12th Infantry Division (France)

12th Infantry Division
French: 12e Division d'Infanterie
Unit insignia (1939 - 1940)
Active1813 - 1984
CountryFrance
BranchFrench Army
TypeInfantry
RoleMotorised Infantry
EngagementsNapoleonic Wars

World War I

Commanders
Notable
commanders		Gaston Janssen
Insignia
Unit insgina
(1979 - 1984)

12th Infantry Division (12e division d'infanterie or 12e DI) was an infantry division of the French Army which took part in the Napoleonic Wars, World War I and World War II. It fought at the Battle of the Nations in 1813. It was converted to a motorised infantry role at Mourmelon-le-Grand in 1939 a few days before the French declaration of war on Germany and renamed 12th Motorised Infantry Division (12e division d'infanterie motorisée or 12e DIM)

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