11/39-10/23/39)
99th Alpine Infantry Regiment (10/23/39-11/17/39)
56th Brigade (11/1/39-12/9/39)
55th Brigade (12/9/39-1/26/40)
56th Brigade (1/26/40-2/2/40)
22nd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (11/1/39-2/2/40)
2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment (11/1/39-2/2/40)
202nd Heavy Artillery Regiment (11/1/39-2/2/40)
Remains, 7th Alpine Chasseur Battalion (9-11 June 1940)
Staff/,2/2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment (9-24 June 1940)
5/,7/202nd Heavy Artillery Regiment (9-11 June 1940)
28/1, & 28/2 Engineer Companies (9-11 June 1940)
Remains, 25th Demi-Brigade (10-11 June 1940)
241
Added 3rd Co, 36th Armored Battalion on 5/24/40.
242
Annihilated.
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29 Infantry Division
57th Brigade:243
112nd Alpine Infantry Regiment244
6th Demi-Brigade245
21st Instruction Battalion248
59th Brigade:249
3rd Alpine Infantry Regiment
26th Demi-brigade250
22nd Alpine Chasseur Battalion
13th Pioneer Co, 112th Alpine Infantry Regiment
14th Anti-Tank Co, 3rd Alpine Infantry Regiment251
1/,2/,3/94th Artillery Regiment (75mm)252
4/,5/294th Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment (155mm CP)253
(47mm guns)
243
Mobilized on 22 August 1939 and served until 25 June 1940. Material, for greatest
part, ineffectual. 18 37mm guns for 9 attalions, the 25mm guns were only in the CRE
(Regimental Engineering Companies?). Insignificant numbers of howitzers. Supply system
badly assured.
244
Staff/57th Brig detached on 11/11/39.
245
246
Staff/6th DB destroyed on 6/6/40.
247
248
249
Added 11/16/39, detached 1/10/39.
250
Staff/59th Brig detached on 11/11/39.
251
Detached to XV Corps on 11/11/39.
252
Rejoined in March 1940.
253
Two batteries destroyed on 6/6/40. Two groups were destroyedon 6/8/40.
254
Three batteries destroyed on 6/6/40.

29/82 Radio Company
29 Divisional Medical Group
Attached:
9th Anti-Tank Battery (8/27/39-9/29/39)
3rd Co, 12th Armored Regiment (FT tanks)(8/27/39-9/16/39)
ALC Group (8/27/39-10/24/39)
ALL Group (8/27/39-10/24/39)
4th SES (30th Inf Div)(16-24 Oct 1939)
173rd Alpine Corsican Defense Demi-Brigade (1/6/40-3/1/40)
82nd RMIF (1/23/40-3/16/40)
49th Artillery Regiment (RARF) (2 groups 75mm T & 1 group
155mm CT)(1/23/40-3/10/40)
1/301st Artillery Regiment (75mm P)(10-30 March 1940)
10/51st Divisional Anti-Tank Battery (61st Div)(horse drawn 47mm)
(5/25/40)
2/142nd Heavy Artillery Regiment (horse drawn 105mm L)
(10-30 March 1940)
3rd Co, 1st Armored Battalion (R35)(6/5/40-6/7/40)
1st Demi-brigade, 1st Cuirassier Division (6-7 June 1940)
25th Armored Battalion (H39 tanks)
28th Armored Battalion (Char 1 bis tanks)
4/265th Infantry Regiment ((6/11/40-7/11/40)
34th Squadron, DAC ((6/11/40-7/11/40)
14th Divisional Anti-Tank Company (2nd Zouaves)(11 June 1940)
7th AD, 7th North African Infantry Division (11 June 1940)
3/35th Workers Regiment (13-14 June 1940)
Group, 8th Moroccan Tirailleur Regiment (6/17/40-7/11/40)
Group, 50th Infantry Regiment (6/17/40-7/11/40)
255
256
257
Joined 1/13/40.
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Group, 33rd Colonial Infantry Regiment (6/17/40-7/11/40)

Detached:
294th Heavy Artillery Regiment (6-24 Oct 1939)
1/,3/2nd Alpine Infantry Regiment (21-28 May 1940)
2/2nd Alpine Infantry Regiment (25-28 May 1940)
5/294th Heavy Artillery Regiment (155mm C)(25-28 May 1940)
320th Artillery Regiment (staff & 2 groups)(75mm P)(5/29/406/1/40)
58th Brigade
2nd Alpine Demi-Brigade259
50th Brigade:
22nd Alpine Demi-Brigade
(75mm guns)
65th Horse Drawn Munitions Section
265th (mot) Drawn Munitions Section
30/82 Radio Company
258
Mobilized on 22 August 1939 and served until 23 June 1940. Noticiable defecits, on
mobilization, of armament, uniforms, vehicles, and animals.
259
Detached from division on 10/29/39.
260
Replaced on 10/27/39 by the 42nd Colonial Artillery Regiment, with 3 groups of horse
drawn 75mm guns.
261
Replaced on 10/27/39 by the 242nd Colonial Artillery Regiment, with 2 groups of horse
drawn 155mm guns.
262

Attached:
2nd Chasseur Demi-Brigade (9/1/39-10/19/39)
1/150th (mot) Artillery Regiment263(11/1/39-12/12/39)
60th Artillery Regiment (RARF)265 (3/27/40-6/12/40)
168th (mot) Artillery Regiment266 (3/27/40-6/12/40)
2 Anti-Tank Batteries (65mm guns)(3/27/40-6/12/40)
57th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (20-23 June 1940)(captured)
16th Corps Reconnaissance Group (20-22 June 1940)(captured)
Det/415th Pioneer Regiment (20-23 June 1940)(captured)
5/226th Heavy Artillery Regiment (horse drawn 155mm C)
(20-22 June 1940)(captured)
Detached:
96th Artillery Regiment 16-19 Oct 1939)
296th Artillery Regiment 16-19 Oct 1939)
30th PAD 16-19 Oct 1939)
26th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (11/1/39-11/3039)
42nd Colonial Artillery Regiment (26-31 May 1940)
2/49th Infantry Regiment (2-20 June 1940)(captured)
Staff/,1/,3//49th Infantry Regiment (2-20 June 1940)(captured)
42nd Colonial Artillery Regiment (2-16 June 1940)
Staff/,1/,3/55th Infantry Regiment (12-16 June 1940)
23rd Alpine Chasseur Battalion (12-16 June 1940)
Mot. Sqn. 26th Divisional Reconnaissance Group
263
Three mixed btrys, 75mm & 155mm, & 1 group 220mm C guns.
264
Two groups 75mm, tractor drawn.
265
Two groups of 75mm & 1 group 155mm C, mixed tractor drawn.
266
2 groups 75mm, 155mm C & 155mm L guns.

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13th Pioneer Co, 81st Infantry Regiment268
14th Anti-Tank Co, 81st Infantry Regiment
23rd Divisional Reconnaissance Group
1/,2/,3/56th Artillery Regiment (75mm)
4/,5/256th Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment269
(75mm guns)270
431st (mot) Munitions Section271
31/81 Telegraphic Company273
31/82 Radio Company274
Attached:
2/,3/153rd Fortress Infantry Regiment (3/4/40-5/29/40)
8/320th Artillery Regiment (C) (3/4/40-4/1/40)
48th Armored Battalion (R35)(4-5 June 1940)
267
268
Detached to the 1st Light Chasseur Division on 2/4/40.
269
1 group of 105mm C & 1 group of 155mm C horse drawn guns.
270
Redesignated the 10/57th and dispatched to the 61st Division on 11/16/39. It was
replaced by a new 47mm battery with the old designation of 10th/56th on 11/12/39.
271
Disbanded 4/1/40.
272
273
Lost 6/9/40.
274
Lost 6/9/40.
1/,2/322nd Artillery Regiment (tractor drawn)(4-6 June 1940)

