56th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions: *

56th Infantry Division (France) 56th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions: * 56th Infantry Division (France), a unit of the French Army in both World Wars * 56th Infantry Division (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army * 56th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), a uni ...

, a unit of the French Army in both World Wars * 56th Infantry Division (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army *

56th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) The 56th Infantry Division (german: 56. Infanterie-Division; nicknamed ''Gekreuzte Säbel'', 'crossed sabres', after the divisional symbol) was a German infantry division which fought during World War II. Formed in late August 1939, it participa ...

, a unit of the German Army in World War II *

56th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the .It was formed on 10 July 1940 at Kurume, simultaneously with 51st, 52nd, 54th, 55th, and 57th Divisions. The formation nucleus was the headquarters of the 12 ...

, a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army *

56th (London) Infantry Division The 56th (London) Infantry Division was a Territorial Army infantry division of the British Army, which served under several different titles and designations. The division served in the trenches of the Western Front during the First World War. ...

, a unit of the British Army * 56th Infantry Division Casale, a unit of the Kingdom of Italy in World War II *

56th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) The 56th Infantry Division (russian: 56-я пехотная дивизия, ''56-ya Pekhotnaya Diviziya'') was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская ...

56th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) The 56th Rifle Division () was an infantry division of the Red Army and later the Soviet Army of the Soviet Union, formed three times. First formation On 21 November 1919 the 56th Rifle Division ( :ru:56-я стрелковая дивизия (1- ...

56th Guards Rifle Division The 56th Guards Rifle Division was formed as an elite infantry division of the Red Army in June 1943, based on the 2nd formations of the 74th and 91st Rifle Brigades, and served in that role until after the end of the Great Patriotic War. Along wit ...

(Soviet Union) * 56th Division (Spain), a Spanish Republican unit

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