3rd North African Infantry Division

The 3rd North African Infantry Division was a French Army formation during World War II.

History

During the Battle of France in May 1940, the division was made up of the following units:^[1]

12th Zouaves Regiment
14th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment
15th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment
93rd Reconnaissance Battalion
20th Colonial Artillery Regiments
220th Colonial Artillery Regiment.

It was an active division that existed between 1936 and 1940. The Tirailleurs Regiments were made up of native troops from Algeria. The Zouaves Regiment was made up from European settlers in North Africa and some recruited from France.

Commanders

1936 - 1939 : General Théodore Marcel Sciard
1939 : General Pierre François Joseph Tarrit
1939 : General Édouard Charles François Chapouilly
1940 : General Charles Mast

References

^ Mary, Jean-Yves; Kerger, Pascal (2009). Über die Maas: par-delà la Meuse, 10-15 mai 1940. Le corridor des panzers. Bayeux: Heimdal. p. 22. ISBN 978-2-84048-270-3.

This World War II article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article about a specific French military unit is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Mary, Jean-Yves; Kerger, Pascal (2009). Über die Maas: par-delà la Meuse, 10-15 mai 1940. Le corridor des panzers. Bayeux: Heimdal. p. 22. ISBN 978-2-84048-270-3.

[1]