▁titles . ▁The ▁non - white ▁units ▁were ▁transferred ▁out . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁ 2 e ▁D FL ▁became ▁the ▁Regiment ▁de ▁Mar che ▁du ▁T ch ad ▁( R MT ), ▁ 2 e ▁DB ' s ▁motor ised ▁inf antry ▁regiment . ▁Free ▁French ▁arm oured ▁units ▁serving ▁with ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Army ▁became ▁the ▁ 5 0 1 e ▁Rég iment ▁de ▁chars ▁de ▁combat ▁( 5 0 1 e ▁R CC ). ▁The ▁art illery ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁arm oured ▁reg iments ▁of ▁ 2 e ▁DB , ▁the ▁ 1 2 e ▁Rég iment ▁de ▁Cu ir ass iers ▁( 1 2 e ▁RC ) ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁( 1 2 e ▁R CA ), ▁were ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁V ich y ▁Arm ée ▁d ' A frique . ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁unusual ▁unit ▁in ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁the ▁Rég iment ▁Bl ind é ▁de ▁F us ili ers - Mar ins ▁( R B FM ), ▁sail ors ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁tank ▁destroy er ▁regiment . ▁L ec ler c ▁had ▁to ▁w eld ▁the ▁various ▁units , ▁some ▁of ▁whom ▁had ▁recently ▁been ▁fighting ▁against ▁the ▁Al lies , ▁into ▁a ▁team . ▁This ▁was ▁no ▁easy ▁task . ▁When ▁two ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁ 5 0 1 e ▁R CC ▁ups et ▁a ▁former ▁V ich y ▁officer ▁by ▁singing ▁a ▁dis res pect ful ▁song ▁about ▁Gén éral ▁d ' armée ▁Henri ▁G ira ud , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁fight