Armoured

• Guards Armoured Division

Formed 17 June 1941 in the UK. Served in NW Europe from June 1944 until the end of the campaign in NW Europe. Fought at Bourgebus Ridge, Mont Pincon, the Nederrijn (Nijmegen Salient), and the Rhineland. Ended the war in Europe under command of XXX Corps.

• 1st Armoured Division

Existing division at the start of the war, headquartered in Priory Lodge, Andore. Served in France from May 1940 until June 1940, Egypt from November 1941 until December 1941 and from June 1942 until November 1942, Libya from December 1941 until June 1942, from November 1942 until March 1943, and from May 1943 until August 1943, North Africa from March 1943 until May 1943 and from August 1943 until May 1944, and in Italy from May 1944 until January 1945. 28 October 1944 division ceased operations. Fought at Gazala, Mersa Matruh, El Alamein, Tebaga Gap, Akarit, El Kourzia, Tunis, and Coriano. 11 January 1945 disbanded in Italy.

• 2nd Armoured Division - Formed 15 December 1939 in the UK. Served in Egypt from January 1941 until March 1941 and from April 1941 until May 1941, and in Libya from March 1941 until April 1941. 8 April 1941 divisional HQ captured in Libya. Fought in Libya. 10 May 1941 disbanded in Egypt.
• 6th Armoured Division - Formed 12 September 1940 in the UK. Served in North Africa from November 1942 until March 1944, Italy from March 1944 until May 1945, and Austria May 1945. Fought at Bou Arada, Fondouk, El Kourzia, Tunis, the Liri Valley, Arezzo, Florence, along the Gothic Line, and in the Argenta Gap. Ended the war in Europe under command of V Corps
  V Corps (United Kingdom)
  V Corps was an army corps of the British Army in both the First and Second World War. It was first organised in February 1915 and fought through World War I on the Western front...
  
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• 7th Armoured Division - Formed in 1938 within Egypt
  Egypt
  Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
  
   as "Mobile Force", and was redesignated the "Mobile Division" on 27 September 1938. By the outbreak of the war the division was known as the "Armoured Division (Egypt)" and on 16 February 1940 the division was renamed the 7th Armoured Division. Served in Egypt, Libya, and North Africa from September 1939 until September 1943, Italy from September 1943 until December 1943, and in northwestern Europe from July 1944 until the end of the war in Europe. Fought at Sidi Barrani, Bardia, Tobruk, Beda Fomm, Gazala, Alam el Halfa, El Alamein, Medenine, Mareth, Akarit, Enfidaville, Tunis, Salerno, Naples, the Volturno River, Bourgebus Ridge, the Nederrijn, and across the Rhine River. Ended the war in Europe under command of XII Corps.
• 8th Armoured Division - Formed 4 November 1940 in the UK. Served in Egypt from July 1942 until December 1942. 1 January 1943 disbanded in Egypt.
• 9th Armoured Division - Formed 1 December 1940 in the UK 31 July 1944 disbanded in the UK.
• 10th Armoured Division - Formed 1 August 1941 in Palestine by redesignation and conversion of the 1st Cavalry Division. Served in Palestine from August 1941 until April 1942 and in January 1943, Egypt from April 1942 until December 1942 and from September 1943 until June 1944, and in Syria from January 1943 until September 1943. Fought at Alam el Halfa and El Alamein. 15 June 1944 disbanded in Egypt.
• 11th Armoured Division

Formed 9 March 1941 in the UK. Served in northwestern Europe from June 1944 until the end of the war in Europe. Fought on the Odon River, at Bourgebus Ridge, Mont Pincon, the Nederrijn, and in the Rhineland. Ended the war in Europe under command of VIII Corps

VIII Corps

List of military corps — List of military corps by numberA number of countries have Eighth, or VIII, Corps:* VIII Corps * VIII Corps * U.S. VIII Corps involvement in the American Civil War...

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• 42nd Armoured Division
  42nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
  The 42nd Armoured Division was a First Line Territorial Army formation during the Second World War. It was formed by converting an infantry division into an armoured role...
  
  

Formed 1 November 1941 by conversion of the 42nd Infantry Division

42nd (East Lancashire) Division

The 42nd Division was a Territorial Force division of the British Army. Originally called the East Lancashire Division, it was redesignated as the 42nd Division on 25 May 1915. It was the first Territorial division to be sent overseas during the First World War. The division fought at Gallipoli,...

. 17 October 1943 disbanded in the UK.

