5th Armored Division (France) - Algeria

Algeria

The division left Germany for Algeria on 1 April 1956, but left some units in Palatinate, Germany.

In 1961 the division comprised:

  • 1st Armored Regiment
  • 6th African Chasseur Regiment
  • 19th Chasseur Battalion
  • 20th Chasseur Battalion
  • 21st Algerian Rifles Regiment
  • 1st/64th Artillery Regiment
  • 2nd/64th Artillery Regiment

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