1/315th Artillery Regiment (tractor drawn)(4-6 June 1940)
1 Group, 15th Artillery Regiment (75mm tractor drawn)
(7-9 June 1940)
Detached:
23rd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (10/12/39 to 11/12/39)
56th Regiment (29-31 May 1940)
256th Regiment (29-31 May 1940)
Horse Sqn, 223rd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (6/12/40)
81st Infantry Regiment (11-12 June 1940)
31/2 Engineering Company (11-12 June 1940)
13th Zouave Regiment276
143rd Infantry Regiment279
3rd Artillery Regiment280
5/,6/203rd Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment281
(47mm guns)282
275
Mobilized on 2 September 1939. It stood down on 6 June and on 12 June 1940 it was
redesignated the 32nd Light Division. Upon mobilization it had a slight defecit in personnel. It had
significant defecits in radios and optical instrumentations. The number of 25mm guns was at 50% of
authorized strength and there was one 37mm gun per battalion. There was no divisional anti-tank
battery.
On 10 May 1940 15% of assigned personnel were on leave. All other shortages remained,
except for 25mm guns, which were at 66% of authorized levels. There was still no divisional anti-tank
battery.
The divisional staff was lost at Dunkirk on 6/4/40. ON 6/14/40 all remaining organic elements
were dispersed.
276
277
Assigned on 3/2/40. Taken prisoner on 6/4/40.
278
3/122nd taken prisoner on 6/4/40.
279
3/143rd taken prisoner on 6/4/40.
280
3/3rd taken prisoner on 6/4/40.
281
Equipment of 5/203rd destroyed to prevent capture. 6/203rd suffered same fate on 5/28/40.
282
Taken prisoner on 6/4/40.
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32nd
32nd
32nd
32nd
Artisan Company
Horse Munitions Section283
(mot) Munitions Section
Sapper-Miner Battalion284
32/82 Radio Company
32nd Divisional Instruction Center285
Attached:
23rd Mixed Artillery Regiment 286 (11/1/39-12/17/39)
153rd Artillery Regiment287 (11/1/39-12/17/39)
2/318th Artillery Regiment (mot 75mm guns)(5/17/40-5/20/40)
Remains, 2/22nd Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (5/17/40-5/20/40)
Pinon Group (5/17/40)
(1 sqn of Souma Tanks, 18th Dragoon Regiment)
Remains, 5th Light Mechanized Battalion (5/18/40)
13th Armored Regiment (R35)(18-20 May 1940)
2/,3/54th Fortress Infantry Regiment (5/23/401/27th Infantry Regiment (5/27/40-6/4/40)
Staff/43rd AD (28-31 May 1940)
212th Heavy ARtillery Division (28-31 May 1940)
43rd PAD (28-31 May 1940)
4th Btry, 29th Artillery Regiment (75mm)(5/28/40Detached:
22nd Infantry Regiment (11/1/39-12/17/39)
122nd Infantry Regiment (13-15 May 1940)
Staff/,Engineering Co./122nd Infantry Regiment (17-21 May 1940)
2/122nd Infantry Regiment (17-21 May 1940)
7th Infantry Regiment288 (24-27 May 1940)
283
Detached 4/4/40.
284
285
Added on 4/4/40.
286
2 groups of 75mm guns & 1 group of 105mm C motorized guns.
287
The 153rd Artillery Regiment had "diverse equipment."
288
Reduced to the strength of a single battalion.
39th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (mot elements)

(20-30 May 1940)
Divisional Anti-Tank Battery (25mm)(1-4 June 1940)
3/122nd Infantry Regiment (2-3 June 1940)
3/143rd Infantry Regiment (2-3 June 1940)
21st Foreign Volunteer March Regiment291
Divisional Reconnaissance Group
Artillery Regiment
Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment
(75mm guns)293
35/82 Radio Company
289
Mobilized on 2 September 1939 and served until 22 June 1940. Whe mobilized its
equipment was used. It had no divisional anti-tank company. On 10 May 1940 manpower
was 15% below authorized strength, not including those on leave. The divisional
reconnaissance group had its equipment replaced with new equipment from the US on 18
May 1940. Otherwise its motorized equipment was insuffficient, 50% of authorized strength.
The division was short 600 horses and the 21st RMVE had no 25mm guns.
290
Replaced on 5/1/40 by the 21st Foreign Volunteer March Regiment.
291
Assigned 5/1/40.
292
The 13th Pioneer Co., 49th Infantry was reassigned to the 11th Infantry Regiment in
late April 1940.
293
Arrived on 20 November 1939.
294
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Attached:
1/309th Artillery Regiment (tractor drawn)(3-16 Oct 1939)
2/,3/309th Artillery Regiment (tractor drawn, 105mm C)
(10/3/39-11/16/39)
73rd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (3-16 Oct 1939)
2/150th (mot) Artillery Regiment (75mm, 155mm, & 220mm)
(10/3/39-11/4/39)
1/309th Artillery Regiment (tractor drawn)(3-16 Nov 1939)
10th Corps Reconnaissance Group (10-20 Nov 1939)
22nd Fortress Infantry Regiment (2/7/40-4//27/40)
612th Pioneer Regiment (1 bn)(2/7/40-4//27/40)
3/425th Pioneer Regiment (2/7/40-4//27/40)
155th Artillery Regiment (? btrys)(2/7/40-4//27/40)
42nd Artillery Regiment (75mm T)(5/26/40-6/7/40)
242nd Artillery Regiment (D)(105mm C Schneider 1934)
(5/26/40-6/7/40)
319th Artillery Regiment (TT)(105mm tractor drawn)
(5/26/40-6/7/40)
Divisional Anti-Tank Company, 3rd Moroccan Infantry Division
(26-27 May 1940)
2/51st Infantry Regiment (26-27 May 1940)
18th Light Alpine Infantry Brigade (2nd Demi-Brigade)
(3-22 June 1940)
21st Colonial Infantry Regiment295 (9-16 June 1940)
1st & 2nd Co, 43rd Armored Battalion (R35 tanks)(16-22 June 1940)
21st RMVE, 6th Colonial Infantry Division (20-22 June 1940)
Staff/45th Artillery Regiment297
295
On 6/15/40 the Staff, CC, CRE, 1/21 & 2/21 were detached.
296
Mobilized on 28 August 1939 and served until 21 June 1940. Upon mobilization it
was at 100% authorized strength. It was short of anti-tank guns, 9 vice 12 in each infantry
regiment, the divisional anti-tank company was equipped with 75mm guns, vice 47mm guns.
On 10 May 1940 it had 85% of authorized strength and the shortage of anti-tank guns
remained the same.
297
Added on 5/31/40.

(75mm guns)298
38/82 Radio Company
408/409th (25mm) Anti-Tank Company300
Attached:
1/,2/,3/313th (mot) Artillery Regiment (75mm)(10/2/39-11/19/39)
Group M (1/355th Artillery Regiment (105mm L 13 (mot)
(10/4/39-10/22/39)
1/11th Heavy Artillery Regiment (105mm L)(10/4/39-11/22/39)
22nd Corps Reconnaissance Group (13-17 Nov 1939)
Group G3 (2 240mm L)(10/8/39-11/22/39)
Group M (10/8/39-11/22/39)
Group G 4 (3 155mm L guns)
Group G7 (1 btry 100mm guns)
63rd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (10/16/39-11/17/39)
5th Light Chasseur Division (16-22 May 1940)
4/45th Artillery Regiment (155mm C)(18-23 May 1940)
2/99th Artillery Regiment (75mm H)(6-12 June 1940)
22nd Corps Reconnaissance Group (7-9 June 1940)
298
75mm guns replaced by 47mm guns in November.
299
300
Joined 11 May 1940.

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Group Gaillard (9-12 June 1940)

1 2nd Spahis Brigade
22nd Corps Reconnaissance Group
3/5th RICMS (9-11 June 1940)
1/15th RICMS (9-11 June 1940)
3/139th Fortress Infantry Regiment (machine gun) (18-21 June 1940)
3/18th Infantry Regiment (20 June 1940)
Detached:
2nd Chasseur Demi-Brigade
9t h Alpine Chasseur Battalion
6th Divisional Anti-Tank Co, 9th Alpine Chasseur Battalion
1/,2/,3/8th Colonial Artillery Regiment (75mm tractor drawn)304
208th Colonial Heavy Artillery Regiment305
728th Anti-Tank Battery, 407th Artillery Regiment306
301
Mobilized on 30 May 1940 and served until 25 June 1940.
302
Captured 6/6/40.
303
Captured 6/6/40.
304
8th Btry lost, 3 guns of 2/8th captured on 6/6/40. Two more gu ns lost on 6/7/40.
305
2 groups of 155mm horse drawn guns. Detached 6/5/40.
306
Added on 30/ May 1940.
1027th Anti-Tank Battery, 404th Artillery Regiment307

