The French 5th Light Cavalry Division 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

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. It was led by Lieut. General Baron Subervie.

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

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contained the following units: *6th Cavalry Brigade **11th Cuirassier Regiment **12th Chasseurs a Cheval Regiment *15th Light Mechanized Brigade **5th Armoured Car Regiment **15th Mechanized Dragoon Regiment *78th Artillery Regiment It was a newly formed division.

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