3rd Colonial Infantry Division (France)

The 3rd Colonial Infantry Division (French: 3e Division d'Infanterie Coloniale, 3e DIC) was a division of the French Marine Forces, comprising mostly French citizen troops.

The 3rd Colonial Infantry Division fought in the First and Second world wars.

1915: Many small engagements, plus the Second Battle of Champagne.

1917: The Second Battle of the Aisne, and many small engagements.

The structure of the division in World War II was as follows:[1]

A regiment of the 3rd Colonial Infantry Division during the Bastille Day 1936 military parade in Paris .