French 8th Division French 8th Division

French 8th Division

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The 8th Motorised Infantry Brigade was absorbed by the 7th Light Armoured Division, creating the 7th Armoured Division in 1963. In 1977, the 7th Armoured Division was dissolved and its component units were used to create a new 7th Armoured Division, a 4th Armoured Division, and the 8th Infantry Division. The new division had its headquarters at Amiens and formed part of III Corps. In 1985 the division consisted of the 8 RI (VAB) (Noyon), the 94 RI (VAB) (Sissonne), the 67 RI (VAB) (Soissons), the 7 RCh (AML) (Arras), the 41 RAMa, the 8 Compagnie de Genie, and the 8 RCS (Amiens).[1]

This division was dissolved in 1993.

Code: 51273

5.00 GBP