It was under the control of the 1st Military Corps and controlled units in East France notably on the Swiss border.

[1]The 14th Military Division was organized in September 1940 under Lieutenant General Alfred-Marie-Joseph-Louis Montagne.

[2] It was headquartered in Lyon in Southern France.

[1] In addition to the division controlling military units it also supervised the areas of the 1st Military District and 2nd Military District in addition to a security squadron and training grounds.

[3] Structure of the division in 1941 (names in English and French):[1][4][3]