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Light Mechanized Division
10 May 1940
 
Division Légère Mécanique
 
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    Light Mechanized Division organic units
Division  Armored Cavalry  Mechanized Cavalry  Artillery 1st Engineer Co
2nd Engineer Co
3rd Engineer Co
Bridging Co
Telephone Co
Radio Co
Carrier Pigeon Det
Headquarters
and Transport
Companies
Quarter-
master
Group
Medical
Group
1e DLM  1e Brigade Légère Mécanique
    4e Régiment de Chasseurs a Cheval  
      • 11th AT Co (25mm)  
    18e Régiment de Dragons
      • 11th Maint Co
 2e Brigade Légère Mécanique
    6e Régiment de Chasseurs a Cheval
    4e Régiment de Dragons Portés
 74e RATTT
    • 10th AT Bty (47mm)
    • 1020th Air Defense Bty  
         37/1
         37/2
         37/3
         37/16
37/81
37/82
37/83
  227/6 Hqs (mot)
  327/6 (mot)
37/6 37
2e DLM  3e Brigade Légère Mécanique
    13e Régiment de Dragons
       • 12th AT Co (25mm) 
    29e Régiment de Dragons
       • 12th Maint Co
 4e Brigade Légère Mécanique
     8e Régiment de Chasseurs a Cheval
     1e Régiment de Dragons Portés
 71e RATTT
    • 10th AT Bty (47mm)
    • 1018th Air Defense Bty
         38/1
         38/2
         38/3
         38/16
38/81
38/82
38/83
 228/23 Hqs (mot) 
 328/23 (mot)  
38/22 38
3e DLM  5e Brigade Légère Mécanique
     1e Régiment de Chasseurs a Cheval
       • 13th AT Co (25mm)
     2e Régiment de Chasseurs a Cheval
       • 13th Maint Co
 6e Brigade Légère Mécanique
     12e Régiment de Chasseurs a Cheval
     11e Régiment de Dragons Portés  
 76e RATTT
    • 10th AT Bty (47mm)
    • 1023th Air Defense Bty
         39/1
         39/2
         39/3
         39/16
39/81
39/82
39/83
  229/22 Hqs (mot)
  329/22 (mot)
39/22 39
 
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Light Mechanized Brigade Light Mechanized Brigade Artillery Regiment (Tractor-Drawn) Motorized Divisional 25mm Antitank Gun Company Motorized Divisional 47mm Antitank Gun Battery (No. 10) Territorial Air Defense 25mm Antiaircraft Gun Battery Mechanized Divisional Engineer Company Mechanized Divisional Engineer Company Mechanized Divisional Engineer Company Motorized Engineer Bridge Equipment Company Mechanized Telephone Company Mechanized Radio Company Carrier Pigeon Detachment Divisional Maintenance Company Division Headquarters and Service Company (Motorized) Transport Company (Motorized) Quartermaster Group Divisional Medical Group