The French 1st Light Cavalry Division ''(1er Division de Cavalerie Légère)'' was a
French Army
The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (french: Armée de Terre, ), is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces. It is responsible to the Government of France, along with the other components of the Armed For ...
division active during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. The 1st Light Cavalry Division was formed alongside the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Light Cavalry Divisions in February 1940.
World War 2
Battle Of France
During the
Battle of France
The Battle of France (french: bataille de France) (10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign ('), the French Campaign (german: Frankreichfeldzug, ) and the Fall of France, was the Nazi Germany, German invasion of French Third Rep ...
in May 1940 the
division
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contained the following units:
*Chief of Staff, 1st Light Division
*Components:
**11th Light Mechanized Infantry Brigade ''(11e Brigade d'Infanterie Mécanisé)''
***1st Armoured Car Regiment ''(1er Régiment de Véhicules Blindés)''
***
5th Mechanized Dragoon Regiment ''(5e Régiment de Mécanisé Dragons)''
**2nd Cavalry Brigade
''(2e Brigade de Cavalerie)''
***
1st Cavalry Regiment ''(1er Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval)''
***
19th Dragoon Regiment ''(19e Régiment de Dragons)''
**75th Divisionary Light Cavalry Artillery Regiment ''(
75e Régiment d’Artillerie de Division Légère de Cavalerie)''
In 1940 during the occupation of France the division was disbanded.
References
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Cavalry divisions of France
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