The 24th Airborne Division, () was a unit of the

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dominated, specialized in airborne combats and air assaults. Constituted in July 1945, the

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existed ephemerally and during the dissolution in October of the same year, a significant amount of the Division's constitution would be seen transferred to the 25th Airborne Division in lieu recently of being constituted.

Creation and different nominations

* On July 16, 1945 : creation of the 24th Airborne Division. * On October 15, 1945: dissolution of the unit.

History, garrisons, campaigns and battles

This Division, first of a kind and genre in

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, was constituted on July 16, 1945 based on the American model of U.S. Airborne Division formations. The forming

components of the Division were based on the active paratrooper units present in the

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, figuring components of the

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1^e R.C.P, the

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2^e R.C.P, the

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3^e R.C.P, the 4^e R.I.A S.A.S and the 1st Choc Airborne Infantry Regiment 1^er R.I.C.A.P, constituting the Choc Battalions B.C of the 1st Army with other forming infantry contingents from other active Divisions.In ''Histoire des parachutistes français'', page 72. With effectifs undergoing reduction, the

3^e R.C.P and the 4^e R.I.A were dissolved. During this period, elements of the

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were transferred to the

on August 1, 1945. The 24th Airborne Division 24^e D.A.P was dissolved. Elements remaining of the

, 1^e R.C.P, the

2^e R.C.P, the 1st Choc Airborne Infantry Regiment 1^er R.I.C.A.P and other forming components were transferred to the 25th Motoryzed Infantry Division 25^e D.I.M, which would become the 25th Airborne Division 25^e D.A.P in February 1946. Accordingly,

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Bonjour assumed command of the newly formed 25th Airborne Division.

Division Commander

*1945 - 1945 :

Bonjour

References

Sources and Bibliographies

*Collectif, Histoire des parachutistes français, Société de Production Littéraire, 1975. {{French Army Divisions Defunct airborne units and formations of France Military units and formations established in 1945 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Airborne divisions of France

Creation and different nominations

History, garrisons, campaigns and battles

Division Commander

See also

References

Sources and Bibliographies