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2nd Moroccan Division
Soldiers of the 2nd Moroccan Division dip their flag in the Rhine on 21 November 1918
ActiveAugust 1918 - March 1919
Country France
AllegianceFrance
BranchFrench Army
TypeInfantry Division
RoleInfantry
Engagements

Second Battle of the Somme

Hundred Days Offensive
Military unit

The 2nd Moroccan Division was an infantry division of the French African Army which took part in the First World War in 1918–1919.

History

The 2nd Moroccan Division was created on 4 August 1918, following the dissolution of the 65th Infantry Division, and was commanded by General Louis Pierre M Antoine Modelon.

The division participated in the Second Battle of the Somme and advanced towards the Quennevières and Puisaleine farms. On 26 August, it advanced further towards Crécy-au-Mont, crossing the Ailette river and pushing towards the Hindenburg line until 5 September. It then took part in the End offensive and advanced into Germany after the Armistice, reaching the Rhine on 21 November 1918.

On 25 March 1919, the Division was disbanded.

Composition

Infantry

Other Units

  • 255e régiment d'artillerie de campagne (artillery unit from the former 65th ID)
  • 4e escadron of the 24e régiment de dragons
  • 6e escadron of the 5e régiment de spahis algériens
  • Engineer units from the former 65th ID
  • Sanity and support units from the former 65th ID

Sources

  • Jean-Louis Larcade, Zouaves et tirailleurs, les régiments de marche et les régiments mixtes : 1914-1918, Argonautes, 2000
  • Anthony Clayton, Histoire de l'Armée française en Afrique 1830-1962, Albin Michel, 1994.
  • French Misplaced Pages.
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