3rd Armoured Division (France, 1940)

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Not to be confused with 3rd Armoured Division (France).
3rd Armoured Division
3e Division Cuirassée
File:Char de Bataille B1.jpg
B1 bis tank of the 41st Tank Battalion, lost near Ouvrage La Ferté in May 1940.
Active March - May 1940
Country  France
Branch French Army
Type Armoured Division
Role Armoured warfare
Engagements Battle of France

The 3rd Armoured Division (French: 3e Division Cuirassée, 3e DCR) is a unit of the French Army formed during World War II that took part in the May–June 1940 Battle of France.

History

Formed 20 March 1940 at Reims. Campaigns: Battle of the Meuse, Meuse Front, Battle of the Aisne and Retreat of the center. Final command post at Montbard northwest of Dijon. Division captured 17–18 June. Subordination: XXI Corps of 2nd Army until 23 May, then various including 4th Army and XVIII Corps of 2nd Army.[1]

Composition

In May 1940:[2][3][4]

  • 41st Tank Battalion (B1 bis tanks)
  • 49th Tank Battalion (B1 bis tanks)
  • 42nd Tank Battalion (H39 tanks)
  • 45th Tank Battalion (H39 tanks)
  • 16th Motorized Rifle Battalion (bataillon de chasseurs portés)
  • 319th Artillery Regiment

References

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Bibliography

  • (GUF) Service Historique de l'Armée de Terre. Guerre 1939–1945 Les Grandes Unités Françaises. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1967.

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  1. ↑ GUF, Vol. 3, pp. 497-506.
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