It was an active division that existed between 1936 and 1940. 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.
Commanders
1936 - 1939 : General Théodore Marcel Sciard
1939 : General Pierre François Joseph Tarrit
1939 : General Édouard Charles François Chapouilly
^Mary, Jean-Yves; Kerger, Pascal (2009). Über die Maas: par-delà la Meuse, 10-15 mai 1940. Le corridor des panzers. Bayeux: Heimdal. p. 22.
ISBN978-2-84048-270-3.