This is a list of British-Indian Army divisions in World War II.
Divisions by type
Airborne
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9th Airborne Division
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44th Airborne Division
Armoured
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31st Armoured Division
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32nd Armoured Division
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43rd Armoured Division
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44th Armoured Division ''(reformed as
44th Airborne Division)''
Infantry
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4th Division
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5th Division In military terms, 5th Division may refer to:
Infantry divisions
*5th Division (Australia)
* 5th Division (People's Republic of China)
* 5th Division (Colombia)
* Finnish 5th Division (Continuation War)
*5th Light Cavalry Division (France)
* 5th M ...
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6th Division
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7th Division
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8th Division 8th Division, 8th Infantry Division or 8th Armored Division may refer to:
Infantry divisions
* 8th Division (Australia)
* 8th Canadian Infantry Division
* 8th Air Division (People's Republic of China)
* 8th Division (1st Formation) (People's Repu ...
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9th Division
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10th Division
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11th Division
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14th Division
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17th Division
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19th Division
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20th Division
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23rd Division
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25th Division
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26th Division
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34th Division
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36th Division ''(later converted to an all-British formation)''
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1st Burma Division
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Long-range Penetration
* 3rd Division ''(used as a cover name for the
Chindits
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Training
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14th Division
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39th Division ''(formerly
1st Burma Division
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Deception / Lines of Communication
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2nd Division
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12th Division
Emergency
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21st Division
See also
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Indian Army during World War II
The Indian Army during World War II, a British force also referred to as the British Indian Army, began the war, in 1939, numbering just under 200,000 men.Sumner, p.25 By the end of the war, it had become the largest volunteer army in history, ...
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List of Indian divisions in World War I
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People
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Organizations
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List of British Empire divisions in the Second World War
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Notes
References
External links
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