2nd Light Cavalry Division (France)
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The French 2nd Light Cavalry Division (2e Division de Cavalerie Légère) was a French Army division active during World War II.
World War II
Battle Of France
During the Battle of France in May 1940 the division contained the following units:
- 3rd Cavalry Brigade[1] (3e Brigade de Cavalerie)
- 18th Mounted Hunters Regiment (18e Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval)
- 5th Cuirassier Regiment (5e Regiment de Cuirassier)
- 12th Light Mechanized Brigade[2] (12e Brigade Légère Mécanisée)
- 2nd Armoured Car Regiment (2e Régiment de Voitures Blindées)
- 3rd Mechanized Dragoon Regiment (3e régiment de dragons portés)
- 73rd Divisionary Light Cavalry Artillery Regiment (73e Régiment d’Artillerie de Division Légère de Cavalerie)