1st Moroccan Infantry Division


The 1st Moroccan Infantry Division was a French Army formation during World War I and World War II.

World War I

The division was formed in July 1918 by the renaming and partial reorganization of the Moroccan Infantry Division. In spite of its name, Moroccan troops formed only one of its two brigades, with the other combining soldiers from Madagascar with elements of the French Foreign Legion and the former Imperial Russian Army.
1st Moroccan Brigade
2nd Moroccan Brigade
The division also had attached to it the 32e régiment d'infanterie territoriale, a unit of French reservists from Argentan.
The division was involved in many battles - such as the Second Battle of the Marne in 1918.

World War II

During the Battle of France in May 1940 the division was made up of the following units:
It was an active division which existed during peacetime. It mainly contained native troops from French Morocco.