France Insigne de la 10e DI FFI

In an excellent condition an insignia from the 10th Infantry division FFI

FFI stands for Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur (Interior France Forces)

Frontside: French ship with the French Ressistance emblem and FFI on top.

Backside: Maker Marked (Cruedly) Klein und Quenzer from Idar-Oberstein

Background information:

The medal is made in the French Occupation zone after the war as s remembrance to the 10th Infantry division which was assigned to this region.

The 10th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the French Army that took part in World War I and World War II.

Established in 1873 in the 5th Military Region (Orleans), it participated in World War I within the 5th Army Corps. In the interwar period she joined Paris. Disbanded after the Battle of France during WWII, it was briefly recreated from 1944 to 1946. In 1946 it was dissolved and integrated into the 9th Infantry division.

Period 1944 to 1945
The division was reconstituted in Paris on October 1, 1944, mainly from troops of FFI/FTP origin in Paris, commanded by General Pierre Billotte. Formed like a US division1. Originally it would be:

3 infantry regiments:
5th Infantry Regiment – Colonel Emblan,
24th Fantasy Regiment – Lieutenant Colonel Bablon,
46th Infantry Regiment
32nd Artillery Regiment,
18th Dragoon Regiment.
The 46th RI is quickly replaced by Commandant Petit's 4th Demi-Brigade of Chasseurs, made up of the 4th BCP and the 1st BCP of Paris.

The division took part in the Battle of Colmar (20 January to 9 February 1945). It was transported to the Atlantic coast and then took part in the liberation of the last pockets of resistance around the ports. In Germany, it was assigned the Koblenz region (occupation army). At the request of General Billotte at COMAC we find Colonel Rol Tanguy Commander of the Divisional Infantry, he will later become deputy commander of the military government of the district of Koblenz within the 10th DI.

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