Algerian War French order of battle

The following units of the French army fought in the Algerian War of Independence in 1961.

Oran Zone

Zone	Division	Regiments and Others
West Oran zone	12th Infantry Division	Mechanized Infantry Regiment 2nd African Chasseur Regiment 3rd Armored Regiment 5th Infantry Regiment 7th Infantry Regiment 22nd Marine Infantry Regiment 1st Marine Rifles Half-Brigade 4th/10th Marine Artillery Regiment 2nd/66th Artillery Regiment 2nd/403rd Artillery Regiment
North Oran zone	5th Armored Division	1st Armored Regiment 6th African Chasseur Regiment 19th Chasseur Battalion 20th Chasseur Battalion 21st Algerian Rifles Regiment 1st/64th Artillery Regiment 2nd/64th Artillery Regiment
Central Oran zone	29th Infantry Division	9th Hussar Regiment 1st Foreign Legion Infantry Regiment 2nd Algerian Rifles Regiment 2nd Zouave Regiment 21st Infantry Regiment 1st/27th Artillery Regiment
East Oran zone	4th Motorized Infantry Division	10th Dragoon Regiment 9th Spahi Regiment 1st Motorized Infantry Regiment 110th Infantry Regiment 4th Alpine Chasseur Battalion 31st Alpine Chasseur Battalion 4th/12th Artillery Regiment 1st/403rd Artillery Regiment
South Oran zone	13th Infantry Division	1st Light Armored Regiment 2nd Spahi Regiment 23rd Spahi Regiment 2nd Foreign Legion Infantry Regiment 8th Marine Infantry Regiment 9th Marine Infantry Regiment 1st/17th Artillery Regiment

Constantine Zone

Zone	Division	Regiments and Others
North Constantine zone	14th Infantry Division	6th Armored Regiment 18th Dragoon Regiment 21st Spahi Regiment 4th Marine Infantry Regiment 16th Marine Infantry Regiment 55th Marine Infantry Regiment 75th Marine Infantry Regiment 23rd Infantry Regiment 51st Infantry Regiment 43rd Marine Infantry Battalion 81st Alpine Infantry Regiment 120th Alpine Infantry Regiment Regiment de Coree 2nd/4th Artillery Regiment 1st/67th Artillery Regiment 3rd/6th Artillery Regiment 1st/406th Artillery Regiment 4th/10th Marine Artillery Regiment
South East Constantine zone	7th Mechanized Division	2nd Dragoon Regiment 3rd African Chasseur Regiment 4th Light Armored Regiment 21st Marine Infantry Regiment 26th Motorized Infantry Regiment 60th Infantry Regiment 1st/39th Artillery Regiment 1st/59th Artillery Regiment 72nd Artillery Group 457th Artillery Group
North East Constantine zone	2nd Motorized Infantry Division	1st Spahi Regiment 8th Spahi Regiment 4th Hussar Regiment 29th Dragoon Regiment 4th Foreign Legion Infantry Regiment 12th African Chasseur Battalion 14th African Chasseur Battalion 25th African Chasseur Battalion 61st Infantry Regiment 63rd Marine Infantry Regiment 151st Motorized Infantry Regiment 152nd Motorized Infantry Regiment 153rd Motorized Infantry Regiment 1st/ 8th Artillery Regiment 3rd/28th Artillery Regiment 4th/64th Artillery Regiment 452nd Artillery Regiment
South Constantine zone	21st Infantry Division	4th African Chasseur Regiment 18th Light Armored Regiment 7th Algerian Rifles Regiment 10th Chasseur Battalion 17th Chasseur Battalion 30th Chasseur Battalion 24th Marine Infantry Regiment 94th Infantry Regiment 1st/1st Artillery Regiment 4th/8th Artillery Regiment 1st/421st Artillery Regiment
West Constantine zone	19th Infantry Division	3rd Hussar Regiment 4th Dragoon Regiment 6th Spahi Regiment 12th African Chasseur Regiment 20th Dragoon Regiment 30th Dragoon Regiment 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment 11th Marine Infantry Regiment 3rd Algerian Rifles Regiment 4th Zouave Regiment 28th African Chasseur Battalion 29th Alpine Chasseur Battalion 57th Infantry Regiment 1st/2nd Marine Artillery Regiment 2nd/62nd Artillery Regiment 3rd/64th Artillery Regiment

Algiers Zone

Zone	Division	Regiments and Others
North Algiers zone	No divisional organization	1st Foreign Legion Cavalry 5th African Chasseur Regiment 1st Algerian Rifles Regiment 9th Zouave Regiment 73rd Marine Infantry Regiment 11th Infantry Regiment 3rd/10th Marine Artillery Regiment 2nd/65th Artillery Regiment 3rd/65th Artillery Regiment 1st/404th Artillery Regiment
East Algiers zone	27th Alpine Infantry Division	6th Hussar Regiment 29th Light Armored Regiment 1st Marine Infantry Regiment 9th Marine Infantry Regiment 6th Alpine Chasseur Battalion 7th Alpine Chasseur Battalion 15th Alpine Chasseur Battalion 22nd Alpine Chasseur Battalion 27th Alpine Chasseur Battalion 2nd/39th Infantry Regiment 121st Infantry Regiment 2nd/237th Infantry Regiment 159th Alpine Infantry Regiment 1st/43rd Artillery Regiment 1st/50th Artillery Regiment 1st/61st Artillery Regiment 1st/408th Artillery Regiment 2nd/93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment
East Algiers zone	20th Infantry Division	1st African Chasseur Regiment 2nd Foreign Legion Cavalry 8th Hussar Regiment 27th Dragoon Regiment 2nd Infantry Regiment 6th Infantry Regiment 4th Rifles Regiment 1st/7th Artillery Regiment 1st/23rd Artillery Regiment 1st/38th Artillery Regiment 1st/47th Artillery Regiment 2nd/67th Artillery Regiment 1st/410th Artillery Regiment
West Algiers zone	9th Infantry Division	5th Spahi Regiment 25th Dragoon Regiment 28th Dragoon Regiment 2nd/10th Mountain Artillery Regiment 1st/18th Artillery Regiment 2nd/20th Artillery Regiment 1st/42nd Artillery Regiment 1st/402nd Artillery Regiment

General Reserve

Zone	Division	Regiments and Others
General Reserve	10th Parachute Division	1st Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment 2nd Marine Parachute Infantry Regiment 3rd Marine Parachute Infantry Regiment 6th Marine Parachute Infantry Regiment 9th Chasseur Parachute Regiment 13th Dragoon Parachute Regiment 20th Artillery Parachute Regiment
General Reserve	25th Parachute Division	1st Chasseur Parachute Regiment 14th Chasseur Parachute Regiment 18th Chasseur Parachute Regiment 2nd Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment 8th Marine Parachute Infantry Regiment 1st Hussar Parachute Regiment 1st/35th Light Artillery Parachute Regiment

Sahara

Zone	Division	Regiments and Others
Sahara Zone	no divisional organization	35th Infantry Regiment 3rd African Light Infantry Battalion 26th Dragoon Regiment 2nd/1st Marine Artillery Regiment 1st/4th Marine Artillery Regiment 1st/7th Marine Artillery Regiment 1st/13th Artillery Regiment 1st/401st Artillery Regiment 701st Special Arms Group 820th Special Arms Group 821st Special Arms Group

Sources

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

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