1st Moroccan Infantry Division
- 1st Moroccan Infantry Division
The 1st Moroccan Infantry Division was a French Army formation during 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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