196/84 Mixed Signals Company
843/11 Truck Company
Attached:
11th Corps Reconnaissance Group (6-7 June 1940 )
1/312th Artillery Regiment (75mm mot)(7-8 June 1940)
2/121st Heavy Artillery Regiment (105mm L)(7-11 June 1940)308
5th Light Chasseur Division (7 June 1940)
22nd Colonial Regiment (2 bns)(7-12 June 1940)
1 Bn, 52nd DIW 6/12/40)
1/,2/,3/13th Artillery Regiment310
4/,5/213th Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment311
(tractor drawn)
41st Horse Munitions Section
41/82 Radio Company
307
Added on 30/ May 1940.
308
5th Btry destroyed on 6/7/40.
309

had 100% authorized personnel, but not Divisional Anti-Tank Company. On 10 May 1940 it
was unchanged. Instruction was good, units were homogeneous and coherent.
310
2nd Btry, 1/13th lost on 6/12/40.
311
4/213th lost on 6/14/40.
312
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41st Divisional Instruction Center
Attached:
1/,3/146th Fortress Infantry Regiment (9/20/39-12/11/39)
1/,4/121st heavy Mountain Artillery Regiment (105mm L 13,
155mm L 17 guns)(9/20/39-12/11/39)
1/318th Artillery Regiment (75mm mot)(1/16/40-5/30/40)
14th Senegalese Tirailleur Regiment (6-16 May 1940)
12th Foreign Infantry Regiment (12-15 June 1940)
Achres Infantry Battalion (211th Division)(12-17 June 1940)
42nd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (12-15 June 1940)
16th Chasseur Demi-brigade (8th Division)(12-15 June 1940)
102nd Infantry Regiment (16-17 June 1940)
8th Pyrenees Chasseur Battalion (16-17 June 1940)
1/82nd North African Artillery Regiment (12-15 June 1940)
5/282nd North African Artillery Regiment (155mm C)
(12-15 June 1940)
Various elements, 238th DLIU (14-17 June 1940)
Detached:
5/213th Heavy Artillery Regiment (5/25/40-6/5/40)
41st Divisional Instruction Center (5/22/40-6/13/50)
3/103rd Infantry Regiment (22-30/40)
(47mm guns)
313
Mobilized on 20 August 1939 and served until 17 June 1940. Formation at 100%
authorized strength upon mobilization.

42/82 Radio Company
42nd Divisional Instruction Center315
Attached:
23rd Artillery Regiment (F)(2 75mm groups, 1 155mm C group)
(9/9/39-9/26/39)
163rd (mot) Artillery Regiment (1 group)(19-27 Sep 1939)
Group of the GRM (19-27 Sep 1939)
304th (mot) Artillery Regiment (75mm)(9/22/39-10/27/39)
Staff/,23/,3/304th Artillery Regiment316 (9/22/39-10/27/39)
2/80th Infantry Regiment (2-20 Oct 1939)
426th (Horse Drawn) Company (11/13/39-11/21/39)
44th Fortified Region Reconnaissance Group (2-22 Dec 1939)
45th Fortified Region Reconnaissance Group (21-28 Dec 1939)
53rd (mot) Machine Gun Battalion (11/13/39-11/21/39)
3rd Brigade, W. General Curtis (4-28 Dec 1940)
432nd Pioneer Regiment (11/13/39-12/28/40)
289th Balloon Company (11/13/39-12/28/40)
2/202 & 4/221 Pioneer Companies (11/13/39-12/28/40)
23rd Artillery Regiment (F)317 (4/4/40-5/17/40)
1/153rd Artillery Regiment (75mm)(4/25/40-5/17/40)
11th Foreign Infantry Regiment (4/25/40-5/14/40)
Staff/,2/303rd Artillery Regiment (1 75mm btry)(5/26/40-6/10/40)
314
315
Established on 21 December 1939
316
One group was detached.
317
2 75mm groups & 1 155mm C group.

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2/146th Heavy Artillery Regiment (105mm L13)(5/26/40-6/10/40)
22nd Divisional Instruction Center (5/26/401/192nd Artillery Regiment (220mm)(4-10 June 1940)
Staff/,2/,3/424th Pioneer Regiment (8-10 June 1940)
224th Artillery Regiment (1 btry)(8-9 June 1940)
21/1st Infantry Regiment (12-17 June 1940)
19th Corps Reconnaissance Group (horse sqn)(12-14 June 1940)
March Co, 23rd Armored Battalion (12-13 June 1940)
Detached:
42nd Divisional Instruction Center (5/18/40-6/3/40)
3/80th Infantry Regiment (3 June 1940)
3/61st Artillery Regiment (1 btry)(8-17 June 1940)
3rd Moroccan Tirailleur Regiment319
1st Chasseur Battalion
10th Chasseur Battalion320
29th Chasseur Battalion
1/,2/,3/12th Artillery Regiment322
5/212th Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment (105mm C)
6/212th Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment (155mm C)
43rd Division Artillery Park
318
Mobilized on 22 August 1939 and served until 18 June 1940. Shortage of anti-tank
weapons, 1 section of 25mm in 158th Regiment & 1 section in the 4th Demi-brigade.
319
2/,3/3rd Moroccan Tirailleurs destroyed on 5/21/40.
320
10th Chasseurs destroyed on 5/22/40.
321
1/,2/158th destroyed on 5/21/40. 3/158th destroyed on 5/22/40.
322
3/12th detached and never rejoined. Only staff and one other small portion remained
with the regiment. 1/,2/12th destroyed on 5/22/40. On 5/26/40 a single group of 75mm guns
was reconstituted.
323
Disbanded 3/16/40.

43/82 Radio Company
Attached:
309th Artillery Regiment (TT)(11/16/39-2/16/39)
76th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (14-31 Dec 1939)
10th Corps Reconnaissance Group (20-30 Nov 1939)
10th Corps Reconnaissance Group (14-22 Dec 1939)
26th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (14-28 Dec 1939)
2/3/153rd (11/20/39-12/31/39)
2/1st Infantry Regiment (16-22 May 1940)
3rd Light Mechanized Brigade (14-19 May 1940)
13th Dragoon Regiment
29th Dragoon Regiment
13th Dragoon Regiment (19-20 May 1940)
131st Infantry Regiment (23-28 May 1940), plus
Staff 1st & 2nd Bn, UR of 9th Motorized Infantry Division
Tarrit Group (24-28 May 1940)
Remains of 1st North African Infantry Division
2 infantry companies
2 Workers Battalions
1 155mm C Regiment
3 Btrys of 75mm guns
Instruction Battalion from Caen (14-16 June 1940)
Anti-Tank Group from Caen (15-18 June 1940)
Miscellaneous 25mm guns from Granville (17-18 June 1940)
Detached:
3rd Moroccan Tirailleur Regiment (19-22 May 1940)
212th Heavy Artillery Regiment (19-20 May 1940)
AD (28-31 May 1940)
324
325
Assigned between 12/8/39 and 5/15/40. Consisted of two companies, 4/158th

Infantry Regiment & 4/1st Chasseur Battalion, as of 12/8/39.
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2nd Alpine Demi-Brigade327
26th Alpine Demi-Brigade330
22nd Alpine Chasseur Battalion331
173rd Alpine Demi-Brigade332
5th Pioneer Co, 20th Alpine Demi-Brigade333
5th Pioneer Co, 64th Alpine Demi-Brigade334
91st Artillery Regiment335
291st Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment336
(47mm guns)
326
Mobilized on 1 March 1940 and served until 25 June 1940. The 173rd Alpine
Demi-brigade contained three alpine chasseur battalions. Their identity is not known.
There was no divisional anti-tank company
327
Replaced on 4/17/40 by the 237th Infantry Regiment.
328
Assigned from 4/17/40 to 5/5/40 when replaced by the 6th Infantry Regiment.
329
Assigned on 5/5/40 to replace the 237th Infantry Regiment. 3/6th nearly destroyed on
6/9/40. Regiment lost on 6/15/40.
330
26th Demi-Brigade suffered very heavy losses on 6/15/40 and was lost on 1/16/40.
331
Heavy losses on 6/12/40.
332
3/173rd Alpine Demi-Brigade captured on 6/9/40.

6/16/40 and 6/17/40.
333
Served until 4/17/40.
334
Replaced 5/20th Alpine Chasseurs on 4/17/40.
335
Further heavy loss on 6/13/40,
1/91st lost two batteries on 6/11/40. 2/,3/91st lost on 6/16/40 with all elements in
German hands by 6/17/40.
336
Heavy losses on 6/13/40.

