List of French divisions in World War II

Entirely armoured and motorized, equipped with 2 battalions of Char B1 bis and 2 battalions of Hotchkiss H39 tanks designed to support infantry operations.Infantry divisions in the French Army fell into three "series"— active, A and B.

The type designation determined numbers and kinds of equipment and weapons allocation.

The Vichy Army was then disbanded by the Germans, although they authorized formation of one unit (1st Regiment of France) in early 1943.

[138] Certain regiments of Vichy forces, carrying the numbers of 1940 units, were recreated in 1944-45 as part of the Army of Liberation.

AKA "The Army of Transition" French headquarters after 8 November 1942: Divisions: These two divisions were Gaullist formations that, while excellent performers in combat, had friction operating with other units of the French Army that they considered to have been tainted by affiliation with the Vichy regime.

The March divisions ("March" means provisional organizations without a formal tradition) were formed from French forces stationed in North Africa in November 1942, took part in the Tunisian Campaign and were all disbanded in mid-1943.

The two DCEO divisions were intended for use in Indochina to reassert French authority after the defeat of Japan.