World War II
During the Battle of France in May 1940 the division was made up of the following units:
- 1 Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment
- 2 Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment
- 7 Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment
- 80 Reconnaissance Battalion
- 64 Artillery Regiment
- 264 Artillery Regiment
It was an active division which existed during peacetime. It mainly contained native troops from French Morocco.
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