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5th Armored Division (France)

Field	Value
unit_name	5th Armoured Division
native_name	5e Division Blindée, 5e DB
image	Insigne 5° DB.JPG
dates	9 July 1943 – 15 May 1962
1978 – 30 June 1992
country	FRA France
branch	FRA French Army
type	Armored
battles	World War II
Algerian War
notable_commanders	Henri Navarre
Christian de Castries

1978 – 30 June 1992 Algerian War Christian de Castries

The 5th Armored Division () was an armored division of the French Army that fought in World War II and the Algerian War. It was also active in Germany during the Cold War.

World War II

The division was formed on 1 May 1943 under the command of Brig. Gen. Henri-Jacques-Jean-François de Vernejoul. It was initially the 2nd Armored Division, but renamed the 5th Armored Division on 9 July. The Division was a critical part of the French 1st Army under General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, and came ashore with the U.S. 6th Army Group, under Lt. Gen. Jacob Devers, in the Operation Dragoon invasion of southern France in August 1944. The 5th Armored Division particularly distinguished itself in the assault and capture of Stuttgart, Germany in April 1945.

Cold War

During the Cold War, the division was initially stationed in Germany; its HQ was in Landau, Palatinate.

Algeria

The division left Germany for Algeria on 1 April 1956, but left some units in Palatinate, Germany.

In 1961 the division comprised:

1st Armored Regiment
6th African Chasseur Regiment
11th African Chasseur Regiment
19th Chasseur Battalion
20th Chasseur Battalion
21st Algerian Rifles Regiment
1st/64th Artillery Regiment
2nd/64th Artillery Regiment

Return to Germany

The division was recreated in 1978 at Landau, Germany as a part of the 2nd Army Corps (Baden-Baden). It included the 2nd Artillery Regiment (during the 1980s). The French Army in Germany was drastically reduced after the end of the Cold War; the 5th was dissolved on 30 June 1992.

References

Kanger, Kim "Algerian Insurgency: End of the French Empire", in Strategy & Tactics, No. 262 (May/June 2010)

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