9th Motorized Division
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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 | |
| 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
[edit]The division's structure during the Battle of France in May 1940 was as follows:[2][1]
- Infantry
- Artillery
- Reconnaissance
- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sumner, Ian (1998). The French Army 1939-45 (1) The Army of 1939-40 & Vichy France. Men-at-Arms. Osprey Publishing. p. 7.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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.
- 1 2 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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