ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ɔnðə lˈɛft flˈæŋk ʌvðə jˌuːˈɛs ɹˌoʊmən ˈeɪtiːn ˈɛɹboːɹn kˈɔːɹ, ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd kəmpˈoʊnənt ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ fˈoːɹs, nˈeɪmd dᵻvˈɪʒən dˈeɪɡt, wʌz fˈɔːɹmd ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ɪn sˈaʊdi ɚɹˈeɪbiə æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv fɹˈænsᵻz kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃən tʊ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən dˈɛzɚt ʃˈiːld.
Operating on the left flank of the US XVIII Airborne Corps, the ground component of the French force, named Division Daguet, was formed in September 1990 in Saudi Arabia as part of France's contribution to Operation Desert Shield.