68th Infantry Division (France)

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The 68th Infantry Division (French: 68e Division d'Infanterie, 68e DI) was a French Army formation during the First and Second World Wars.

First World War[]

During the war of 1914 to 1918, the division comprised:

• 206th Infantry Regiment
• 212nd Infantry Regiment (to February 1917)
• 234th Infantry Regiment
• 257th Infantry Regiment (to June 1916)
• 323rd Infantry Regiment (to June 1916)
• 344th Infantry Regiment
• 73rd Territorial Infantry Regiment (from July 1917)

It was part of the French 2nd, 3rd, , 11th, , , , 16th, 17th, , , , and Corps, during which it participated in the Battle of Morhange, the Battle of Grand Couronne, the Battle of Verdun, the Second Battle of the Marne, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

At various times, the Division was part of the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Tenth French Armies.^[1]

Second World War[]

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

• 224th Infantry Regiment
• 225th Infantry Regiment
• 341st Infantry Regiment
• 59th Reconnaissance Battalion
• 89th Artillery Regiment
• 289th Artillery Regiment

It was a "Series B" Reserve division, containing older reservists. The division was used to defend the coast of northern France.

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