2nd Moroccan Infantry Division

2nd Moroccan Infantry Division
2e Division d'Infanterie Marocaine
The insignia of the 2e DIM
Active1 May 1943 - 22 August 1945
Country France
Allegiance French Army
TypeInfantry Division
Size16,840 personnel (1943)
Motto(s)on ne passe pas
(They shall not pass)
EngagementsItalian Campaign
Operation Diadem
Battle of Alsace
Colmar Pocket
Germany and Austria
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Marcel Carpentier
François de Linares

The 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division (French: 2e Division d'Infanterie Marocaine, 2e DIM) was an infantry division of the Army of Africa (French: Armée d'Afrique) which participated in World War II.

Created in Morocco following the liberation of French North Africa, the division fought in Italy, metropolitan France and in Germany. It particularly distinguished itself in Italy in 1944 within the French Expeditionary Corps led by the General Alphonse Juin, and later in the Liberation of France as part of the French 1st Army under General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny.


© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search