▁African ▁troops ▁in ▁ 3 5 0 ▁vehicles . ▁He ▁captured ▁Seb ha ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁and ▁M iz d ah ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁January . ▁He ▁reached ▁Tri pol i ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁January , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁gre et ed ▁by ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Army ' s ▁commander , ▁General ▁Bernard ▁Mont gom ery . ▁L ec ler c ' s ▁command , ▁now ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁the ▁Greek ▁Sac red ▁Squadron , ▁and ▁known ▁as ▁L ▁Force , ▁covered ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Army ' s ▁in land ▁fl ank ▁during ▁its ▁advance ▁into ▁Tun is ia . ▁L ▁Force ▁beat ▁off ▁a ▁German ▁counter att ack ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Mare th ▁Line . ▁ ▁Western ▁Europe ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁fighting ▁in ▁North ▁Africa ▁ended , ▁L ec ler c ' s ▁L ▁Force , ▁now ▁about ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁strong , ▁became ▁the ▁ 2 e ▁Division ▁Fran çaise ▁Lib re ▁( 2 e ▁D FL ). ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁de ▁Ga ulle ▁informed ▁him ▁the ▁ 2 e ▁D FL ▁would ▁be ▁re - equ ipped ▁by ▁the ▁Americans ▁as ▁an ▁arm oured ▁division , ▁the ▁ 2 e ▁Division ▁Bl ind ée ▁( 2 e ▁DB ). ▁It ▁was ▁often ▁called ▁La ▁Division ▁L ec ler c . ▁Although ▁organ ised ▁along ▁American ▁lines , ▁its ▁units ▁had ▁French