3rd North African Infantry Division
The 3rd North African Infantry Division was a French Army formation during World War II.
History
During the Battle of France in May 1940, the division was made up of the following units:- 12th Zouaves Regiment
- 14th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment
- 15th Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment
- 93rd Reconnaissance Battalion
- 20th Colonial Artillery Regiments
- 220th Colonial Artillery Regiment.
Commanders
- 1936 - 1939 : General Théodore Marcel Sciard
- 1939 : General Pierre François Joseph Tarrit
- 1939 : General Édouard Charles François Chapouilly
- 1940 : General Charles Mast