• 79th Armoured Division

Formed 14 August 1942 in the UK. Served as a division in northwestern Europe from August 1944 until the end of the war in Europe, but elements of the division landed in Normandy on D-Day. Division was equipped with specialized armoured fighting vehicles ("Hobart's Funnies

Hobart's Funnies

Hobart's Funnies were a number of unusually modified tanks operated during World War II by the United Kingdom's 79th Armoured Division or by specialists from the Royal Engineers. They were designed in light of problems that more standard tanks experienced during the Dieppe Raid, so that the new...

") and did not fight as a complete Division; units of it were attached to other formations in combat to provide specialized support. Ended the war in Europe under command of 21st Army Group.

Cavalry

• 1st Cavalry Division - Formed 31 October 1939 in the UK. Served in Palestine
  Palestine
  Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
  
   from January 1940 until May 1941, Transjordan
  Transjordan
  The Emirate of Transjordan was a former Ottoman territory in the Southern Levant that was part of the British Mandate of Palestine...
  
   in May 1941, Iraq from May 1941 until June 1941, and Syria from June 1941 until July 1941. 1 August 1941 redesignated as and converted to the 10th Armoured Division.

Infantry

• Guards Division - Formed 12 June 1945. Formed in Europe after the end of the war from the Guards Armoured Division. Service in northwestern Europe.
• 1st Infantry Division
  British 1st Infantry Division
  The 1st Infantry Division was a regular British Army division with a long history having been present at the Peninsula War, the Crimean War, the First World War, and during the Second World War.-Napoleonic Wars:...
  
   - Existing division at the start of the war, stationed at Aldershot
  Aldershot
  Aldershot is a town in the English county of Hampshire, located on heathland about southwest of London. The town is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council...
  
  . Served in France from September 1939 until June 1940, North Africa from March 1943 to December 1943, Italy from December 1943 until January 1945, and in Palestine for most of 1945. Fought at the Medjez Plain, Tunis, Anzio, Rome, and on the Gothic Line. Ended war under HQ, Palestine and Transjordan command.
• 1st (London) Infantry Division
  British 1st London Division
  The 56th Infantry Division was a British Territorial Army division of the First and Second World War. The division's insignia was the sword from the coat of arms of the City of London.- First World War:...
  
   - Existing Territorial Army division at the start of the war, with headquarters in Finsbury Barracks. Organized as a motor division. 18 November 1940 redesignated 56th (London) Division.
• 2nd Infantry Division
  British 2nd Infantry Division
  The 2nd Division is a regular division of the British army, with a long history. It dates its existence as a permanently embodied formation from 1809, when it was established by Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Wellesley , as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army, for service in the Peninsular War...
  
   - Existing division at the start of the war, stationed at in Aldershot. Served in France from September 1939 until May 1940, India from June 1942 until April 1944 and April 1945 until August 1945, and in Burma from April 1944 until April 1945. Fought at St Omer-La Bassée, Kohima, and Mandalay. Ended war under command of the Southern Army (part of GHQ India).
• 2nd (London) Infantry Division
  British 2nd London Division
  The 2nd London Infantry Division was a 2nd Line Territorial Army division, duplicate of the 1st London Division, during the Second World War .- History :...
  
   - Existing Territorial Army division at the start of the war, with headquarters in the London District. Remained in the UK until 1 September 1944, when redesignated the 47th Infantry (Reserve) Division.
• 3rd Infantry Division
  British 3rd Infantry Division
  The 3rd Mechanised Division, known at various times as the Iron Division, 3rd Division or as Iron Sides; is a regular army division of the British Army...
  
   - Existing division at the start of the war, stationed at in Bulford. Served in France from September 1939 until June 1940, and in northwestern Europe from June 1944 until the end of the war. Fought at Ypres-Comines Canal, assaulted Normandy, Caen, Bourguebus Ridge, Mont Pincon, the Nederrijn, the Rhineland, and across the Rhine River. Ended the campaign in northwestern Europe under command of I Corps.
• 4th Infantry Division
  British 4th Infantry Division
  The 4th Infantry Division is a regular British Army division with a long history having been present at the Peninsular War the Crimean War , the First World War , and during the Second World War.- Napoleonic Wars :...
  
   - Existing division at the start of the war, stationed at Colchester. Served in France from October 1939 until June 1940, in North Africa from March 1943 until December 1943, in Egypt from December 1943 until February 1944, in Italy from February 1944 until December 1944, and in Greece from December 1944 until the end of the war. Fought at Oued Zarga, the Medjez Plain, Tunis, Cassino, on the Trasimene Line, Arezzo, Florence, and on the Rimini Line. Ended the war under command of HQ Land Forces (Greece).
• 5th Infantry Division
  British 5th Infantry Division
  The 5th Infantry Division is a regular army division of the British Army. It was established by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsula War, as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army, and has been active for most of the period since, including the First World War and the...
  
   - Existing division at the start of the war, stationed at Catterick Camp. Served in France from December 1939 until June 1940, in India from May 1942 until August 1942, in Iraq from August 1942 until September 1942, in Persia from September 1942 until January 1943, in Syria February 1943 until June 1943, in Egypt June 1943, in Sicily July 1943 until September 1943, in Italy September 1943 until July 1944, in Palestine July 1944 until February 1945, and in northwestern Europe from March 1945 until the end of the war. Fought at Ypres-Comines Canal, assaulted Sicily, on the Sangro River, on the Garigliano River, Anzio, and Rome. Ended the campaign in northwestern Europe under the command of VIII Corps.
• 6th Infantry Division
  British 6th Infantry Division
  The 6th Infantry Division was first established by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsula War as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army and was active for most of the period since, including the First World War and the Second World War...
  
   - Formed November 1939 in Egypt by redesignation of the 7th Infantry Division. 10 October 1941 redesignated 70th Infantry Division. 24 November 1943 disbanded in India. Served in Egypt from November 1939 until March 1940, February 1941 until June 1941, and December 1941 until February 1942, in Palestine March 1940 until June 1940, in Syria June 1941 until October 1941, in Libya October 1941 until December 1941, and in India from March 1942 until October 1943. Fought at Damascus and Tobruk. Under command of Central Army (part of GHQ India) when inactivated.
• 7th Infantry Division
  British 7th Infantry Division
  The 7th Infantry Division was established by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army, for service in the Peninsula War and was active also during the First World War from 1914-1918/19 and also in 1938-39 in Palestine and Egypt.-Peninsula War:The 7th Division...
  
   - Existing division at the start of the war in Egypt, headquarters underway to Mersa Matruh. 3 November 1939 redesignated 6th Infantry Division.
• 7th Division (Cyprus) - 14 June 1941 7th Division HQ formed for deception purposes and based in Cyprus; deception continued until June 1943.
• 8th Infantry Division
  British 8th Infantry Division
  The British Army's 8th Infantry Division was active in both the First World War and the Second World War.-History:The British 8th Division was a Regular Army division that was formed by combining battalions returning from outposts in the British Empire at the outbreak of the First World War....
  
   - Existing division at the start of the war, stationed in Palestine. 28 February 1940 disbanded in Palestine, while under command of HQ Palestine and Transjordan.
• 8th Division (Syria) - 2 June 1942 8th Division HQ formed to control administrative units in Syria; disbanded 31 October 1943 in Syria.
• 9th (Highland) Infantry Division
  British 9th (Highland) Infantry Division
  The 9th Infantry Division was a second line Territorial Army formation at the beginning of the Second World War. After the surrender of the 51st Highland Division in 1940, the 9th Division, a replica of the 51st Division, was reorganised as the new 51st Infantry Division...
  
   - Formed September 1939 in the UK. 7 August 1940 redesignated 51st (Highland) Infantry Division.
• 12th (Eastern) Infantry Division - Formed 10 October 1939 in the UK. Served in France from April 1940 until June 1940. 11 July 1940 disbanded in the UK.
• 12th Division (Sudan Defence Force) - Formed 11 July 1942 in the Sudan. 12 January 1945 redesignated Sudan Defence Force Group (North Africa).
• 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division - Formed September 1939 in the UK. Served in northwestern Europe from 14 June 1944 until the end of the war. Fought on the Odon River, at Caen, Mont Pincon, the Nederrijn, the Rhineland, and across the Rhine. Ended the campaign in northwestern Europe under command of VIII Corps.
• 18th Infantry Division
  British 18th Infantry Division
  For the First World War unit, see 18th Division.The 18th Infantry Division was a Division of the British Army in the Second World War, a duplicate of the 54th Division using mostly units with connections to East Anglia ....
  
   - Formed 30 September 1939 in the UK. Served in India January 1942 and in Malaya February 1942. 15 February 1942 captured by the Japanese Army in Malaya. Fought on Singapore Island.
• 23rd (Northumbrian) Infantry Division - Formed 2 October 1939 in the UK. Served in France from April 1940 until June 1940. 30 June 1940 disbanded in the UK.
• 36th Infantry Division - Formed 1 September 1944 in Burma by redesignation of the 36th Indian Infantry Division. Served in Burma from September 1944 until May 1945, and in India from May 1945 until the end of the war. Fought at Mandalay and along the Rangoon Road. Under command of Southern Army (part of GHQ India) at the end of the war.
• 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division - Formed September 1939 in the UK 1 September 1944 redesignated 38th Infantry (Reserve) Division. Ended the war in Europe under the command of Western Command.
• 40th Infantry Division
  British 40th Infantry Division
  - World War I :The 40th Infantry Division was originally formed as a Kitchener's Army 'Bantam' division between September and December 1915 for service in World War I. 'Bantam' personnel were those who were under the Army regulation height but otherwise fit for service. It comprised the 119th,...
  
