Algeria
The division left Germany for Algeria on 1 April 1956, but left some units in Palatinate, Germany.
In 1961 the division comprised:
- 1st Armored Regiment
- 6th African Chasseur Regiment
- 19th Chasseur Battalion
- 20th Chasseur Battalion
- 21st Algerian Rifles Regiment
- 1st/64th Artillery Regiment
- 2nd/64th Artillery Regiment
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