44/82 Radio Company
Attached:
3/303rd Artillery Regiment (75mm tractor drawn)(5/26/40-6/2/40)
1/303rd (mot) Artillery Regiment (75mm tractor drawn)
(5/26/40-6/15/40)
Staff/,1/,2/302nd Artillery Regiment (75mm T)(9-10 June 1940)
Remains/25th Demi-Brigade (10-11 June 1940)
Remains/99th Infantry Regiment (10-11 June 1940)
9th Corps Reconnaissance Group339 (10-11 June 1940)
14th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (12-14 June 1940)(captured)
6669th (47mm) Anti-Tank Battery (12-14 June 1940)(captured)
Detached:
22nd Alpine Chasseur Battalion (7-9 June 1940)
62nd Alpine Chasseur Battalion (8-9 June 1940)
337
338
339
Lost on 6/11/40.
340
1 sqn and 1 group of 25mm guns.
341
was at 100% of assigned personnel, short of motorized equipment and had no divisional
anti-tank company. On 10 May 1940 there was a shortage of personnel as a result of leaves
and other authorized absences. There was a shortage of horses for the artillery and
motorized equipment. The authorized number of anti-tank guns was not met, the 113th
Infantry having no 25mm anti-tank guns. There was no divisional anti-tank company.
59

14th Anti-Tank Co, 31st Infantry Regiment344
33rd Divisional Reconnaissance Group345
10th Divisional Anti-Tank Battery, 55th Artillery Regiment346
45/82 Radio Company
Attached:
Staff/,1/,2/133rd Fortress Infantry Regiment (9/30/39-10/25/39)
3/437th Pioneer Regiment (5-26 Oct 1939)
177/3 Engineering Company349 (6-26 Oct 1939)
5/310th Artillery Regiment (C)(10-26 Oct 1939)
15th Corps Reconnaissance Group (13-26 Oct 1939)
2nd Co, 10th Armored Battalion (R35)(13-26 Oct 1939)
1st Btry, 1/120th (105mm L/13) Artillery Regiment (13-26 Oct 1939)
2Sqns, 102/2 Engineering Company (13-26 Oct 1939)
1 Co, 620th Pioneer Regiment (13-26 Oct 1939)
342
Heavy losses to 1/85th on 6/11/40. Effectives 60%, light arms, 60% and heavy
weapons 90% lost.
343
Heavy losses to 1/113th on 6/11/40. Effectives 60%, light arms, 60% and heavy
weapons 90% lost.
344
Arrived in the army on 9 June and with the division on 12 June 1940.
345
Motorized elements captured on 6/11/40.
346
The 75mm guns were replaced by 47mm guns in February 1940.
347
348
349
177/1 Engineering Company joined on 10/17/39.

2nd Workers Battalion (1/24/40-3/20/40)
32nd & 33rd Spanish Worker Companies (1/24/40-3/20/40)
52/2 Engineering Company (14-20 March 1940)
Pioneer Battalion stationed in Reims (5/23/40-6/3/40)
3/303rd Artillery Regiment (75mm P)(6/2/40-6/6/40)
2/2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment (12-75mm guns)(8-14 June 1940)
8th & 9th Btrys, 3/12th Artillery Regiment (75mm)(8-9 June 1940)
3/303rd Artillery Regiment (75mm T)(9-14 June 1940)
7th Alpine Chasseur Battalion (100 men)(9-10 June 1940)
1/145th Artillery Regiment (105mm L/13) (12-14 June 1940)
1/317th Artillery Regiment (75mm T) (12-14 June 1940)
Detached:
33rd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (1-13 Oct 1939)
1/,2/31st Infantry Regiment (6-13 Oct 1939)
2/55th Artillery Regiment (6-13 Oct 1939)
45/1 Engineering Company (3/20/40-4/30/40
1/,2/31st Infantry Regiment (9-11 June 1940)
23rd Chasseur Demi-Brigade351
42nd Chasseur Battalion
350
Mobilized on 2 September 1939 and served until 25 June 1940. Upon mobilization it
had no divisional anti-tank company. The horse drawn 75mm divisional anti-tank battery,
the allocation of 25mm guns to the infantry, and the infantry reconnaissance group were a bit
deficient. Shortage of tracked carriers ("chenillettes").
351
Lost on 9/16/40.
352
Lost on 9/16/40.
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(75mm tractor drawn)356
47/82 Radio Company
Attached:
3/301st Artillery Regiment (2/14/40-3/30/40)
2/301st Artillery Regiment (2/14/40-5/14/40)
5th Machine Gun Battalion (BM) (4/12/40-5/14/40)
11th Corps Reconnaissance Group (4-12/40-5/15/40)
304th (mot) Artillery Regiment (16-26 May 1940)
1/,3/39th Artillery Regiment (16-26 May 1940)
2/14th Artillery Regiment (16-26 May 1940)
3/121st Artillery Regiment (1 btry)(16-26 May 1940)
3/182nd Artillery Regiment (1 btry)(16-26 May 1940)
1 Armored Battalion (R35 tanks)(7-8 June 1940)
1 Group, 101st Artillery Regiment (105mm L36)(7-8 June 1940)
1 Group, 3/187th Artillery Regiment (105mm CAF)(7-8 June 1940)
353
Arrived in June 1940.
354
Detached 2/12/40. Reassigned on 3/8/40.

more on 6/19/40.
Two batteries lost on 6/15/40 and two
355
Assigned 2/12/40. Detached on 3/8/40.
356
Replaced by a 47mm battery organized on 2/10/40.
357
1st Co., 94th Infantry Regiment & organic elements

(11-15 June 1940)
1 Tank Company (R-35 tanks) (12-13 June 1940)
Detached:
42nd Chasseur Battalion (9/25/39-1/21/40)
71st Chasseur Battalion (9/25/39-1/21/40)
44th Infantry Regiment (1 bn)(9/25/39-1/21/40)
5th Artillery Regiment (1 group)(9/25/39-1/21/40)
2/,3/44th Infantry Regiment (16-26 May 1940)
13th Pioneer Co, 201st Infantry Regiment
(75mm guns)360
51st Horse Munitions Section
51/82 Radio Company
358
Mobilized on 2 September 1939 and served until 23 June 1940. On mobilization 90%
of the cadre was reservists. It had no divisional anti-tank company, no divisional anti-tank
battery and was significantly short of motorized equipment.
359
Added 3/17/40. Had 25mm guns.
360
Added on 11/14/39. Reequipped with 47mm guns in March 1940.
361
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51st Divisional Instruction Center
Attached:
21/32 Instruction Battalion, 9th GUL (9/10/39-11/30/39)
21/39 Instruction Battalion, 9th GUL (9/10/39-11/30/39)
603rd Pioneer Regiment (2 bns)(9/14/39-10/1/39)
103/1 Engineer Corps (2 bns)(9/14/39-10/1/39)
32nd RAW (British) (10/4/39-11/30/40)
11th British Infantry Brigade (10/4/39-11/30/40)
1 British MM Battalion (10/4/39-11/30/40)
3/46th Artillery Regiment (F)(155mm) (12/17/39-5/14/40)
501st Anti-Tank Company (3/17/40-6/7/40)
601st Anti-Tank Company (47mm) (3/23/40-5/15/40)
61 & 62 Engineer Cos (4/28/40-5/14/40)
1/143rd Artillery Regiment (155mm L17)(5/4/40-6/22/40)
1/,3/124th Artillery Regiment (105mm L13 & 155mm GPF)
(4-18 May 1940)
3/46th (mot) Artillery Regiment (75mm) (5/12/40-6/14/40)
3/5th Armored Battalion (R35)(13-22 June 40)
1/29th Armored Battalion (FT)(13-22 June 40)
139th Fortress Infantry Regiment (15-19 June 1940)
1/5th Armored Battalion (R35 tanks)(15-19 June 1940)
1/168th Fortress Infantry Regiment (20-22 June 1940)
Detached:
51st Cyclist Company, 100th Infantry Regiment (10-13 May 1940)
2/201st Infantry Regiment (1820 June 1940)
1/,2/201st Infantry Regiment (21-22 June 1940)

