the line of Brye, Saint-Amand, and Fleurus. The 4th and 27th Infantry Regiments repulsed German tank attacks, and retreated under orders covered by the 134th Infantry Regiment to a bridgehead at Luttre on the Charleroi Canal from Seneffe to Godarville where it relieved elements of the corps. Juin was captured with much of the division at Lille on 29 May 1940. Cold War The 15th Infantry Division was reestablished on 1 March 1951, and disbanded on 1 July 1962. The division was again reestablished during the 1977 reorganization of the French Army, with its headquarters at Limoges as part of the Strategic Reserve. In event of war, elements of it would be used as cadres for the reserve 115th Infantry Division. Under the 1983 reorganization of the French Army, the division was assigned to the 2nd Army Corps. It included the 92 RI (see :fr:92e_régiment_d'infanterie_(France); equipped with VAB armoured personnel carriers) at Clermont-Ferrand and the 99 RI (VAB) at Salhonay, both formerly part of the 14th Infantry Division, and the 126 RI (VAB) at Brive-la-Gaillarde. The AML-equipped 5 RCh at Périgueux provided reconnaissance capability, the 20 RA (155mm towed) at Poitiers artillery, the 65 CG at Castelsarrasin engineers, and the 15 RCS at Limoges support. Before its disbandment the division became part of the 3rd Army Corps. Général de brigade M. Zeisser (Michel, Maurice) was named commander of the division and of the 43e division militaire territoriale in 1991. As of a decree of 6 July 1992, M. le général de division Genest (Claude, Jean, Maclou) was naméd commander of the division and of the circonscription militaire de défense de Limoges as of 1 September 1992. As part of the reduction in the strength of the French Army during the 1990s after the end of the Cold War, the division was disbanded in a process concluding in 1994. Elements of the division were merged into the 27th Alpine Division to form the 27th Mountain Infantry Division on 1 July of that year. The division headquarters, the 15e RCS, and the 5th Chasseur Regiment were disbanded, while the Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé-equipped 92nd Infantry Regiment joined the 27th Mountain Infantry Division. References Citations Bibliography Infantry divisions of France Military units and formations disestablished in 1994