Indochina: Divisional Artillery of the 3rd Colonial Infantry Division

[No one]

Dear Gentlemen,

 

The insignia of the Divisional Artillery of the 3rd Colonial Infantry Division (Artillerie Divisionnaire de la 3e Division d'Infanterie Coloniale - A.D. / 3e D.I.C.), non homologué:

 

 

The Vaïcos are a river, in Vietnamese Sông Vàm Cỏ, and two shallow tributaries, the Vàm Cỏ Tây (west) and Vàm Cỏ Đông (east) south of Saigon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3e division d'infanterie coloniale — Wikipédia (google translation of the Indochina period) :

 

"Indochina War

 

Training:

 

The division was formed on 16 August 1945 from the 1st Colonial Division of the Far East (1st DCEO, which was itself reinforced by elements of the 2nd Colonial Division of the Far East, which was disbanded in mid-June). The 3rd DIC only kept the European soldiers of the 1st DCEO. Movement in Cochinchina and South Annam (1945).

The division landed in Saigon in January-February 1946 and began operating against the Viet Minh in Cochinchina, relieving the 9th Colonial Infantry Division. The 3rd DIC is responsible for guarding the part of Vietnam located south of the 16th parallel, with the support of the 1st Far East Brigade and two Foreign Legion regiments (3rd REI and 13th DBLE). The division was weakened by the detachment of elements to Cambodia, Laos and Tonkin.

 

Composition:

 

Infantry:

 

22nd Colonial Infantry Regiment

43rd Colonial Infantry Regiment

Foreign Legion Marching Regiment (renamed 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment in early 1946)

Annamite Company of the 3rd DIC (formed in 1946 in Mỹ Tho)

 

Artillery:

 

4th Colonial Artillery Regiment

10th Colonial Artillery Regiment

 

Dissolution:

 

It took place on 12 September 1946, the division taking the name of the General Staff of the French Troops in South Indochina2,14, its regiments becoming autonomous."

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

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