3rd Light Mechanized Division (France)

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The 3rd Light Mechanized Division (French: 3e Division Légère Mécanique, 3e DLM) was a French Army division active during World War II.

World War 2[]

Battle Of France[]

During the Battle of France in May 1940 the division contained the following units:^[1]

5th Light Mechanized Armoured Brigade^[1]
- 1st Cuirassier Armoured Regiment
- 2nd Cuirassier Armoured Regiment
6th Light Mechanized Infantry Brigade^[1]
- 11th Dragoon Mechanized Infantry Regiment
- 12th Cuirassier Reconnaissance Cavalry Regiment
76th Mechanized Artillery Regiment

Divisions of the French Army

Active
1st 3rd

Cold War period

Infantry	9th Marine 12th 15th 21st 27th Alpine 152nd
Armored	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Light Armored	6th
Airborne	10th 11th Light Intervention 24th 25th
Other	Division Daguet

Second World War (list)

1939-1940

Armour	1st Armored 1st Light 2nd Armored 2nd Light 3rd Armored 3rd Light 4th Armored
Cavalry	1st Light 2nd Light 4th Light 5th Light
Colonial and African	1st Colonial 1st Moroccan 2nd North African 3rd Colonial 3rd North African 4th North African 5th North African 7th North African 87th African
Infantry	1st Motorized 2nd 5th Motorized 8th 9th Motorized 10th 15th Motorized 18th 21st 22nd 25th Motorized 32nd 41st 53rd 55th 57th 60th 61st 68th 71st 102nd Fortress 192nd
Mountain	27th
Light	1st
Provisional
Other	1st Polish 2nd Polish

Vichy France

Metropolitan
Africa and Asia
Related	33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne (1st French)

Free France/

Infantry	1st Colonial 1st Free French Division 1st Moroccan 2nd Moroccan 3rd Algerian 3rd Colonial 4th Moroccan Mountain 10th Infantry 27th Alpine
Armour	1st Armored 2nd Armored 5th Armored
Temporary

First World War (list)

Infantry	2nd 8th 10th 12th 15th 18th 21st 22nd 32nd 33rd 37th 41st 53rd 55th Reserve 57th Reserve 60th Reserve 61st Reserve 68th 71st 72nd 101st Territorial 102nd 122nd 152nd 156th 157th
Cavalry	1st Foot 10th
Colonial	Moroccan 2nd Colonial 3rd Colonial

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II: Volume VI Italy and France Including the Neutral Countries of San Marino, Vatican City (Holy See), Andorra, and More. p. 480.

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