6th Division may refer to:

Infantry divisions

6th Division (Australia) The 6th Division was an infantry Division (military), division of the Australian Army. It was raised briefly in 1917 during World War I, but was broken up to provide reinforcements before seeing action. It was not re-raised until the outbreak o ...

6th Division (Austria) The 6th Division (german: 6. Division; before 1935 the 6th Brigade, ''6. Brigade'') was a division of alpine troops in the Austrian Bundesheer of the First Austrian Republic. Headquartered in Innsbruck, it drew from Carinthia, Salzburg, Tyrol, an ...

6th (United Kingdom) Division The 6th (United Kingdom) Division is an infantry division of the British Army. It was first established by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsular War as part of the Anglo-Portuguese Army and was active for most o ...

Finnish 6th Division (Winter War) The 6th Division (6.Divisioona) was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Winter War. History During the mobilization prior to the Winter War, the 6th Division was placed in the reserve of the Commander-in-Chief Gustaf Mannerheim. The division c ...

* Finnish 6th Division (Continuation War) *

6th Division (Reichswehr) The 6th Division was a unit of the Reichswehr. Creation In the Order of 31 July 1920 for the Reduction of the Army (to comply with the upper limits on the size of the military contained in the Treaty of Versailles), it was determined that in ev ...

6th Division (German Empire) The 6th Division (''6. Division'') was a unit of the Prussian Army. It was formed in Düsseldorf in 1816 as a brigade and became the 6th Division on September 5, 1818. The headquarters moved to Torgau in 1820 and then to Brandenburg in 1850. The ...

6th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) The 6th Infantry Division (''6. Infanterie-Division'') was a unit of the German Army during World War II. History Formed in October 1934 from Infanterieführer VI in Bielefeld, the division was mobilized on 26 August 1939 for the upcomin ...

, Germany (subsequently renamed the 6th Grenadier Division and later the 6th Volksgrenedier Division) * 6th SS Mountain Division ''Nord'', Germany *

6th Infantry Division (Greece) The 6th Infantry Division ( el, VI Μεραρχία Πεζικού,VI ΜΠ, translit=VI Merarchia Pezikou, VI MP) was an infantry division of the Hellenic Army. History Founded during the mobilization for the First Balkan War in autumn 1912 unde ...

* 6th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 6th (Poona) Division, of the British Indian Army before and during the First World War *

6th Poona Divisional Area The 6th Poona Divisional Area was an infantry division of the British Indian Army that formed part of the Indian Army during the First World War. It was formed in October 1914 to replace the original 6th (Poona) Division that had been mobilized ...

, of the British Indian Army during the First World War *

6th Infantry Division (India) The 6th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II, created on 1 March 1941 in Secunderabad. On 11 September 1941 it was shipped to the Iraq and later Iran. During 1942 and 1943 it was part of the Tenth Ar ...

* 6th Division (Iraq) *

6th Alpine Division Alpi Graie 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

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6th Infantry Division Cuneo 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

, Kingdom of Italy *

6th Division (Japan) The is one of nine active divisions of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The division has been subordinated to the North Eastern Army and is headquartered in at JGSDF Camp Jinmachi located in Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture in northern Japan ...

6th Division (North Korea) The 6th Infantry Division is a military formation of the Korean People's Army Ground Force. PLA The 166th Division () was created in November 1948 under ''the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Units of the Army'', issued by ...

6th Division (Norway) The 6th Division ( no, 6. divisjon) is a former Norwegian military formation. History The pinnacle of this division's service was during World War II, during the German invasion of Norway. It was commanded by General Carl Gustav Fleischer,Lund ...

6th Infantry Division (Philippines) The 6th Infantry Division is an infantry division of the Philippine Army. Popularly known as the Kampilan Division, the 6th Infantry Division is one of the Philippine Army's infantry units in Central Mindanao. History The division was establis ...

* 6th Infantry Division (Philippine Army) *

6th Infantry Division (Poland) Polish 6th Infantry Division ( pl, 6. Dywizja Piechoty) was a unit of the Polish Army in the interbellum period, which fought in the Polish–Ukrainian War, Polish–Soviet War and Polish September Campaign. It was formed on May 9, 1919, in the area ...

* 6th Division (Singapore) * 6th Infantry Division (South Korea) * 6th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) *

6th Infantry Division (Thailand) 6th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions *6th Division (Australia) * 6th Division (Austria) *6th (United Kingdom) Division * Finnish 6th Division (Winter War) *Finnish 6th Division (Continuation War) * 6th Division (Reichswehr) *6th Division ...

* 6th Airborne Division (United Kingdom) *

6th Infantry Division (United States) 6th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions *6th Division (Australia) * 6th Division (Austria) *6th (United Kingdom) Division *Finnish 6th Division (Winter War) *Finnish 6th Division (Continuation War) * 6th Division (Reichswehr) *6th Division ...

* 6th Marine Division (United States) * 6th Division (Yugoslav Partisan)

Cavalry Divisions

* 6th Cavalry Division (German Empire)

Armour Divisions

1st Light Division (Germany) The 6th Panzer Division ( en, 6th Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the ''Heer'', during World War II, established in October 1939. The division, initially formed as a light brigade, participated in the invasions of Po ...

(6th Panzer Division), German Empire *

6th Armoured Division (South Africa) The 6th South African Armoured Division was the second armoured division of the South African Army and was formed during World War II. Established in early 1943, it was based on a nucleus of men from the former 1st South African Infantry Di ...

* 6th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) * 6th Armored Division (United States) *

6th Armoured Division (Pakistan) The 6th Armoured Division is a Pakistan Army armoured division currently based in Gujranwala, in Punjab Province. History Formation The division was originally an armoured brigade known as the 100 Independent Armoured Brigade Group. In 1964 ...

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