The following is the draft order of battle for the Free French ground forces in Second Front. It tracks the forces by theater (MTO: Mediterranean Theater of Operations; ETO: European Theater of Operations), from July 1943 to the end of the war.

The Free French had many small, independent regiments and battalions. Where possible, I have grouped these units into composite brigades, such as artillery, static, and construction brigades.

Initial Forces (Jul I 43)

1x 6-8 Inf XX 1FF
4x 1-8 Mtn II 1GTM,2GTM,3GTM, 4 GTM
3 pts hv AA
3 pts It AA

Aug I 43
MTO.

1x 3-8 Mtn Cadre 4 Mor
1x 1-8 Marine X Choc
1x 2-8 Inf III 9Z
1x 1-5 Para III 1

Nov I 43
MTO.

2x 7-8 Inf XX 2 Mor, 3 Alg
1x 1-10 mot AT II 7CA
1x 4-3-8 Art X CEF
1x 2-8 Eng X CEF

Dec I 43
MTO:

1x 1-10 mot AT II 8CA

Feb I 44
MTO:

1x 7-8 Inf XX 9 Col
1x 1-10 mot AT II RCCC
Convert: 1x 3-8 Mtn Cadre 4 Mor to:
1x 7-8 Mtn XX 4 Mor

Mar I 44
MTO:

2x 12-10 Arm XX 1, 2
2x 1-10 mot AT II 1 TD, 9 CA
Convert: 1x 6-8 Inf XX 1 IF to:
1x 8-8 Inf XX 1M

Apr I 44
MTO:

Transfer to ETO:
1x 12-10 Arm XX 2
1x 1-10 mot AT II 1 TD

Aug I 44
MTO:

Convert: 1x 4-3-8 Art X CEF to:
2x 3-2-8 Art X IC, IIC
Convert: 1x 2-8 Eng X CEF to:
2x 1-8 Eng 111 151,152
1x 0-2-5 Cons X 1 A

Aug II 44
MTO.

Transfer to ETO.
1x 12-10 Arm XX 1
1x 8-8 InfXX 1M
2x 7-8 Inf XX 3 Alg, 9 Col
1x 1-8Marine X Choc
2x 3-2-8 Art X IC, IIC
1x 1-5 Para III 1
2x 1-8 Eng III 151,152
1x 0-2-5 Cons X 1 A
3x 1-8 Mtn ll 1GTM, 2GTM, 3GTM
4x 1-10 mot AT II 7CA, 8CA, 9CA, RCCC
Replacement Pool. Remove: 1x 1-8 Mtn II 4 GTM

Sep I 44
MTO.

1x 11-10 Arm XX 5
1x 1-10 mot AT Il 11CA
Transfer to ETO.
1x 7-8 Inf XX 2 Mor
3 pts hv AA
2 pts It AA

Oct I 44
MTO.

Transfer to ETO:
1x 11-10 Arm XX 5
1x 1-10 mot AT II 11CA

Conditional Forces

General, from FFI forces and replacments:

3x 5-6 Inf XX 1, 10, 14
1x 2-8 Mtn X	CP
1x 1-2-8* Mtn X GAS
2x 0-2-5 Cons X DAA1p, DAAtI
2x 1-10 Recon II 2 Drag, 8 Drag
1x 1-10 mot AT II 11 Cuir
2 pts hv AA
2 pts It AA

Abbreviations

Optional

Aug II 43
MTO:

Convert: 1x 6-8 Inf XX 1 FF to:1x 8-10 Mot XX 1

Aug II 44
MTO.

Transfer to ETO:
1x 8-10 Mot XX 1

Notes:

2. The static RM brigades are composite units factoring in the various weak regiments and battalions raised in the French Military Regions following the Liberation.

3. The former Vichy forces of North Africa and Colonne Leclerc (Free French 1-8 Mot III L from Western Desert) were reorganized during or after the Tunisian campaign, starting in April 1943. This tends to be complicated, especially for the former Vichy forces, as they needed to be reorganized, re-equipped, and retrained.

Colonne Leclerc in the spring of 1943 became the 2nd Light Free French Division (2e Division Legere Francaise Libre). It is unclear what "Light" means--perhaps motorized, perhaps something else. Other Free French, French North African, and French East African elements joined Leclerc to form this division. 2nd Light was not apparently operational, and became 2nd Armored Division (2e Division Blind6e) in August 1943, and was still equipping and training until spring 1944.

Brigade Legere Mecanique (BLM-A from Torch) in May 1943, with other elements, became the 1st Armored Division (1e Division Blind6e). Officially organized the same as a British armored division (one armored brigade and one infantry brigade), in actual operations it reorganized into three combat commands. (it spent the rest of 1943 equipping and training.)

The other French North African forces went through a more complicated evolution. In general, they returned to their garrison stations in the spring of 1943, and then individual regiments and battalions were selected to be organized, equipped, and trained as the French expeditionary forces. These elements formed the 2nd Moroccan Inf XX (2e Division Infanterie Marocaine), 3rd Algerian Inf XX (3e DIA), 4th Moroccan Mtn XX (4e DMM), 5th Arm XX (5e DB), and 9th Colonial Inf XX (9e DIC ) .

Erratum: 1st Mot XX corrected graphic