21st Infantry Division (France)

21st Infantry Division (France)

The 21st Infantry Division was a French Army formation during World War II.

During the Battle of France in May 1940, the division contained the following units:

*48 Infantry Regiment
*65 Infantry Regiment
*137 Infantry Regiment
*27 Reconnaissance Battalion
*35 Artillery Regiment
*255 Artillery Regiment

The division was an active division which had existed during peacetime.


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