9th Motorized Division

The French 9th Motorized Division originally known as the 9th Infantry Division, was a French Army division active during World [War I], World War II and the Algerian War.

Battle Of France 1940

The division's structure during the Battle of France in May 1940 was as follows:Infantry

* 13th Infantry Regiment
* 95th Infantry Regiment
* 131st Infantry Regiment Artillery
* 30th Divisional Artillery Regiment
* 230th Heavy Divisional Artillery Regiment Reconnaissance
* 2nd Divisional Reconnaissance Group
* 18th Corps Reconnaissance Group — attached from the 16th Army Corps Support Units
* Divisional Signal, Engineer, and Supply companies

The division was an active division which had existed during peacetime. It was a fully motorized infantry division.)

The 9th Infantry Division was recreated within the 1st Military Region, with headquarters in Versailles, as part of the Valmy Plan. It arrived in Algeria in June 1956.
It took part in operations in the Orléansville area, west of Algiers. It formed part of the Algiers military division. It was dissolved on 31 December 1962.
The division was part of the Algiers Corps Area in 1960, during the Algerian War.