   - Formed 9 November 1943 in Sicily as a deception operation. 17 June 1944 disbanded in Sicily.
• 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division - Existing Territorial Army division at the start of the war, with headquarters in Manchester. Served in Belgium and France from April 1940 until June 1940. 1 November 1941 redesignated 42nd Armoured Division.
• 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
  British 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
  The 43rd Infantry Division was a British Territorial Army division first formed in 1908. It was reformed in 1920 as part of the rebuilding of the Territorial Army, and raised a second line duplicate, 45th Infantry Division, on the doubling of the Territorial Army in 1939.-History:The Division was...
  
   - Existing Territorial Army division at the start of the war, with headquarters in Salisbury. Served in northwestern Europe from 24 June 1944 until the end of the war. Fought on the Odon River, at Caen, Bourguebus Ridge, Mont Pincon, the Nederrijn, the Rhineland, and across the Rhine. Ended the campaign in northwestern Europe under command of XXX Corps.
• 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division - Existing Territorial Army division at the start of the war, with headquarters in Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich. Served in France and Belgium from April 1940 until June 1940, and in Egypt from July 1942 until January 1943. 31 December 1943 disbanded in the Middle East. Fought at St Omer-La Bassée, Alam el Halfa, and El Alamein.
• 45th Infantry Division
  British 45th Infantry Division
  The 45th Infantry Division was a 2nd Line Territorial Army division during the First World War and the Second World War. It was a duplicate of the 43rd Infantry Division....
  
   - Formed September 1939 in the UK. August 1944 division dispersed. 1 September 1944 Redesignated 45th (Holding) Division. 1 December 1944 redesignated 45th Division. Under War Office Control at the end of the war.
• 46th Infantry Division
  British 46th (North Midland) Division
  - World War I :The British 46th Division was a 1st Line Territorial Force division. At the outbreak of the war, the 46th Division was commanded by Major General Hon. E.J. Montagu-Stuart-Wortley. Originally called the 'North Midland Division', it was redesignated as the 46th Division in 1915...
  
   - Formed 2 October 1939 in the UK. Served in France and Belgium from April 1940 until June 1940, North Africa from January 1943 until September 1943, Italy from September 1943 until March 1944, July 1944 until January 1945 and April 1945 until May 1945, Egypt in March 1944 and June 1944, Palestine from April 1944 until June 1944, Greece from January 1945 until April 1945, and in Austria as an occupation force. Fought at St Omer-La Bassée, El Kouriza, Tunis, Salerno, Naples, on the Volturno River, Monte Camino, on the Gothic Line, Coriano, on the Rimini Line, and on the Lamone River. Ended the war in Europe under command of V Corps
  V Corps (United Kingdom)
  V Corps was an army corps of the British Army in both the First and Second World War. It was first organised in February 1915 and fought through World War I on the Western front...
  
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• 47th (London) Infantry Division
  British 2nd London Division
  The 2nd London Infantry Division was a 2nd Line Territorial Army division, duplicate of the 1st London Division, during the Second World War .- History :...
  
   - Formed 21 November 1940 in the UK by redesignation of the 2nd London Division. August 1944 division dispersed. 1 September 1944 redesignated 47th Infantry (Reserve) Division.
• 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division - Existing Territorial Army division at the start of the war, with headquarters in Oxford. Served in France and Belgium from January 1940 until June 1940. 20 December 1942 redesignated 48th Infantry (Reserve) Division. Fought at St Omer-La Bassée.
• 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
  British 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
  This military division was formed on 1 April 1908 as the West Riding Division in the Territorial Force of the British Army.- First World War :...
  
   - Existing Territorial Army division at the start of the war, with headquarters in Clifton, York. 5 April 1940 disbanded in the UK 10 June 1940 reconstituted in the UK. Served in northwestern Europe from 12 June 1944 until the end of the war. Fought on the Odon River and in the Scheldt Estuary. Ended the campaign in northwestern Europe under the command of I Canadian Corps
  I Canadian Corps
  I Canadian Corps was one of the two corps fielded by the Canadian Army during World War II. From December 24, 1940 until the formation of the First Canadian Army in April 1942, there was a single unnumbered Canadian Corps...
  
