The 32nd Infantry Division was a French Army

French Army

The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...

 formation during World War I

World War I

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 and World War II

World War II

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During World War I, the division comprised:

• 15th Infantry Regiment
• 53rd Infantry Regiment (to June 1915)
• 80th Infantry Regiment
• 143rd Infantry Regiment
• 342nd Infantry Regiment (from June 1915 to May 1917)
• 35th Territorial Infantry Regiment (from August 1918)

It was part of the French 16th Corps, during which it participated in the Battle of Morhange, Battle of Grand Couronne, Battle of Flirey, the First Battle of Ypres

First Battle of Ypres

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, the First Battle of Champagne

First Battle of Champagne

The First Battle of Champagne was fought early in World War I in the Champagne region of France, between the French and German Empire armies. It was effectively the first significant attack by the Allies against the Germans since the construction of trenches following the so-called 'Race to the...

, the Second Battle of Champagne

Second Battle of Champagne

The Second Battle of Champagne was a French offensive against the invading German army beginning on 25 September 1915, part of World War I.-September 25 - October 6:...

, the Battle of the Lys and the pursuit to and past the Hindenburg line.

At various times, it was part of the French First Army, French Second Army

Second Army (France)

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, French Third Army

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, French Fifth Army, French Sixth Army

Sixth Army (France)

The Sixth Army was a Field army of the French Army during World War I and World War II.-World War I:*General Maunoury *General Dubois *General Fayolle...

, French Seventh Army

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, French Eighth Army

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 and French Tenth Army

Tenth Army (France)

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During the Battle of France

Battle of France

In the Second World War, the Battle of France was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, beginning on 10 May 1940, which ended the Phoney War. The battle consisted of two main operations. In the first, Fall Gelb , German armoured units pushed through the Ardennes, to cut off and...

 in May 1940 the division contained the following units:

• 87th Infantry Regiment
• 122nd Infantry Regiment
• 143rd Infantry Regiment
• 38th Reconnaissance Battalion
• 3rd Artillery Regiment
• 203rd Artillery Regiment

It was an active division

Division (military)

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which existed during peacetime.