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During the Battle Of France in May 1940 the Division was made up of the following units:

  • 12 Zouaves Regiment

  • 14 Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment

  • 15 Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment

  • 93 Reconnaissance Battalion

  • 20 Colonial Artillery Regiments

  • 220 Colonial Artillery Regiment.


It was an active division which existed during peacetime. The Tirailleurs Regiments were made up of native troops from Algeria . The Zouaves Regiment was made up from Europe an settlers in North Africa and some recuited from France .