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• 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division - Existing Territorial Army division at the start of the war, with headquarters in Darlington. Organized as a motor division. Served in France and Belgium from January 1940 until June 1940, Egypt from June 1941 until July 1941, February 1942, from June 1942 until December 1942, and from May 1943 until September 1943, Cyprus from July 1941 until November 1941, Syria from January 1942 until February 1942, Libya from February 1942 until June 1942, from December 1943 until March 1943, and from April 1943 until May 1943, North Africa from March 1943 until April 1943, Sicily from July 1943 until October 1943, and northwestern Europe from June 1944 until December 1944. 16 December 1944 redesignated an Infantry (Reserve) Division in the UK. August 1945 arrived in Norway and retitled HQ British Land Forces Norway. Fought at Ypres-Comines Canal, Gazala, Mersa Matruh, El Alamein, Mareth, Akarit, Enfidaville, assaulted Sicily, assaulted Normandy, and in the Nederrijn.
• 51st (Highland) Infantry Division
  British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division (World War II)
  For the First World War unit, see 51st Division .The 51st Infantry Division was a British Territorial Army division that fought during the Second World War...
  
   - Existing Territorial Army division at the start of the war, with headquarters in Cragie, Perth. Served in France from 24 January 1940 until June 1940. 12 June 1940 captured at Saint-Valery-en-Caux
  Saint-Valery-en-Caux
  Saint-Valery-en-Caux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A small fishing port and light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux, some west of Dieppe at the junction of the D53, D20, D79 and the D925 roads...
  
  . 7 August 1940 reconstituted by redesignation of the 9th (Highland) Infantry Division. Served in Egypt from August 1942 until November 1942, Libya from November 1942 until February 1943, North Africa from February 1943 until July 1943, and northwestern Europe from June 1944 until the end of the campaign in northwestern Europe. Fought at El Alamein, Medenine, Mareth, Akarit, Enfidaville, Tunis, assaulted Sicily, Adrano, Bourguebus Ridge, Falaise, the Rhineland, and across the Rhine. Ended the campaign in northwestern Europe under command of XXX Corps.
• 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division - Existing Territorial Army division at the start of the war, with headquarters in Glasgow. Trained at various times as both a mountain and airlanding division, but never used in either role. Served in France June 1940 and in northwestern Europe from October 1944 until the end of the war in Europe. Fought in the Scheldt Estuary, the Rhineland, and across the Rhine. Ended the campaign in northwestern Europe under command of XXX Corps.
• 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division - Existing Territorial Army division at the start of the war, with headquarters in Shrewsbury. Served in northwestern Europe from June 1944 until the end of the war in Europe. Fought on the Odon River, at Caen, Mont Pincon, Falaise, the Nederrijn, the Rhineland, and across the Rhine. Ended the campaign in northwestern Europe under command of XII Corps.
• 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division - Existing Territorial Army division at the start of the war, with headquarters in The Barracks, Hertford. 14 December 1943 disbanded in the UK.
• 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division - Existing Territorial Army division at the start of the war, with headquarters in Liverpool. Never left the UK. Ended the war under command of Western Command.
• 56th (London) Infantry Division
  British 1st London Division
  The 56th Infantry Division was a British Territorial Army division of the First and Second World War. The division's insignia was the sword from the coat of arms of the City of London.- First World War:...
  
   - Formed 18 November 1940 by redesignation of the 1st (London) Division. Served in Iraq from November 1942 until March 1943, Palestine in March 1943, Egypt from March 1943 until April 1943 and from April 1944 until July 1944, Libya in April 1943 and from May 1943 until August 1943, and in Italy from September 1943 until March 1944 and from July 1944 until the end of the war in Europe. Fought at Enfidaville, Tunis, Salerno, Naples, on the Volturno River, Monte Camino, on the Garigliano River, Anzio, on the Gothic Line, Coriano, on the Rimini Line, on the Lamone River, and in the Argenta Gap. Ended the war in Europe under command of XIII Corps
  XIII Corps (United Kingdom)
  XIII Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I and World War II.-World War I:XIII Corps was formed in France on 15 November 1915 under Lieutenant-General Walter Congreve to be part of Fourth Army. It was first seriously engaged during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. On the First day on...
  
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• 57th Infantry Division - Formed 9 November 1943 in North Africa as a deception measure. 29 July 1944 disbanded in North Africa.
• 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division
  British 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division
  The 59th Infantry Division was a 2nd Line Territorial Army unit of the British Army during the Second World War. It served as part of the 21st Army Group during the early stages of the North-West Europe campaign...
  
   - Formed 4 September 1939 in the UK. Fought at Caen and Mount Pincon. Served in northwestern Europe from June 1944 until October 1944. 19 October 1944 disbanded in northwestern Europe.
• 61st Infantry Division
  British 61st Infantry Division
  The 61st Infantry Division was a Territorial Army unit of the British Army during the Second World War.- History :The 61st Division was formed as a 2nd Line duplicate division of the 48th Infantry Division...
  
