The French 25th Motorized Division was a French Army formation during World War II.
During the Battle of France in May 1940 the division contained the following units:
- 38 Infantry Regiment
- 92 Infantry Regiment
- 121 Infantry Regiment
- 5 Reconnaissance Battalion
- 16 Artillery Regiment
- 216 Artillery Regiment
The division was an active division which had existed during peacetime. It was a fully motorized Infantry Division.
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—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)