thumb|North African 1st Spahi Regiment in Egypt, 1941 Records for the Italian campaign show that both the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division and 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division were made up of 60% Mahgrebians and 40% Europeans, while the 4th Moroccan Infantry Division was made up of 65% Mahgrebians and 35% Europeans.Paul Gaujac. Le Corps expéditionnaire français en Italie. Histoire et collections, 2003. p. 31 The three North African divisions had one brigade of North African soldiers in each division replaced with a brigade of French Forces of the Interior in January 1945.Brahim Senouci, Préface de Stéphane Hessel. Algérie, une mémoire à vif: Ou le caméléon albinos. L'Harmattan, 2008, page 84 Both the 1st Free French Division and 9th Colonial Infantry Division contained a strong contingent of Tirailleurs Sénégalais brigades. The 1st Free French Division also contained a mixed brigade of French Troupes de marine and the Pacific island volunteers. It also included the Foreign Legion Brigades. In late September and early October 1944, both the Tirailleurs Sénégalais brigades and Pacific Islanders were replaced by brigades of troops recruited from mainland France.Gilles Aubagnac. "Le retrait des troupes noires de la 1re Armée". Revue historique des armées, no 2, 1993, p. 34-46. This was also when many new Infantry divisions (12 overall) began to be recruited from mainland France, including the 10th Infantry Division The 3rd Armoured Division was also created in May 1945 but saw no combat in the war.
thumb|North African 1st Spahi Regiment in Egypt, 1941 Records for the Italian campaign show that both the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division and 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division were made up of 60% Mahgrebians and 40% Europeans, while the 4th Moroccan Infantry Division was made up of 65% Mahgrebians and 35% Europeans.Paul Gaujac. Le Corps expéditionnaire français en Italie. Histoire et collections, 2003. p. 31 The three North African divisions had one brigade of North African soldiers in each division replaced with a brigade of French Forces of the Interior in January 1945.Brahim Senouci, Préface de Stéphane Hessel. Algérie, une mémoire à vif: Ou le caméléon albinos. L'Harmattan, 2008, page 84 ?Both the 1st Free French Division and 9th Colonial Infantry Division contained a strong contingent of Tirailleurs Sénégalais brigades. The 1st Free French Division also contained a mixed brigade of French Troupes de marine and the Pacific island volun,teers. !It also included the Foreign Legion Brigades. In late September and early October 1944, both the Tirailleurs Sénégalais brigades and Pacific Islanders were replaced by brigades of troops recruited from .mainland France.Gilles Aubagnac. "Le retrait des troupes noires de la 1re Armée". Revue historique des armées, no 2, 1993, p. 34-46. ,This was also when many new Infantry divisions (12 overall) began to be recruited from mainland France, including the 10th Infantry Division The 3rd Armoured Division was also created in May 1945 but saw no combat in the war.