148th Fortress Infantry Regiment
(75mm guns)366
52nd Artillery Park
52nd Horse Munitions Section367
52/82 Radio Company
Attached:
22nd Workers Regiment (8/24/39-1/20/40)
219th Workers Regiment (8/24/39-1/20/40)
362
Mobilized on 24 August 1939 and served until 22 June 1940. On mobilization its
armament was complete. It had slight deficiencies in radio equipment and horses for the
artillery. IT had no ant-tank battery and the reconnaissance group was replaced by two
cyclist companies, one from the 281st and the other from the 348th Infantry Regiments.
On 10 May 1940 the division was complete, except for the reconnaissance group.
The horse drawn 75mm anti-tank battery was reequipped with 47mm guns in March 1940.
The divisional anti-tank company became tractor drawn in March as well.
363
On 5/15/40 the regiment had 3 companies almost totally wiped out.
364
Most of the 1/,2/348th destroyed on 6/18/40.
365
After 1/25/40.
366
Formed on 11/12/39 with the anti-tank batteries of the 19th Infantry Division.
367
Disbanded 3/6/40.
368
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3rd Machine Gun Battalion (8/24/39-1/20/40)

21/91st (Instruction bn) Infantry Regiment (8/24/39-1/20/40)
402nd Pioneer Regiment (8/24/39-1/20/40)
41st Chasseur Demi-Brigade (11/17/39-1/20/40)
51st RMIC (5/9/40-5/21/40)
All elements of S. Sect. Lixing-Saint-Avold (5-8 June 1940)
82nd Fortress Infantry Regiment (5-8 June 1940)
174th Fortress Infantry Regiment (6/5/40-June 1940)
5th (mot) Machine Gun Battalion (5-22 June 1940)
58th (mot) Machine Gun Battalion (5-22 June 1940)
1 Co, 20th Armored Battalion (R35 tanks)(18-22 June 1940)
Detached:
Givet detachment (10/14/39-1/20/40)
Staff/52nd Infantry Division
Staff/,1/,2/348th Infantry Regiment
3/17th Artillery Regiment
88th Chasseur Battalion (11/27/39-12/29/39)369
52nd AD (1-20 Jan 1940)
DARE (3/20/40-5/17/40)
Staff/52nd Infantry Division)
4 Infantry Battalions
3 Btrys, 17th Artillery Regiment
2 Btrys, 17th Artillery Regiment (added 5/10/40)
1 Btry, 217th Heavy Artillery Regiment
41st Chasseur Demi-Brigade (15-30 May 1940)
217th Heavy Artillery Regiment (5/21/40-6/17/40)
49th Artillery Regiment (F)(16-22 June 1940)
369
Almost totally destroyed on 6/18/40. The source document does not indicate the
unit to which these two chasseur battalions were assigned.

22nd Artillery Regiment
(75mm guns)374
53/82 Radio Company
370
Mobilized on 26 August 1939 and served until 31 May 1940, when it became the 53rd
Light Division. The unit stood down on 25 June 1940. When mobilized its reserve personnel
were insufficiently trained. The material and number of transport were insufficient. It had
only 37mm anti-tank gun per battalion. The artillery was worn. It had no divisional anti-tank
company
On 10 May 1940 the equipment and uniform situation had been, mostly, resolved.
There were no 25mm guns in the battalions and only one 47mm divisional anti-tank battery.
The allocation of mines was insufficient.
Casualties were very heavy. When the armistice was signed on 6/25/40 the division
had 54 officers, 102 NCOs, and 659 men remaining.
371
Large part of 208th destroyed on 5/15/40.
372
5th & 7th Cos, 1/239th destroyed on 5/15/40.
373
2/329th Destroyed on 5/15/40.
374
Added on 11/11/39. Destroyed 5/15/40.
375
Disbanded 3/24/40.
376
377
Organized on 8 April 1940.

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Attached:
2/,3/15th RTT (10/3/39-11/24/39)
3/14th RTT (10/3/39-11/15/39)
Divisional Anti-Tank Company, 9th Motorized Infantry Division
(10/7/39-2/12/39)
3rd BS (13-15 May 1940)
33rd Armored Battalion (FT)(15-16 May 1940)378
11th Machine Gun Battalion (BM) (10-17 June 1940)(captured)
12th Machine Gun Battalion (BM) (10-17 June 1940)(captured)
2/317th (mot) Artillery Regiment (75mm P)(17-25 June 1940)
Larcher Group (23-25 June 1940)
Carrre Group (23-25 June 1940)
Detached:
1/22nd Artillery Regiment (12-15 May 1940)
2/,3/22nd Artillery Regiment (12-14 May 1940)
3/208th Infantry Regiment(13-19 June 1940)
22nd Artillery Regiment (13-20 June 1940)
44th Mixed Artillery Regiment
(75mm guns)
54/82 Radio Company
378
Almost completely destroyed by end of day 5/16/40.
379
Mobilized on 2 September 1939 and served until 22 June 1940. On mobilization the
division was short of 25mm guns.
380
381
Disbanded 4/1/40.
382

Attached:
42nd Fortress Infantry Regiment (4-26/40-5/27/40)
170th Artillery Regiment (2 btrys) Fortress Infantry
Regiment (4-26/40-5/27/40)
3/242nd Fortress Infantry Regiment (14-22 June 1940)
38th Divisional Instruction Center (20-22 June 1940)
1 Sqn of R35 tanks (20-22 June 1940)
Detached:
302nd Infantry Regiment (1 bn)(1/20/40-5/14/40)
1/,4/,5/44th Artillery Regiment (5/27/40-6/12/40)
1/302nd Infantry Regiment (5/19/40-6/13/40)
2/,3/302nd Infantry Regiment (10-13 June 1940)
2/,3/302nd Infantry Regiment (17-20 June 1940(captured)
1/302nd Infantry Regiment (less 2nd Co)(16-22 June 1940)
2nd Co, 302nd Infantry Regiment (16-22 June 1940)
383
Joined division on 4/7/40.

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45th Mixed Artillery Regiment387
(75mm guns)388
55/82 Radio Company
55th Divisional Medical Group390
Attached:
384
Mobilized on 3 October 1939 and served until 31 May 1940. On mobilization it was
organized from older classes of reservists. Only 4% of the officers were active duty. The
armament was incomplete, no 25mm guns in the infantry regiments, and no divisional
anti-tank company. There was a shortage of topographical and observation equipment.
Shortage of uniforms and provisions were incomplete.
On 10 May 1940, despite the efforts of the system, the training remained incomplete.
The units had 80-85% of their authorized strength. There were insufficient anti-tank mines,
there were no 25mm guns in the 147th Fortress Infantry Regiment and the 11th March
Battalion (BM) and none in the organic elements of the division.
On 5/21/40 the division, greatly reduced, was withdrawn from the line. It was officially
dissolved on 18 May 1940 and used in the formation of the 17th Infantry Division.
385
On 5/12/40 the 1/295th was reduced to 300 men through combat.
386
Arrived on 4 April 1940.
387
3 groups of 75mm guns & 1 group of 155mm C: 4/45th Artillery Regiment.
388
Replaced with 47mm guns in April 1940.
389
390
Assigned on 4 April 1940.
11th Machine Gun Battalion (10/21/39-5/21/40)

90th Artillery Regiment (2 groups of 75mm guns)(10/21/39-5/21/40)
903/2 Engineering Company, (12/2/39-4/4/40)
50/2nd Engineering Company (4/4/40-5/13/40)
3/,5/38th Artillery Regiment (75mm & 155mm C)(4/4/40-5/21/40)
605th Anti-Tank Battery (47mm)(4/4/40-5/21/40)
506th (25mm) Anti-Tank Company (5/13/40-5/21/40)
4th Armored Battalion (FCM 12 T)(14-21 May 1940)
7th Armored Battalion (FCM 12 T)(14-21 May 1940)
Detached
331st Infantry Regiment (2 bns)(5/6/40)
1/295th Infantry Regiment(10-12 May 1940)
14th Divisional Anti-Tank Company
(75mm guns)394
56/82 Radio Company
391
392
Arrived 3/24/40.
393
5/226th added on 11/3/39.
394
Assigned on 11/14/39, reequipped with 47mm guns on 4/1/40.
395
Disbanded 4/1/40.
396
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Attached:
1/70th Artillery Regiment (F) (12/15/39-6/12/40)
2/,3/70th Artillery Regiment (F) (12/20/39-6/12/40)
7th AD, 7th Infantry Division (16-20 May 1940)
2 weak Artillery Groups from Buisson Armored Group397
(15-17 June 1940)
Remains, 14th Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (100 men)
(15-17 June 1940)
Detached:
2/,3/26th Artillery Regiment (mobilization to 12/20/39)
5/226th Heavy Artillery Regiment (mobilization to 12/20/39)
8th Chasseur Demi-Brigade400
Anti-Tank Company
(75mm guns)401
397
319th Artillery Regiment, 3rd Cuirassier Division.
398
Mobilized on 2 September 1939 and served until 25 June 1940. Its anti-tank
capabilities were poor, having nothing byt 37mm guns. The 8th Chasseur Demi-Brigade,
however, did have 12 25mm guns.
399
2nd Co., 1/235th Captured on 6/10/40.
400
All of the horse drawn baggage of the 8th DB was captured on 6/16/40. On 6/19/40
the 6th Battalion and part of the 66th Battalion were captured.
401
Six 47mm guns were added to the battery on 5/5/40.

