french troops in paris, 1940 division types included moroccan divisions (dm), north african divisions (dina , dlina), african divisions (dia) , colonial divisions (dic). 1st moroccan division. active division @ start of war, mobilized 2 september 1939 in meknes, algeria. transported via rail , sea marseille , reequipped type northeast division 8 november. campaigns: battle of dyle , battle of north. evacuated dunkirk on 1 june , returned france 6 june, remnants of division reorganized , became part of 1st dlina on 12 june. final command post @ almenêches-saint-pierre. subordination: numerous, including colonial corps, iv corps, v corps, cavalry corps , xvi corps. 2nd moroccan division. inactivated 10 september 1939 in morocco. 3rd moroccan division. in morocco during 1940 campaign. elements later assigned fez , casablanca divisions in army of transition. 3rd moroccan division existed between 1 march , 1 june 1943, became 4th dmm in army of liberation. 1st north african infantry divisio...