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4th Moroccan Mountain Division
4e Division Marocaine de montagne,
Soldiers from 4th DMM handing candy to American soldiers in Rouffach, France on 5 February 1945.
Active1 May 1943 - 15 January 1946
Country France
Allegiance French Army
TypeInfantry Division
Size20,450 personnel (february 1944)
  • 35% Europeans
  • 65% Maghrebis
Motto(s)Par le djebel, à la victoire
(Through the mountains, towards victory)
EngagementsLiberation of Corsica
Italian Campaign
Operation Diadem
Battle of Alsace
Colmar Pocket
Germany and Austria
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Henry Martin
François Sevez

The 4th Moroccan Mountain Division (French: 4e Division marocaine de montagne, 4e DMM) was an infantry division of the Army of Africa (French: Armée d'Afrique) which participated in World War II.

Created in Morocco following the liberation of French North Africa, the division fought in Corsica, Italy, metropolitan France, and Germany. It particularly distinguished itself in Italy in 1944 as part of the French Expeditionary Corps led by General Alphonse Juin, and later in the liberation of France as part of the French 1st Army under General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny.

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