183rd Infantry Division of Africa

183rd Infantry Division of Africa 183e division d'infanterie d'Afrique September 1939 July 1940 France French Army Infantry Division of Africa Constantine Department World War II The 183rd Infantry Division of Africa (183e division d'infanterie d'Afrique) was a unit of the French Army formed in Algeria during the French colonial period at the beginning of World War II. History The division was created in 1939 9 in the Constantine Department.Éric de Fleurian March 8, 2016 Deuxième guerre mondiale, campagne de France 1939-1940 : participation des régiments de tirailleurs https://www.les-tirailleurs.fr/documents/72c06015-fe13-4d32-a74a-7c5135d352f2/telecharger December 13, 2023 les-tirailleurs.fr fr It was a division designated for protection and was not well-suited for offensive operations.Michelet Louis-Christian 1994 Pouvait-on Réellement, En Juin 1940, Continuer La Guerre En Afrique Du Nord? https://jstor.org/stable/25732154 Guerres Mondiales et Conflits Contemporains 174 143–160 25732154 0984-2292 2023-12-13 The division remained in the Constantine Department and was disbanded in 1940 7 without having seen combat. Composition Infantry 23rd Zouaves Regiment, mobilized in late 8 1939 in ConstantineÉric de Fleurian 22nd Zouaves Regiment https://www.les-tirailleurs.fr/autres-unites/zouaves/23-rz December 13, 2023 les-tirailleurs.fr fr 15th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment|, which was part of the Constantine Division before the war1970 Les troupes d'Afrique dans la guerre 39-40 Historama HS 10 Les Africains 1830-1960 Some sources indicate a Marching battalion of Senegalese Tirailleurs Motorized company of the 1st Foreign Infantry Regiment of the Foreign Legion Infantry.André Truchet https://books.google.com/books?id=_0vSAAAAMAAJ&q=183 L'armistice de 1940 et l'Afrique du Nord Presses universitaires de France 1955 370 fr Ian Summer The French Army, 1939-45 (1) François Vauvillier 1998 Osprey Military 1-85532-666-3 Men-at-arms en 49674512 Artillery: 387th of African Artillery, with a single group,Michelet Louis-Christian 1994 Pouvait-on Réellement, En Juin 1940, Continuer La Guerre En Afrique Du Nord? https://jstor.org/stable/25732154 Guerres Mondiales et Conflits Contemporains 174 143–160 25732154 0984-2292 2023-12-13 also referred to as the 183rd autonomous artillery group Cavalry 183rd Reconnaissance Group of Infantry Division, formed on 1 3 1940 of the reduced overseas type, which was the former autonomous horse-drawn group of the 3rd Regiment of African ChasersHistorique du 183rd GRDI http://grca.free.fr/historique_grdi/183_grdi.htm 2023-12-13 grca.free.fr One cavalry squadron (unknown origin) References Category:French Infantry divisions during World War II Category:Military units and formations established in 1939 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1940