2nd Moroccan Division
# 2nd Moroccan Division

The 2nd Moroccan Division was an infantry division of the French African Army which took part in the First World War in 1918-1919.

## History

The 2nd Moroccan Division was created on 4 August 1918, following the dissolution of the 65th Infantry Division, and was commanded by General Louis Pierre M Antoine Modelon.

The division participated in the Second Battle of the Somme and advanced towards the Quennevières and Puisaleine farms. On 26 August, it advanced further towards Crécy-au-Mont, crossing the Ailette river and pushing towards the Hindenburg line until 5 September. It then took part in the End offensive and advanced into Germany after the Armistice, reaching the Rhine on 21 November 1918.

On 25 March 1919, the Division was disbanded.

## Composition

### Infantery

* Régiment d'Infanterie Coloniale du Maroc (RICM)
* 2e régiment de tirailleurs marocains (2nd RMTM)
* 4th Tunisian Tirailleurs Regiment (transferred from the 1st Moroccan Division)

### Other Units

* 255e régiment d'artillerie de campagne (artillery unit from the former 65th ID)
* 4e escadron of the 24e régiment de dragons
* 6e escadron of the 5e régiment de spahis algériens
* Engineer units from the former 65th ID
* Sanity and support units from the former 65th ID

## Sources

* Jean-Louis Larcade, Zouaves et tirailleurs, les régiments de marche et les régiments mixtes : 1914-1918, Argonautes, 2000
* Anthony Clayton, Histoire de l'Armée française en Afrique 1830-1962, Albin Michel, 1994.
* French Wikipedia.

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