   - Formed September 1939 in the UK. Never left the UK. Ended the war under command of Eastern Command.
• 66th Infantry Division
  British 66th Infantry Division
  The 66th Infantry Division was a formation of the British Army during the Second World War. The 66th was originally a 2nd Line division of the Territorial Army based in Manchester, England....
  
   - Formed September 1939 in the UK 22 June 1940 disbanded in the UK.
• 70th Infantry Division
  British 70th Infantry Division
  - History :This formation had a brief history during the Second World War. It was formed originally in the Middle East from units stationed in Egypt, Palestine, Cyprus and in Crete, as the regular British 6th Infantry Division. It was then redesignated as the 70th Division on 10 October 1941. -...
  
   - Formed 10 October 1941 by redesignation of the 6th Infantry Division. 10 October 1941 redesignated 70th Infantry Division. 24 November 1943 disbanded in India. Served in Egypt from November 1939 until March 1940, February 1941 until June 1941, and December 1941 until February 1942, in Palestine March 1940 until June 1940, in Syria June 1941 until October 1941, in Libya October 1941 until December 1941, and in India from March 1942 until October 1943. Under command of Central Army (part of GHQ India) when inactivated. 24 November 1943 disbanded in India.
• 76th Infantry Division
  British 76th Infantry Division
  The 76th Infantry Division was a Second World War British Army unit created for service during that war.- History :It was converted from the Norfolk County Division on 18 November 1941. It then became a reserve division and was finally disbanded on 1 September 1944...
  
   - Formed 18 November 1941 by redesignation of the Norfolk County Division in the UK 20 December 1942 redesignated 76th Infantry (Reserve) Division in the UK. 1 September 1944 disbanded in the UK.
• 77th Infantry Division
  British 77th Infantry Division
  The 77th Infantry Division was a division of the British Army formed during the Second World War.- History :This division was formed from the Devon and Cornwall Division on 1 December 1941. It remained in the United Kingdom throughout the war, was converted into a reserve formation in December...
  
   - Formed 1 December 1941 by redesignation of the Devon and Cornwall County Division in the UK 20 December 1942 redesignated 77th Infantry (Reserve) Division in the UK 1 September 1944 disbanded in the UK.
• 78th Infantry Division
  British 78th Infantry Division
  The British 78th Infantry Division, also known as the Battleaxe Division, fought in the Second World War in North Africa and Italy.- History :...
  
   - Formed 25 May 1942 in the UK to take part in Operation Torch
  Operation Torch
  Operation Torch was the British-American invasion of French North Africa in World War II during the North African Campaign, started on 8 November 1942....
  
  . Served in North Africa from November 1942 until July 1943, Sicily from July 1943 until September 1943, Italy from September 1943 until July 1944 when it was sent to Egypt for rest and regrouping. It rejoined the campaign in Italy in September 1944 remaining until the end of hostilities there in early May 1945. Ended the war in Austria under command of V Corps
  V Corps (United Kingdom)
  V Corps was an army corps of the British Army in both the First and Second World War. It was first organised in February 1915 and fought through World War I on the Western front...
  
  . Fought in Tunisia at Tebourba Gap, Oued Zarga, Medjez Plain, Tunis; in Sicily at Adrano and Centuripe; and in Italy at Termoli, on the Sangro River, Cassino, in the Liri Valley, on the Trasimene Line, Florence (Gothic Line), on the Senio River, and in the Argenta Gap.
• 80th Infantry (Reserve) Division - Formed 1 January 1943 in the UK 1 September 1944 disbanded in the UK

Airborne

• 1st Airborne Division - Formed 4 November 1941 in the UK. Served in North Africa from April 1943 until July 1943 and July 1943 until September 1943, Sicily in July 1943, Italy from September 1943 until November 1943, northwestern Europe (Arnhem) in September 1944, and after the end of the campaign in Norway. Fought in Sicily and at Arnhem. Ended the war in Europe under command of Force 134 (Norway).
• 2nd Airborne Division
  2nd Airborne Division
  The 2nd Airborne Division was a British Army deception unit of World War II. It comprised a small amount of personnel and equipment, especially radio communications, which aimed to mimic the activities of a real, 10,000 strong plus, division....
  
   - Formed with the 11th & 12th Parachute Brigades and 13th Air-Landing Brigade. Based in Lincolnshire. Used as a deception division leading up to D-Day with Fourth Army of First U.S. Army Group
  First U.S. Army Group
  First United States Army Group was a fictitious Allied Army Group in World War II prior to D-Day, part of Operation Quicksilver, created to deceive the Germans about where the Allies would land in France. To attract Axis attention, prominent US general George S. Patton was placed in command of the...
  
