3rd Algerian Infantry Division - Structure

Structure

  • 3rd regiment of Algerian Tirailleurs
  • 4th regiment of Tunisian Tirailleurs
  • 7th regiment of Algerian Tirailleurs (replaced by the 49th Infantry Regiment in March 1945)
  • 3rd regiment of Algerian Spahis
  • 7th regiment of African Chasseurs
  • 67th regiment of African Artillery

The 3rd Algerian Infantry Division was made up of about 16,500 men including 60% Maghrebis (mostly Algerians) and 40% French (mostly Pieds-Noirs).

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