The 2nd Light Mechanized Division () was a

French Army The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (, , ), is the principal Army, land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces; it is responsible to the Government of France, alongside the French Navy, Fren ...

division active during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. It was created in 1937.

Second World War

Battle Of France

During the

Battle of France The Battle of France (; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (), the French Campaign (, ) and the Fall of France, during the Second World War was the Nazi Germany, German invasion of the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembour ...

in May 1940, the division contained the following units: *3rd Light Mechanized Brigade ** 13th Dragoon Armoured Regiment **29th Dragoon Armoured Regiment *4th Light Mechanized Brigade ** 4th Dragoon Mechanized Infantry Regiment **8th Cuirassier Reconnaissance Cavalry Regiment *71st Artillery Regiment

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Light Mechanized Division, 2nd Mechanized units and formations Military units and formations established in 1937 Military units and formations disestablished in 1940 {{France-mil-unit-stub