  , and then again for the proposed operation around Kiel
  Kiel
  Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
  
  -Bremen
  Bremen
  The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
  
   when Arnhem was underway. The division was disbanded in December 1944, as its troops provided replacements for the 1st & 6th Airborne Divisions. This division should not be confused with the 2nd Indian Airborne Division, formed on 1 November 1945 from the 44th Indian Airborne Division
  44th Airborne Division (India)
  The Indian 44th Airborne Division was a formation of the Indian Army during World War II, created in 1944. It provided a parachute battalion for one minor airborne operation but the war ended before the complete formation could take part...
  
   but active only briefly.
• 6th Airborne Division - Formed 3 May 1943 in the UK. Served in northwestern Europe June 1944 (landed at Normandy on D-Day) until September 1944, December 1944 until February 1945, and March 1945 until May 1945. Fought in Normandy and near Wesel. Met Soviet forces at Wismar on the Baltic Sea
  Baltic Sea
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  . Ended the war in Europe under command of U.S. XVIII Airborne Corps.

Anti-Aircraft

• 1st Anti-Aircraft Division - Existing division at start of the war, headquartered in Uxbridge
  Uxbridge
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• 2nd Anti-Aircraft Division - Existing division at the start of the war, headquartered at RAF Hucknall, Nottinghamshire
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• 3rd Anti-Aircraft Division - Existing division at the start of the war, headquartered in Edinburgh
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• 4th Anti-Aircraft Division - Existing division at the start of the war, headquartered in Chester
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  Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
  
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• 5th Anti-Aircraft Division - Existing division at the start of the war, headquartered in Reading
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• 6th Anti-Aircraft Division - Existing division at the start of the war, headquartered in Uxbridge.
• 7th Anti-Aircraft Division - Existing division at the start of the war, headquartered in Newcastle-on-Tyne.
• 8th Anti-Aircraft Division - Formed October 1940 in South Wales and western England. September 1942 disbanded.
• 9th Anti-Aircraft Division - Formed October 1940. September 1942 disbanded.
• 10th Anti-Aircraft Division - Formed November 1940 in Yorkshire. September 1942 disbanded.
• 11th Anti-Aircraft Division - Formed November 1940 in the West and Central Midlands. September 1942 disbanded.
• 12th Anti-Aircraft Division - Formed November 1940 in southwestern Scotland. September 1942 disbanded.

African

• 1st (African) Division - renamed 11th (African) Division - Formed 24 July 1940 in East Africa. 24 November 1940 redesignated 11th (African) Division. Served in East Africa from July 1940 until February 1941 and from August 1941 until November 1941, Italian Somaliland from February 1941 until March 1941, and in Abyssinia from March 1941 until August 1941. Fought at The Juba. 23 November 1941 disbanded in East Africa.
• 2nd (African) Division - renamed 12th (African) Division and also known as the "12th (East Africa) Division" (after West African elements reassigned in late 1941) - Formed 19 July 1940 in East Africa. 24 November 1940 redesignated 12th (African) Division. Served in East Africa from July 1940 until February 1941, Italian Somaliland from February 1941 until April 1941, and in Abyssinia from April 1941 until April 1943. Fought at The Juba and Gondar. 18 April 1943 disbanded in East Africa.
• 11th (East Africa) Division
  11th (East Africa) Division
  The 11th Infantry Division was a British Empire colonial unit formed in February 1943 during World War II.-Formation:In 1943, the 11th Division was formed primarily of troops from British East Africa....
  
   - Formed 15 February 1943 in East Africa. Served in East Africa from February 1943 until June 1943, Ceylon from June 1943 until May 1944, Burma from June 1944 until April 1945, and India from April 1945 until the end of the war. Fought in Burma. Ended the war under command of GHQ India.
• 81st (West Africa) Division
  81st (West Africa) Division
  The 81st Division was formed under British control during World War II. It took part in the Burma Campaign.-History:The inspiration for the division's formation came from General George Giffard, commander of the British Army's West Africa Command, who subsequently commanded India Command's Eastern...
  
   - Formed 1 March 1943 in Nigeria as the 1st (West Africa) Division, redesignated the 81st (West Africa) Division three days later. Served in West Africa from March 1943 until July 1943, India from August 1943 until December 1943 and from March 1945 until August 1945, and Burma from December 1943 until March 1945. Fought at North Arakan and on the Arakan Beaches. Ended the war under command of Southern Army.
• 82nd (West Africa) Division
  82nd (West Africa) Division
  The 82nd Division was formed under British control during World War II. It took part in the later stages of the Burma Campaign and was disbanded in Burma between May and September 1946.-Formation:...
  
