41st Infantry Division (France)


The 41st Infantry Division was a French Army formation during World War I and World War II.

World War 1

During World War I, the division comprised:
  • 23rd Infantry Regiment
  • 42nd Infantry Regiment
  • 128th Infantry Regiment
  • 133rd Infantry Regiment
  • 152nd Infantry Regiment
  • 215th Infantry Regiment
  • 229th Infantry Regiment
  • 253rd Infantry Regiment
  • 343rd Infantry Regiment
  • 363rd Infantry Regiment
  • 373rd Infantry Regiment
  • 37th Territorial Infantry Regiment
  • 54th Territorial Infantry Regiment
It was part of the French 1st, 3rd, 7th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 30th, 34th and 38th Corps, during which it participated in the Battle of the Frontiers, the Battle of the Somme, the Second Battle of the Aisne, the Battle of the Lys, the Fifth Battle of Ypres, the Battle of Courtrai and the Battle of the Lys and the Escaut.
At various times, it was part of the French First Army, French Second Army, French Fourth Army, French Fifth Army, French Sixth Army, French Eighth Army and French Tenth Army.

The Battle For France

During the Battle of France in May 1940, the division contained the following units:
It was a Series A Reserve division containing younger reservists.