102nd Fortress Division (France)
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The French 102nd Division was a Territorial division (French: 102e Division d'Infanterie Territoriale, 102e DIT) during World War I, and a Fortress division (French: 102e Division d'Infanterie de Forteresse, 102e DIF) during World War II.
During World War I, the division comprised:
- 286th Territorial Infantry Regiment
- 292nd Territorial Infantry Regiment
- 326th Territorial Infantry Regiment
- 342nd Territorial Infantry Regiment
The division was formed on 25 May 1915, and was dissolved on 1 May 1916. During this time, it was part of the French 13th Corps (Corps d'Armée (CA)) (part of the French Sixth Army).[1]
During the Battle of France in May 1940, the division was made up of the following units:
- 148 Fortress Infantry Regiment
- 42 Colonial Machine Half Brigade
- 52 Colonial Machine Gun Half Brigade
- 3 Machine Gun Battalion
- 160 Artillery Regiment
- 218 Artillery Regiment
It was a Series A reserve division which contained younger reservists. It was a Fortress Division defending the French Border with Belgium.
[edit] References
- ^ "102e Division d'Infanterie Territoriale". Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. http://sacarcheo.nuxit.net/regiment/102eDIT.PDF. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
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