   - Formed 1 August 1943 in Nigeria. Served in West Africa from August 1943 until May 1944, India from July 1944 until November 1944, and in Burma from November 1944 until August 1945. Fought on the Arakan Beaches. Ended the war under command of HQ Allied Land Forces South East Asia.

Other

• Beauman Division
  Beauman Division
  Beauman Division was a Second World War improvised formation of the British Expeditionary Force, which fought in the closing phases of the Battle of France in June 1940.-Raising the division:...
  
   - Formed 29 May 1940 in Rouen
  Rouen
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   France; improvised from depot troops and pioneers. Evacuated 17 June 1940, part of Operation Ariel
  Operation Ariel
  Operation Ariel was the name given to the World War II evacuation of Allied forces from ports in western France, from 15–25 June 1940, due to the military collapse in the Battle of France against Nazi Germany...
  
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• Devon and Cornwall County Division
  British Devon and Cornwall County Division
  The Devon and Cornwall County Division of the British Army was a British County Division formed on 28 February 1941. The nucleus of its headquarters came from personnel taken out of Headquarters South-West Area in the Southern Command...
  
   - Formed 28 February 1941 in the UK. 1 December 1941 redesignated 77th Infantry Division.
• Dorset County Division
  British Dorset County Division
  The Dorset County Division was formed on February 24, 1941. However it did not take over operational commitments from Southern Area until March 10 and it did not finally assume command of its allocated infantry brigades until April 24. It only had a short existence, being reduced to an...
  
   - Formed 24 February 1941 in the UK 31 December 1941 disbanded in the UK.
• Durham and North Riding County Division
  British Durham and North Riding County Division
  The Durham and North Riding County Division was formed on 12 March 1941. It was only in existence until 1 December 1941 when it was redesignated Durham and North Riding Coastal Area. It had one commanding officer, Major General F. J. Shears, and commanded the 215th Independent Infantry Brigade ,...
  
   - Formed 12 March 1941 in the UK. 1 December 1941 redesignated as the Durham and North Riding Coastal Area.
• Essex County Division
  British Essex County Division
  The Essex County Division was formed on 18 February 1941 by the redesignation of the West Sussex County Division. It lasted until 7 October when it was disbanded. It had one commanding officer, Major General J. H. T. Priestman, and commanded the 207th Independent Infantry Brigade , 208th...
  
   - Formed 18 February 1941 in the UK by redesignation of the West Sussex County Division. 7 October 1941 disbanded in the UK.
• Hampshire County Division
  British Hampshire County Division
  The Hampshire County Division was formed on February 28, 1941 by the redesignation of Hampshire Area. In addition to the 214th Independent Infantry Brigade , there were three sub-areas under the command of the division. On November 25 the division ceased to function and the headquarters was...
  
   - Formed 28 February 1941 in the UK 31 December 1941 disbanded in the UK.
• Lincolnshire County Division
  British Lincolnshire County Division
  The Lincolnshire County Division was formed on 24 February 1941, however it did not become operational until 27 March. It ceased to function on 25 November and was disbanded on 3 December...
  
   - Formed 24 February 1941 in the UK. 3 December 1941 disbanded in the UK.
• Norfolk County Division - Formed 24 December 1940 in the UK. 18 November 1941 redesignated 76th Infantry Division.
• Northumberland County Division
  British Northumberland County Division
  The Northumberland County Division was formed on 24 February 1941. It ceased to function on 1 December 1941, and was disbanded on 21 December 1941. It was commanded by Major General R. C. Money and consisted of the 202nd Independent Infantry Brigade , 216th Independent Infantry Brigade and 225th...
  
   - Formed 24 February 1941 in the UK. 21 December 1941 disbanded in the UK.
• West Sussex County Division
  British West Sussex County Division
  The West Sussex County Division was formed by the redesignation of Brocforce on 9 November 1940. It was redesignated on 18 February 1941, becoming the Essex County Division. It was commanded by four officers, Major General E. L. Morris from formation until 16 December, Brigadier A. E. Lawrence...
  
   - Formed 9 November 1940 in the UK. by redesignation of Brocforce (reinforced 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade). 18 February 1941 redesignated the Essex County Division.
• Yorkshire County Division
  British Yorkshire County Division
  The Yorkshire County Division was activated on 24 February 1941, and became operation on 19 March. It was redesignated the East Riding District on 1 December 1941. It was commanded by three officers, Major General the Honourable E. F. Lawson until 11 September, Brigadier G. H. Gotto until 23...
  
   - Formed 24 February 1941 in the UK. 1 December 1941 redesignated East Riding District.

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
  British military history
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External links

• British, Commonwealth, and Empire Orders of Battle on 3 September 1939