This was achieved in 4 days, in particular thanks to the actions of the 2nd battalion of the 13th regiment of Senegalese tirailleurs, commanded by Jean Gilles.

During this advance the Division was "whitened" (blanchichement), meaning that African soldiers were being replaced by French white volunteers.

In 1945, the division took part in the reduction of the Colmar Pocket in January and later in the invasion of Germany, taking Karlsruhe, Rastatt and Baden-Baden in April.

In December 1945, the 9th DIC, under the command of General Valluy and part of the French Far East Expeditionary Corps, was sent to Indochina.

Its task was to restore French rule in Indochina, which was under threat from the Viet Minh, which had declared Vietnam independent.