This is a list of army divisions serving within the
British Empire
The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts esta ...
during the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. Military formations within the British Empire were generally not static and were composed of a changing mix of units from across Britain, its colonies and the dominions. As a result military formations within the Empire and Commonwealth are not easily attributable to specific Imperial or national entities and naming conventions do not necessarily correlate with modern country names.
* "formed from" indicates that a new division was created in part from another division
* "formerly" indicates a simple division name change
Australia
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1st Australian Infantry
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2nd Australian Infantry
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3rd Australian Infantry
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4th Australian Infantry
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5th Australian Infantry
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6th Australian Infantry
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7th Australian Infantry
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8th Australian Infantry
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9th Australian Infantry
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10th Australian Infantry
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11th Australian Infantry
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12th Australian Infantry "Northern Territory Force"
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1st Australian Armoured
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2nd Australian Armoured
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3rd Australian Armoured
Canada
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1st Canadian Infantry
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2nd Canadian Infantry
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3rd Canadian Infantry
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3rd Canadian Infantry (CAOF)
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4th Canadian Infantry ''later 4th Canadian Armoured''
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5th Canadian Infantry ''later 5th Canadian Armoured''
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6th Canadian Infantry
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6th Canadian Infantry (CAPF)
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7th Canadian Infantry
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8th Canadian Infantry
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Veterans Guard
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4th Canadian Armoured ''formed from 4th Canadian Infantry''
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5th Canadian Armoured ''formed from 5th Canadian Infantry''
New Zealand
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1st New Zealand Infantry
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2nd New Zealand Infantry
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3rd New Zealand Infantry
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4th New Zealand Infantry
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5th New Zealand Infantry
South Africa
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1st Mounted Command
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1st South African Infantry ''later 6th South African Armoured''
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2nd South African Infantry
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3rd South African Infantry
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6th South African Armoured
See also
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List of British divisions in World War II
During the Second World War, the basic tactical formation used by the majority of combatants was the division. It was a self-contained formation that possessed all the required forces for combat, which was supplemented by its own artillery, ...
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List of Indian divisions in World War II
This is a list of British-Indian Army divisions in World War II.
Divisions by type
Airborne
* 9th Airborne Division
* 44th Airborne Division
Armoured
* 31st Armoured Division
* 32nd Armoured Division
* 43rd Armoured Division
* 44th Armoure ...
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List of British Empire brigades of the Second World War
This is a list of army brigades of the British Commonwealth and Empire during the Second World War.
These brigades were often part of larger military formations composed of units from the United Kingdom, Dominions, British India and Crown Colonies ...
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List of British Empire corps of the Second World War
This is a list of corps serving within the armies of the British Empire during the Second World War.
A Corps was either a temporary military formation created for combat, or an "administrative" formation that coordinated specialist military functi ...
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Notes
References
Infantry Divisions (British Army and British Indian Army) 1930 - 1956h1>
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:British colonial divisions in World War II
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Lists of military units and formations of World War II
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Lists of divisions (military formations)
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