Division Marocaine
| 1st Moroccan Division or Moroccan Division (1re Division Marocaine) |
|
|---|---|
| Active | August 1914 |
| Country |
 France
|
| Allegiance | France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Type | Infantry Division |
| Role | Infantry |
| Motto(s) |
Sans Peur Sans Pitié (Fr) |
| Engagements |
1914 - Bataille de la Fosse-à-l'Eau (French: ) |
| Insignia | |
| Marching Division of Morocco | Division de Marche du Maroc (D.M du Maroc) |
| 1st Moroccan Division |
Division Marocaine 1re Division Marocaine (D.M, 1re D.M) |
Sans Peur Sans Pitié (Fr)
بلا خوف ولا شفقة (Ar)
(Topping a Crescent equally as inscribed in French and Arabic, Moroccan Division Memorial)
1914 - Bataille de la Fosse-à-l'Eau
(French: )
1914 - First Battle of the Marne (Bataille des Marais de Saint-Gond)
(French: )
1915 - Bataille de l'Artois
1915 - 2e Bataille de Champagne
1916 - Bataille de la Somme
1917 - Bataille des monts de Champagne
1917 - Bataille de Verdun
1918 - Bataille de l'Aisne
1918 - Offensive des Cent-Jours
The Moroccan Division (French: Division marocaine, 1re D.M) or the 1st Moroccan Division of 1914, initially the Marching Division of Morocco (French: « Division de Marche du Maroc »D.M du Maroc) was an infantry division of France's Army of Africa (French: ) which participated in World War I.
During the major engagements of the Division, the composition of the latter consisted of, half of Maghrebi soldiers (Algerian and Tunisian Tirailleurs, Moroccans) and the other half made of "European" soldiers (Marsouins ex-Infantry Colonial Troops, Zouaves and Legionnaires), the Moroccan Division illustrated capability in the First Battle of the Marne in September and the Battle of Artois of May 1915 where for the first time, a French division pierced the front.
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