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| 9th Motorized Division | |
|---|---|
| 9e division d'infanterie motorisée | |
 Unit insignia | |
| Active | 1873 - 1962 |
| Country | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Motorized infantry |
| Engagements | World War I World War II Algerian War Cold War |
| Commanders | |
| Commander (May 1940)[1][2] | Général Henri Didelet[1][2] |
The French 9th Motorized Division originally known as the 9th Infantry Division, was a French Army division active during World War I, World War II and the Algerian War.[3]
Battle Of France 1940
The division's structure during the Battle of France in May 1940 was as follows:[2][1]
- Infantry
- 13th Infantry Regiment (13e RI)[1][2]
- 95th Infantry Regiment (95e RI)[1][2]
- 131st Infantry Regiment (131e RI)[1][2]
- Artillery
- 30th Divisional Artillery Regiment (30e RADT)[1][2]
- 230th Heavy Divisional Artillery Regiment (230e RALDT)[1][2]
- Reconnaissance
- 2nd Divisional Reconnaissance Group (2e GRDIm)[1][2]
- 18th Corps Reconnaissance Group (18e GRCA) — attached from the 16th Army Corps (16e CA)[1][2]
- Support Units
- Divisional Signal, Engineer, and Supply companies
The division was an active division which had existed during peacetime. It was a fully motorized infantry division.)[1]
Algerian War
The 9th Infantry Division was recreated within the 1st Military Region (Île-de-France, Paris region), with headquarters in Versailles, as part of the Valmy Plan (by calling up the contingent during the Algerian War and recalling the liberated classes).[4] It arrived in Algeria in June 1956.
It took part in operations in the Orléansville area, west of Algiers.[5] It formed part of the Algiers military division (which became the Algiers army corps in 1958 and then the 23rd Army Corps in 1962).[6] It was dissolved on 31 December 1962.[5]
The division was part of the Algiers Corps Area in 1960, during the Algerian War.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Sumner, Ian (1998). The French Army 1939-45 (1) The Army of 1939-40 & Vichy France. Men-at-Arms. Osprey Publishing. p. 7.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Dildy, Douglas C. (2015). Fall Gelb 1940 (2): Airborne assault on the Low Countries. Campaign. Osprey Publishing. p. 30.
- ^ Horne, Alistair (1969). To lose a battle; France 1940. Boston, Little, Brown. p. 399.
- ^ Sicard, Jacques (September 2000). "Les grandes unités d'AFN et leurs insignes, 1954-1962". Militaria Magazine (182): 30–38.
- ^ a b Sicard 2000.
- ^ Thierry Sarmant; Philippe Schillinger; Michel Hardy (2000). Inventory of series H, sub-series 1 H1091-4881: Algeria 1945-1967 (PDF). Vol. I – General introduction. Château de Vincennes: Army Historical Service. pp. 40, 46. ISBN 2-86323-129-4. ISSN 1269-7397..
- ^ Shrader, Charles R. (1999). "Appendix A: Major French Combat Forces in Algeria in 1960". The First Helicopter War: Logistics and Mobility in Algeria 1954-62. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 237–238.
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