BRITISH DIVISIONS IN WORLD WAR II

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List of military divisions — 'List of British divisions in WWII'
This page is a list of British Army divisions that fought in World War II. It is intended to provide a central point to access information about British formations of that size.

Contents

Armoured

Cavalry

Infantry

Airborne

Anti-Aircraft

Indian

African

Other

See also

Resources

Armoured

★ Guards Armoured Division

★ 1st Armoured Division

★ 2nd Armoured Division

★ 6th Armoured Division

★ 7th Armoured Division

★ 8th Armoured Division

★ 9th Armoured Division

★ 10th Armoured Division

★ 11th Armoured Division

★ 42nd Armoured Division

★ 79th Armoured Division

Cavalry

★ 1st Cavalry Division

Infantry

★ Guards Division

★ 1st Infantry Division

★ 1st London Division

★ 2nd Infantry Division

★ 2nd London Division

★ 3rd Infantry Division

★ 4th Infantry Division

★ 5th Infantry Division

★ 6th Infantry Division

★ 7th Infantry Division

★ 7th Division (Cyprus)

★ 8th Infantry Division

★ 8th Division (Syria)

★ 9th (Highland) Infantry Division

★ 12th (Eastern) Infantry Division

★ 12th Division (SDF)

★ 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division

★ 18th Infantry Division

★ 23rd (Northumbrian) Division

★ 36th Infantry Division

★ 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division

★ 40th Infantry Division

★ 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division

★ 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division

★ 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division

★ 45th Infantry Division

★ 46th Infantry Division

★ 47th (London) Infantry Division

★ 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division

★ 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division

★ 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division

★ 51st (Highland) Infantry Division

★ 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division

★ 53rd (Welsh) Division

★ 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division

★ 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division

★ 56th (London) Infantry Division

★ 57th Infantry Division

★ 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division

★ 61st Infantry Division

★ 66th Infantry Division

★ 70th Infantry Division

★ 76th Infantry Division

★ 77th Infantry Division

★ 78th Infantry Division

★ 80th Infantry (Reserve) Division

Airborne

★ 1st Airborne Division

★ 6th Airborne Division

Anti-Aircraft

★ 1st Anti-Aircraft Division

★ 2nd Anti-Aircraft Division

★ 3rd Anti-Aircraft Division

★ 4th Anti-Aircraft Division

★ 5th Anti-Aircraft Division

★ 6th Anti-Aircraft Division

★ 7th Anti-Aircraft Division

★ 8th Anti-Aircraft Division

★ 9th Anti-Aircraft Division

★ 10th Anti-Aircraft Division

★ 11th Anti-Aircraft Division

★ 12th Anti-Aircraft Division

Indian

★ List of Indian divisions in WWII

African

★ 1st (African) Division - renamed 11th (African) Division

★ 2nd (African) Division - renamed 12th (African) Division and also known as the "12th (East Africa) Division" (after West African elements reassigned in late 1941)

★ 11th (East Africa) Division

★ 81st (West Africa) Division

★ 82nd (West Africa) Division

Other

★ Devon and Cornwall County Division

★ Dorset County Division

★ Durham and North Riding County Division

★ Essex County Division

★ Hampshire County Division

★ Lincolnshire County Division

★ Norfolk County Division

★ Northumberland County Division

★ West Sussex County Division

★ Yorkshire County Division

See also

★ List of military divisions by number

★ List of military divisions by name

★ List of British Empire divisions in World War II

★ Military history of Britain during World War II

★ British military history

Resources

★ ''Orders of Battle'', Lt.-Col. H. F. Joslen, Rtd., Naval & Military Press, 2003, ISBN 1-84342-474-6. Reprint of 1960 2 volume history published by HMSO.