57/82 Radio Company
Attached:
2 cos, 10th Customs Battalion (11/20/39-5/23/40)
Det/10th Engineering Battalion (11/20/39-5/23/40)
Det/35th Worker Regiment (12/6/39-2/16/40)
Workers Co., International Brigade (2/16/40-5/23/40)
Staff/,7/320th (mot) Colonial Artillery Regiment (11-15 June 1940)
656th (47mm) Divisional Anti-Tank Battery (6/11/40-7/11/40)
Remains, 3/316th Infantry Regiment404 (18-22 June 1940)
Detached:
8th Chasseur Demi-Brigade (8/22/39-12/6/39)
57th Engineer Battalion405 (9/12/39-12/6/39)
13th Pioneer Co, 260th Infantry Regiment (9/15/39-12/6/39)
26th Chasseur Battalion (22-30 May 1940)
58 Infantry
204th
227th
334th
Division406
Infantry Regiment407
402
403
Added on 4/16/40.
404
No significant equipment remained.
405
Staff disbanded on 11/17/39.
406
407
1/,2/204th taken prisoner on 6/19/40. 3/204th taken prisoner on 6/20/40.
408
2/227th (less 2 cos) & 3/227th taken prisoner on 6/19/40.
409
1/,3/334th taken prisoner or surviviors on 6/19/40.

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248th Divisional Heavy Artillery Regiment (155mm C)
(75mm guns)410
58/82 Radio Company
Attached:
183rd Heavy Artillery Regiment (T)(3 groups of 155mm GPF)
(10/6/39-11/11/39)
306th (mot) Artillery Regiment (75mm P)(10/6/39-11/11/39)
3/402nd Artillery Regiment (75mm) (10/6/39-11/11/39)
1/,2/46th Mixed Artillery Regiment (F)(1/21/40-5/13/40)
1st BS (1/21/40-2/10/40)
502nd Anti-Tank Company (3/23/40-5/20/40)
52nd (mot) Machine Gun Battalion (12-14 May 1940)
1st BS (12-13 May 1940)
1/,2/139th Fortress Infantry Regiment (5/26/40-6/11/40)
2nd Co, 5th Armored Battalion, 513th Armored Group
(13-22 June 1940)
Detached:
61st Divisional Reconnaissance Group (11-16 Nov 1939)
410
Attached on 10/6/39. Lost on 5/20/40.
411

13th Pioneer Co, 241st Infantry Regiment
60/82 Radio Company
Attached:
14th Divisional Anti-Tank Company (2/12/40-5/10/40)
2/307th Artillery Regiment (75mm mot)(11-14 May 1940)
1/616th Pioneer Regiment (7-10 May 1940)
1/,2/307th Artillery Regiment (75mm mot)(14-18 May 1940)
412
had two divisinal anti-tank batteries, but no divisional anti-tank company. The infantry
armament was incompletement and aged. The troops, however, were of good stock.
The major portion of the division was destroyed on 5/29/40. Remains were
evacuated at Dunkirk.
413
Lost equivelant of a battalion in combat, 5/28/40.
414
Destroyed 5/18/40.
415
Motorized elements destroyed 5/18/40.
416
Three 75mm groups & one horse drawn 155mm C group.
417
Destroyed 5/18/40.
418
Destroyed 5/18/40.
419
420
Formed between 1-8 April 1940.

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1019/405th (25mm) Anti-Tank Battery (14-18 May 1940)

2/351st Artillery Regiment (105mm L mot) (15-18 May 1940)
2/115th Heavy Artillery Regiment (H)(105mm L)(20-31 May 1940)
61 Infantry Division421
51st Mixed Artillery Regiment425
10th Divisional Anti-Tank Battery, 51st Artillery Regiment (75mm)426
10th Divisional Anti-Tank Battery, 51st Artillery Regiment (47mm)427
61st Horse Munitions Section428
421
Mobilized on 2 September 1939 and served until 27 May 1940. On mobilization the
division was short of cadres and troops. It had no anti-tank equipment, with shortages in
rifles and revolvers. The 81mm mortars had no aiming equipment. The motorized
equipment was in short supply and in bad shape.
By 10/May 1940 it had received an anti-tank battery and a divisonal anti-tank
company, but there was no anti-tank equipment in the infantry regiments. The rest of the
deficiencies had not been rectified.
422
2/,3/248th detached permanently.
423
Assigned on 8 April 1940.
424
Disbanded 10/30/39.
425
The mixed horse drawn regiment had 1-4th Groups of 75mm and 5th group had
155mm C Schneider. On 10/30/39 the 3/51st was rassigned to the 6th Artillery Regiment,
6th North African Infantry Division. A new 3/51st was reestablished with 6-75mm guns on
1/8/40. Regiment lost material of 2nd & 3rd Groups on 5/15/40. 5/51st reduced to two
batteries and all equipment lost. 1/51st lost on 5/16/40.
426
Arrived in January 1940. Detached on 4/24/40.
427
Arrived on 4/20/40. Horse drawn.
428
429

61/82 Radio Company
61st Divisional Training Center430
42nd Sqn, 10th Dragoon Regiment431
Attached:
5th Btry, 160th (mot) Artillery Regiment (18-150mm T)
(2/13/40-5/15/40)
3/391st Artillery Regiment (T)(18-150mm T)(3/9/40-5/15/40)
102/2 SM Company (3/31/40-4/14/40)
1/,2/190th Heavy Artillery Regiment (T)(220mm C)(5/12/40-5/15/40)
Detached:
10th Divisional Anti-Tank Battery, 52nd Artillery Regiment435
(47mm)
430
Created on 4/1/40.
431
Added on 2/25/40.
432
Mobilized on 2 September 1939 and served until 23 June 1940. Upon mobilization it
was below 100% of authorized strength in troops and cadres. It was short of motorized
equipment. It had no anti-tank weapons: no divisional battery, no divisional company, no
anti-tank sections in the infantry regiments.
433
No anti-tank guns were available for the reconnaissance group.
434
The 52nd Artillery Regiment had three 75mm groups and one group of 155mm C
guns.
435
The anti-tank battery was organized on 5/5/40.

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62/82 Radio Company
Attached:
174th Fortress Infantry Regiment (8-24 Nov 1939)
166th (mot) Artillery Regiment (8-24 Nov 1939)
Det/208th Engineering Battalion (8-24 Nov 1939)
56th Machine Gun Battalion (8-25 Nov 1939)
1 Sqn FT Tanks (8-25 Nov 1939)
1 Co, 10th Armored Battalion (R35)(8-25 Nov 1939)
1/69th Fortress Infantry Regiment (8-25 Nov 1939)
7th Infantry Regiment (10-25 Nov 39)
5th & 6th Works Equipages (1/31/40-6/10/40)
51st Divisional Reconnaissance Group (10-13 June 1940)
12th Group, 403rd Anti-Tank Battery (14-23 June 1940)
2/79th (16-23 June 1940)
305th Regional Pioneer Regiment (16-23 June 1940)
2nd Co, 21st Armored Battalion (10-19 June 1940)
FT Tank Section (19-23 June 1940)
21/23rd (17-19 June 1940)
Det/156th (mot) Artillery Regiment (no guns)(20-23 June 1940)
Detached:
Staff/,2/307th Infantry Regiment (10/16/39-11/8/39)
1/52nd Artillery Regiment (3-8 Nov 1939)
3/307th Infantry Regiment (7-8 Nov 1939)
307th Infantry Regiment (16-27 Dec 1939)
1/52nd Artillery Regiment (5/22/40-6/10/40)
436
1/,2/52nd Artillery Regiment (17-23 June 1940)

53rd Artillery Regiment441
(75mm guns)442
63/82 Radio Company
437
438
5th Co, 2/238th Captured on 6/17/40. 2/,3/238th captured on 6/21/40. 1/238th

captured on 6/22/40.
439
2/,3/298th captured on 6/18/40. 1/298th captured on 6/22/40.
440
2/,3/321st captured on 6/18/40.
441
Three groups of 75mm guns & one of 155mm C guns. 5/53rd captured on 6/18/40.
3/53rd captured on6/21/40.
442
Added on 12/20/40.
443
444
445
Both engineer companies captured on 6/18/40.
446
Formed in April 1940.

