40th Division or 40th Infantry Division may refer to: ; Infantry Divisions : *

40th Division (German Empire) The 40th Division (''40. Division''), formally the 4th Division No. 40 (''4. Division Nr. 40'') was a unit of the Saxon Army, a component of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on April 1, 1899, and was headquartered in Chemnitz. T ...

, a unit of the Imperial German Army *

40th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the . History The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) ''40th Division'' was raised as a triangular division on 30 June 1939 in Zentsuji, Kagawa prefecture, simultaneously ...

, a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army *

40th Division (United Kingdom) The 40th Division was an infantry division of the British Army active during the First World War, where it served on the Western Front. It was a division of Lord Kitchener's New Army volunteers, mostly " bantam" recruits of below regulation he ...

, a unit of the United Kingdom Army *

40th Infantry Division (United States) The 40th Infantry Division ("Sunburst Division") is a modular division of the United States Army. Following the army's modularization the division has become a four- brigade combat team with National Guardsmen from throughout the Pacific/Western ...

, a unit of the United States Army * 40th Infantry Division (People's Republic of China), a unit of the PLA *

40th Rifle Division The 40th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army during World War II. It gained the honorific "named for Sergo Ordzhonikidze" on 14 April 1937. It fought in the Battle of Lake Khasan, engagements at Lake Khasan. On 22 June 1941, it ...

40th Infantry Division Cacciatori d'Africa 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

, Italian division of World War II ; Aviation Divisions : *

40th Air Division The 40th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Fifteenth Air Force at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. It was inactivated on 14 June 1991. As the 40th Bombardment Wing, the unit was one of the p ...

, a unit of the United States Air Force

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