60th Infantry Division (France)

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The 60th Infantry Division (French: 60e Division d'Infanterie, 60e DI) was a French Army formation during World War I and World War II.

World War 1

During World War I, the division comprised:

  • 202nd Infantry Regiment
  • 225th Infantry Regiment
  • 247th Infantry Regiment (to March 1917)
  • 248th Infantry Regiment
  • 271st Infantry Regiment (to June 1916)
  • 336th Infantry Regiment (to June 1916)
  • 28th Territorial Infantry Regiment (from August 1918)

It was part of the French

Meuse-Argonne Offensive
.

At various times, it was part of the

French Ninth Army[1]

World War 2

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

  • 241st Infantry Regiment
  • 270th Infantry Regiment
  • 271st Infantry Regiment
  • 68th Reconnaissance Battalion
  • 50th Artillery Regiment

It was a Series B Reserve division containing older reservists.

References

  1. ^ "60e Division d'Infanterie" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-08-28.