The 2nd Colonial Infantry Division () was a

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formation which fought in

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and

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World War I

At the start of World War I, the division was commanded by General Paul Leblois and composed of:
french: LES TROUPES COLONIALES EN 1914 (english: "COLONIAL TROOPS IN 1914"). Accessed 2022-09-03.
Archived
2022-09-03. *4e Brigade d'Infanterie Coloniale, Colonel Boudonnet (Toulon) ::4e Régiment d'Infanterie Coloniale ::8e Régiment d'Infanterie Coloniale *6e Brigade d'Infanterie Coloniale, Général Caudrelier (Marseille) ::22e Régiment d'infanterie Coloniale ::24e Régiment d'infanterie Coloniale During the entire 1st World War, the Division was part of the 1st Colonial Corps (France), French 1st Colonial Corps and fought in many major battles in France.

1927 - 1940

On 1 November 1927, the 2nd Senegalese Colonial Infantry Division was recreated by transformation of the 30th infantry division.
It was stationed in Toulon, and later renamed 2nd Colonial Infantry Division. During the

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in May 1940 the division was made up of the following units: * Régiment d'Infanterie Coloniale du Maroc (RICM) (from 15 december 1939) *4th

Senegalese Tirailleurs The Senegalese Tirailleurs () were a corps of Troupes coloniales, colonial infantry in the French Army. They were initially recruited from Saint-Louis, Senegal, the initial colonial capital city of French West Africa and subsequently throughout W ...

Regiment *8th

Regiment *72nd Reconnaissance Battalion *2nd Colonial Divisionary Artillery Regiment *202nd Colonial Heavy Artillery Regiment The Division was first stationed in the Alps, but later moved to the North, where it fought in the Seine and Loire regions.
The Division was disbanded after the capitulation of the French Army in June 1940.

References

{{French Army Divisions Colonial Infantry Division, 2nd Infantry divisions of France French West Africa