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Attached:
2/170th (mot) Artillery Regiment447 (11/29/39-5/25/40)
2/,3/77th Regional Pioneer Regiment (11/29/39-2/1/40)
1 Co, 10th Custom's Battalion (11/29/39-5/25/40)
2/,3/73rd (mot) Artillery Regiment (12/16/39-2/1/40)
2nd Pyrenees Chasseur Battalion (12/16/39-2/8/40)
222nd Regional Workers Battalion (2/16/40-5/25/40)
7th Engineer Instruction Battalion (2/16/40-5/25/40)
1/116th Heavy Artillery Regiment (13-18 June 1940)(equipment
destroyed)
2nd Pyrenees Chasseur Battalion (16-19 June 1940)
1 Bn, Pyrenees Chasseurs (19-20 June 1940)
2/,3/168th Fortress Infantry Regiment (19-20 June 1940)
Det/613th Pioneer Regiment (19-20 June 1940)
Det/2/425th Pioneer Regiment (21-22 June 1940)(captured)
Detached
Horse Sqn, 56th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (6-13 June 1940)
Motorized Elements, 56th Divisional Reconnaissance Group
Horse Sqn, 56th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (16-22 June 1940)
Staff/,2/,3/,298th Infantry Regiment (16-19 June 1940)(captured)
Lavelle Detachment (19-20 June 1940)
Remains of 1/298th Infantry Regiment
Remains of 3/321st Infantry Regiment
5th Pioneer Co, 86th Alpine Chasseur Battalion
58th Artillery Regiment 449
93rd Artillery Regiment
447
Three mixed batteries, 75mm, 105mm & 155mm guns.
448
Mobilized on 2 September 1939 and served until 25 June 1940. Served as a

mountain division. On mobilization the division had no anti-tank units and a weak active duty
cadre.
449
Replaced on 11/2/39 by the 93rd and 293rd Artillery Regiments.
293rd Heavy Artillery Regiment

64/82 Radio Company
Attached:
179th Alpine Fortress Battalion (10-23/39-12/18/39)
2/141st Regional Regiment (1 co)(10-23/39-12/18/39)
1/64th (mot) Artillery Regiment (1 btry)(10-23/39-12/18/39)
75th Demi-Brigade (4/24/4075th Alpine Fortress Battalion
102nd Alpine Fortress Battalion
3/162nd (mot) Artillery Regiment
216/2 Engineering Co (1 section)
157th Demi-Brigade (4/24/40-6/25/40)
73rd Alpine Fortress Battalion
83rd Alpine Fortress Battalion
2/162nd (mot) Artillery Regiment
216/2 Engineering Co (1 section)
3rd Light Demi-Brigade (4/24/40-5/31/40)
Staff/24th Light Alpine Infantry Brigade
20th Light Alpine Infantry Battalion (5/31/40-6/16/40)
2/114th Artillery Regiment (105mm L)(5/3/40-6/25/40)
Detached:
47th Demi-Brigade (2/12/39-6/25/40)
450
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203rd Alpine Infantry Regiment
42nd Alpine Chasseur Demi-Brigade
46th Alpine Chasseur Demi-Brigade
42nd Artillery Regiment
(47mm guns)452
65/82 Radio Company
Attached:
Staff/,1/,2/167th (mot) Artillery Regiment (10/27/39-6/25/40)
Six SES (10/27/39-6/25/40)
3rd Co, 3rd Algerian Tirailleur Regiment (10/27/39-6/25/40)
451
Mobilized on 2 September 1939 and served until 25 June 1940. Designated as a

mountain division.
452
Between 17 and 26 October 1939 the division swapped its artillery with the 30th
Division. The 42nd Colonial Artillery Regiment was replaced by the 96th Mountain Artillery
Regiment (3 groups of 75mm mountain guns). The 2142nd Colonial Heavy Artillery
Regiment was replaced by the 296th (mot) Heavy Artillery Regiment (P) (2 groups of 155mm
C). The 65th Artisan Company was replaced by the 30th Company. The 65th Horse Drawn
Munitions Section was replaced by the 230th (mot) Munitions Section. On 12/2/39 the
10/96th Divisional Anti-Tank battery (75m horse draw).
453
Disbanded 3/6/40.
454
3rd Co, 22nd Demi-brigade (10/27/39-6/25/40)

Staff/61st Demi-Brigade (10/27/39-6/25/40)
3/,4/167th (mot) Artillery Regiment (10/27/39-6/25/40)
3rd Co, 55th Alpine Infantry Regiment (10/27/39-6/25/40)
3rd Co, 112nd Alpine Infantry Regiment (10/27/39-6/25/40)
1st Co, 20th Alpine Chasseur Battalion (10/27/39-6/25/40)
1st Co, 49th Alpine Chasseur Battalion (10/27/39-6/25/40)
Staff/,2/,3/158th (mot) Artillery Regiment (10/27/39-4/15/40)
Five SES (10/27/39-4/15/40)
3rd Co., 141st Alpine Infantry Regiment (10/27/39-4/15/40)
1st Co., 22nd Alpine Chasseur Battalion (10/27/39-4/15/40)
1st Co., 64th Alpine Chasseur Battalion (10/27/39-4/15/40)
Detached:
96th Mountain Artillery Regiment (10/27/39-5/27/40)
296th Heavy Artillery Regiment (10/27/39-5/27/40)
46th Alpine Chasseur Demi-Brigade (4/15/40-6/25/40)
66/82 Radio Company
455

mountain division.
Served as a
456
3/9th detached on 6/8/40.
457
Assigned 11/13/39. Had 6-75mm guns.
458
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Attached:
4/141st Regional Regiment, 14th Military Region (2/29/40-4/26/40)
30th Demi-Brigade (4/30/40-6/25/40)
71st Alpine Fortress Battalion
1/114th Heavy Artillery Regiment (105mm L) (4/30/40-6/25/40)
3/114th Heavy Artillery Regiment (155mm L) (4/30/40-6/25/40)
141/54th, 178/17th, 174/17th & 176/18th Machine Gun
Companies (4/30/40-6/25/40)
Detached:
14/211 Divisional Anti-Tank Company461
57th Mixed Artillery Regiment462
10th Divisional Anti-Tank Battery, 52nd Artillery Regiment463
459
Mobilized on 28 August 1939 and served until 23 August 1940. On mobilization it had
a weak active duty cadre. It had no "compagnie d'engins", no 25mm guns, but had a total of
9 37mm guns (3 per regiment). It lacked 25% of its authorized motor vehicles. It also had a
sizable personnel shortage.
The division was captured on 6/23/40.
460
2/214th destroyed on 6/18/40.
461
Attached at the end of April 1940.
462
Three groups of 75mm guns & one group of 155mm C-17 guns.
463
At the end of November the 10th Divisional Anti-Tank Battery was added. It had
6-47mm guns, later 6-75mm guns on artillery platforms. AT the end of April it had 6-47mm
"biflches" guns.

67/82 Radio Company
Attached:
171st Fortress Infantry Regiment (10/29/39)
3/159th (mot) Artillery Regiment (10/29/39)
GUI 8 (10/29/39-6/4/40)
21/4, 21/27, 21/134
GUI 13 (10/29/39- 6/4/40)
21/38, 21/121
7th Machine Gun Battalion (BM)(11/27/39-mid-Dec 1939)
3/8th Moroccan Tirailleur Regiment (11/27/39-mid-Dec 1939)
3/28th Artillery Regiment (11/27/39-mid-Dec 1939)
2 Tank Companies (10-14 June 1940)
56th Divisional Reconnaissance Group (10 June 1940)
28th Light Alpine Infantry Battalion (18 June 1940)(captured)
Detached:
52nd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (10/19/39-6/18/40)(captured)
2/220th Infantry Regiment (20-27 Nov 1939)
57th Artillery Regiment (20-27 Nov 1939)
67/1 & 67/2 Engineering Cos (20-27 Nov 1939)
1/220th Infantry Regiment (11/20/39-mid-Dec 1939)
464
465
Organized at the end of April 1940.

