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