The following is a list of Australian divisions in World War II, including all divisions

Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...

 of the Australian Army

Australian Army

The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...

 during that conflict.

Divisions

• Australian 1st Armoured Division
• Australian 2nd Armoured Division – also known as the 2nd Motor Division and 2nd Cavalry Division
• Australian 3rd Armoured Division – also known as the 1st Cavalry Division and 1st Motor Division
• Australian 1st Division
  1st Division (Australia)
  The 1st Division is the main formation of the Australian Army and contains the majority of the army's regular forces. Its headquarters is in Enoggera, a suburb of Brisbane...
  
  
• Australian 2nd Division
• Australian 3rd Division
• Australian 4th Division
• Australian 5th Division
• Australian 6th Division
• Australian 7th Division
• Australian 8th Division
• Australian 9th Division
• Australian 10th Division
• Australian 11th Division
  11th Division (Australia)
  The 11th Division was an Australian Army unit formed during World War II by the redesignation of Milne Force on 1 October 1942. The division saw action in New Britain...
  
  
• Australian 12th Division

Second Australian Imperial Force

The 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Divisions were the only Second Australian Imperial Force

Second Australian Imperial Force

The Second Australian Imperial Force was the name given to the volunteer personnel of the Australian Army in World War II. Under the Defence Act , neither the part-time Militia nor the full-time Permanent Military Force could serve outside Australia or its territories unless they volunteered to...

 (2nd AIF) divisions to be fully formed and see active service. Elements of the 1st Armoured Division also saw action after being transferred from the division to other formations such as the 4th Armoured Brigade. While it was planned to form a 10th Division as Australia's contribution to the invasion of Japan

Operation Downfall

Operation Downfall was the Allied plan for the invasion of Japan near the end of World War II. The operation was cancelled when Japan surrendered after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan. The operation had two parts: Operation...

, the war ended before the division was established.

Militia

The other units listed above were Militia units (Australian Military Forces – conscripted personnel who, by Commonwealth of Australia Defence legislation, could only be deployed into active service within Australia and Australian Territories). The 3rd and 5th Divisions saw active service in their entirety, as did elements of some other Militia divisions, although most of these divisions were never fully formed.