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68/82 Radio Company
Attached:
272nd Demi-Brigade (1/16/40-5/10/40)
201st, 202nd & 203rd CM
1 Btry, 75mm Anti-tank guns (1/16/40-5/10/40)
1 Btry, 95mm Anti-tank guns (1/16/40-5/10/40)
59th Btry, 15th Artillery Regiment (75mm tractor drawn)
(1/16/40-5/10/40)
395/1 Independent Motorized Personnel Transport Company
(1/16/40-6/4/40)
1/307th Artillery Regiment (75mm mot)(10-18 May 1940)
1019/405 (25mm) Anti-Tank Battery (10-26 May 1940)
2 Naval Batteries (155mm L)(17-19 May 1940)
466
Mobilized on 16 January 1940 and served until 4 June 1940. On mobilization it had
100% of authorized personnel, with 85% to 90% being reservists. It was short of anti-tank
weapons and had only 9 of 12 authorized 25mm regimental anti-tank guns. Its motorized
equipment was in bad shape.
467
1/224th destroyed 5/16/40, 2/,3/224th reduced to strength of one battalion on 5/17/40.
1 Naval Battery (90mm)(18-19 May 1940)

1/115th Heavy Artillery Regiment (H)(105mm L)(18-24 May 1940)
Debris, 5th Light Mechanized Division (6/25/40-6/4/40)
272th Demi-Brigade (5/28/40-6/4/40)
32nd Divisional Anti-Tank Battery (1-4 June 1940)
25mm Guns, 81mm Mortars of 31st Division (1-4 June 1940)
Detached
1/89th Artillery Regiment (2 motorized platoons)(17-18 May 1940)
Debris, 224th Infantry Regiment (20-31 May 1940)
Debris, 1/89th Artillery Regiment (20-31 May 1940)
10th Divisional Anti-Tank Battery (24-25 May 1940)
41st Chasseur Demi-brigade469
44th Chasseur Demi-brigade
10th Divisional Anti-Tank Company, 68th Artillery Regiment471
468

was formed from little and badly trained reservists. It had a very small active cadre. It was
short of 25mm guns and radio equipment. The divisional anti-tank battery had only 3 sections. Overall the motorized equipment was incomlete, of varied manufacture, and worn out.
469
41st Chasseur DB was detached on 11/17/39.
470
14th Co, 279th Infantry Regiment added on 4/2/40.
471
Added on 11/1/39.
Regiment.
It was horse drawn and organized from the 10/41st Artillery
87

70/82 Radio Company
Attached:
157/14 Mule Company (4/24/40-6/13/40)
21/131st Infantry Regiment (14-19 June 1940)(captured)
Artillery Group (105mm L)(18-22 June 1940)
Artillery Group (155mm L)(18-22 June 1940)
Staff & 2 bns, 164th Fortress Infantry Regiment (19-22 June 1940)
5/68th Regional Pioneer Regiment (19-22 June 1940)
Detached:
51st Divisional Reconnaissance Group (4-30 Oct 1939)
81st Chasseur Battalion (14-22 June 1940)
3/68th Artillery Regiment (75mm horse drawn)(16-22 June 1940)
472
70th Horse Drawn Munitions Section was detached on 4/2/40.
473
474
Mobilized on 3 September 1939 and served until 21 May 1940. When mobilized it
was formed of older classes of reservists that were badly instructed and had insufficient
cadres. Its weaponry was incomplete, having only 8 25mm guns, among other shortages.
It had no divisional anti-tank company. It had a 33% shortage of transport material.
On 10 May 1940 it had a large number of men on leave of absence. The cadre
problems had been improved, but the shortage of anti-tank equipment and transport had not
been resolved.

(75mm guns)477
50/82 Radio Company
50/22 Divisional Medical Group
50th Divisional Instructional Center479
Attached:
11th Machine Gun Battalion (BM) (9/18/39-10/12/39)
99th Artillery Regiment (F)(2 groups of 75mm)(9/18/39-10/12/39)
12th Zouave Regiment (early to 18 March 1939)
3/314th Artillery Regiment (75mm)(12-15 May 1940)
2/363rd Heavy Artillery Regiment (155mm C) (12-15 May 1940)
2/78th Artillery Regiment (105mm C)(12-13 May 1940)
Detached:
205th Infantry Regiment (early March-5/13/40)
1/,2/,3/,5/38th Artillery Regiment (4/5/40-5/13/40)
50/1 & 50/2 Engineer Companies (4/5/40-5/13/40)
205th Infantry Regiment (14 May 1940)
1/,2/38th Artillery Regiment (14-15 May 1940)
2/,3/246th Infantry Regiment (14-15 May 1940)
High Mountain Brigade480
475
Three groups of 75mm guns and one group (5/38th) of 155mm C.
476
Organized in October 1939.
477
Reequipped with 47mm guns on 4/24/40.
478
479
Organized on 10 April 1940.
480
Mobilized 1 February 1940 and stood down on 15 April 1940.

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14th Anti-Tank Company, 13th Alpine Chasseur Battalion
31st Ski Company, 13th Alpine Chasseur Battalion
Etat-Major de l'Arme de Terre, Service Historique, Guerre 1939-1945,

Les Grandes Units Francaises Historiques Succincts, 1967, Paris,
Imprimerie Nationale.
Copyright GFN 1994

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1/34th Detached to 14th Infantry Division on 6/11/40.

75mm guns replaced with 47mm guns on 12/3/39.

161st Fortress Infantry Regiment (12/15/39-2/10/40)

Two tractor drawn 75mm groups & 1 155mm C group.

Assigned April 1940.

Motorized elements captured in Bergen-op-Zoom on 6/14/40.

Rearmed with 47mm guns on 11/22/39.

4th Horse Munitions Section13

Motorized elements only.

Motorized elements only.

Motorized elements reassigned to 7th Recon Group, 7th Army.

6th Infantry Division18

Mobilized on 2 September 1939 and served until 23 June 1940. On mobilization it

3/74th captured on 6/17/40.

6/243rd destroyed on 6/17/40.

23rd (horsedrawn) Artillery Regiment (75m)(5/26/40-6/11/40)

Added 4 25mm gunson 6/9/40.

1/36th Joined on 5/19/40.

The 2/,3/93rd were captured on 6/6/40.

On 6/6/40 103th l0o9st 600 casualties. Remains of 130th captured on 6/7/40.

31st Artillery Regiment30

110th Chasseur Battalion (11/28/39-12/29/39)

2 groups of 75mm T & 3 groups of 75mm P.

8th Infantry Division

3/12th Foreign Infnatry Regiment lost on 6/9/40.

Lost about 200 men on 6/17/40.

Added 4/20/40. Lost about 200 men on 6/17/40.

13th Pioneer Co, 12th Infantry Regiment46

Recieved four more 25mm guns on 5/29/40.

3/23rd RMVE (5-7 June 1940)

Equipped with armored cars as of January 1939.

2/30th detached on 5/17/40.

1 group of 105mm C and 1 group of 155mm C guns.

21/129th Infantry Regiment

The 1/,3/46th were lost on 6/11/40.

32nd Artillery Regiment62

Formed in December 1939.

Prost Toulland Group (5/16/40-5/28/40)

Permanently detached from division on 2/6/40.

Replaced 16th Chasseurs on 2/16/40.

1 105mm group, & 1 155mm C group.

11th Artisan Company

2 75mm groups & 1 155mm C group.

59th Artillery Regiment detached 10/17/39.

2/301st (mot) Artillery Regiment (3/30/40-5/2/40)

Three horse drawn groups of 75mm guns.

One group of 105mm C guns & 1 of 155mm C guns.

13th Horse Munitions Section

One battery was captured on 6/16/40.

Battery lost to the Germans on 6/18/40.

152nd Infantry Regiment83

3/152nd destroyed on 6/12/40.

Major part of 2nd Chasseurs destroyed on 6/12/40.

Replaced on 12 February 1940 by the 21st Chasseur Battalion.

Major part of 31st Chasseurs destroyed on 6/12/40.

14th Divisional Anti-tank Company lost on 6/16/40.

Equipment of 8th & 9th Btrys destroyed on 6/12/40.

Two groups: 5th Group 105mm C, 6th Group 155mm C.

3/433rd Pioneer Regiment (1/2/40-3/21/40)

Became 5th Anti-Tank on 5/31/40.

Included 2 mixed squadrons of armored cars.