183rd Infantry Division of Africa

The 183rd 'Infantry Division of Africa' 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 in the Constantine Department. It was a division designated for protection and was not well-suited for offensive operations. The division remained in the Constantine Department and was disbanded in without having seen combat.

Composition

Infantry

23rd Zouaves Regiment, mobilized in late in Constantine
15th Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment|, which was part of the Constantine Division before the war
Some sources indicate a Marching battalion of Senegalese Tirailleurs
Motorized company of the 1st Foreign Infantry Regiment of the Foreign Legion Infantry.
Artillery: 387th of African Artillery, with a single group, also referred to as the 183rd autonomous artillery group

Cavalry

* 183rd Reconnaissance Group of Infantry Division, formed on of the reduced overseas type, which was the former autonomous horse-drawn group of the 3rd Regiment of African Chasers
* One cavalry squadron