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
1st
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4th
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, 6th, 8th, 10th,
11th
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12th, 13th, 15th, 21st, 30th, 31st, 35th, 2nd Colonial, 2nd Cavalry Corps, during which it participated in the
Battle of the Ardennes, the
First Battle of the Marne, the
First Battle of the Aisne, the
First Battle of Champagne, the
Battle of the Lys, and the
Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
At various times, it was part of the
French First Army,
French Second Army,
French Third Army,
French Fourth Army,
French Fifth Army,
French Sixth Army,
French Seventh Army and
French Ninth Army
The Ninth Army (french: IXe Armée) was a field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II.
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World War 2
During the
Battle of France
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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
Infantry Division, 60th
Infantry Division, 60
Infantry divisions of France
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