The 3rd North African Infantry Division was a French Army formation during World War II.
During the Battle of France in May 1940 the division was made up of the following units:
- 12 Zouaves Regiment
- 14 Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment
- 15 Algerian Tirailleurs Regiment
- 93 Reconnaissance Battalion
- 20 Colonial Artillery Regiments
- 220 Colonial Artillery Regiment.
It was an active division which existed during peacetime. The Tirailleurs Regiments were made up of native troops from Algeria. The Zouaves Regiment was made up from European settlers in North Africa and some recruited from France.
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