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The 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Divisions were the only Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) divisions
to be fully formed and see active service in their entirety. Elements of the 1st Armoured Division also
saw action. The 10th Division was a short-lived — and never fully formed — 2nd AIF formation; none
of its subsidiary units saw active service.
Militia
The other units listed above were Militia units (Australian Military Forces - conscripted personnel who,
by Commonwealth Of Australia Defence legislation, could only be deployed into active service within
Australia and Australian Territories). The 3rd and 5th Divisions saw active service in their entirety, as
did elements of some other Militia divisions, although most of these divisions were never fully formed.
British Divisions in World War II
Armoured
Guards Armoured Division
1st Armoured Division
2nd Armoured Division
6th Armoured Division
7th Armoured Division
8th Armoured Division
9th Armoured Division
10th Armoured Division
11th Armoured Division
42nd Armoured Division
79th Armoured Division
Cavalry
1st Cavalry Division
Infantry
Guards Division
1st Infantry Division
1st London Division
2nd Infantry Division
2nd London Division
3rd Infantry Division
4th Infantry Division
5th Infantry Division
6th Infantry Division
7th Infantry Division
7th Division (Cyprus)
8th Infantry Division
8th Division (Syria)
9th (Highland) Infantry Division
12th (Eastern) Infantry Division
12th Division (SDF)
15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
18th Infantry Division
23rd (Northumbrian) Division
36th Infantry Division
38th (Welsh) Infantry Division
40th Infantry Division
42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division
43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division
45th Infantry Division
46th Infantry Division
47th (London) Infantry Division
48th (South Midland) Infantry Division
49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
51st (Highland) Infantry Division
52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division
53rd (Welsh) Division
54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division
55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division
56th (London) Infantry Division
57th Infantry Division
59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division
61st Infantry Division
66th Infantry Division
70th Infantry Division
76th Infantry Division
77th Infantry Division
78th Infantry Division
80th Infantry (Reserve) Division
Airborne
1st Airborne Division
6th Airborne Division
Anti-Aircraft
1st Anti-Aircraft Division
2nd Anti-Aircraft Division
3rd Anti-Aircraft Division
4th Anti-Aircraft Division
5th Anti-Aircraft Division
6th Anti-Aircraft Division
7th Anti-Aircraft Division
8th Anti-Aircraft Division
9th Anti-Aircraft Division
10th Anti-Aircraft Division
11th Anti-Aircraft Division
12th Anti-Aircraft Division
Indian
Indian 2nd Infantry Division
Indian 3rd Infantry Division (Chindits)
Indian 4th Infantry Division
Indian 5th Infantry Division
Indian 6th Infantry Division
Indian 7th Infantry Division
Indian 8th Infantry Division
Indian 9th Infantry Division
Indian 10th Infantry Division
Indian 11th Infantry Division
Indian 12th Infantry Division
Indian 14th Infantry Division
Indian 17th Infantry Division
Indian 19th Infantry Division
Indian 20th Infantry Division
Indian 23rd Infantry Division
Indian 25th Infantry Division
Indian 26th Infantry Division
Indian 31st Armoured Division
Indian 34th Infantry Division
Indian 36th Infantry Division
Indian 39th Infantry Division (formerly British 1st Burma Division)
Indian 44th Armoured Division redesignated (Indian 44th Airborne Division)
African
1st (African) Division
2nd (African) Division
11th (East Africa) Division
11th (African) Division
12th (African) Division
81st (West Africa) Division
82nd (West Africa) Division
Other
Devon and Cornwall County Division
Dorset County Division
Durham and North Riding County Division
Essex County Division
Hampshire County Division
Lincolnshire County Division
Norfolk County Division
Northumberland County Division
West Sussex County Division
Yorkshire County Division
List of Canadian divisions in World War II
1st Canadian Infantry Division
2nd Canadian Infantry Division
3rd Canadian Infantry Division
4th Canadian (Armoured) Division
5th Canadian (Armoured) Division
7th Canadian Infantry Division
French World War II divisions
Volks, Sturm, and Grenadier were sometimes used simply as morale-building adjectives, often without
any significance to a unit's organization or capabilities.
Army
Panzer divisions
Light divisions
The designation "Light" (leichte) had various meanings in the German Army of World War II. There
was a series of 5 Light divisions; the first four were pre-war mechanized formations organized for use as
mechanized cavalry, and the fifth was an ad hoc collection of mechanized elements rushed to Africa to
bail the Italians out and organized into a division once there. All five were eventually converted to
ordinary Panzer divisions.
1st Light Division (later 6th Panzer Division)
2nd Light Division (later 7th Panzer Division)
3rd Light Division (later 8th Panzer Division)
4th Light Division (later 9th Panzer Division)
5th Light Afrika Division (later 21st Panzer Division)
Various other divisions were dubbed "Light" for other reasons, and are listed among the Infantry Series
Divisions.
Light, Jäger – Provided with partial horse or motor transport and usually lighter artillery,
and reduced in size compared to an ordinary infantry division. Some of these were
essentially identical to mountain divisions, and were sometimes referred to as
Gebirgsjäger ("Mountain Light Infantry") divisions.
This description does not apply to the Light divisions in Africa (5th, 90th, 164th,
999th), nor to the five Light mechanized divisions listed in their own subsection.
Motorized – Provided with full motor transport for all infantry and weapons systems.
Usually reduced in size compared to an ordinary infantry division.
Division Nummer – A sort of placeholder division, with a number (Nummer) and staff
but few if any combat assets. These divisions started out without any type in their
name (e.g., Division Nr. 179), though some acquired a type later on (e.g, Panzer
Division Nr. 179).
Static (bodenständige) – Deficient in transport, even enough to move its own artillery.
Many of these were divisions that had been mauled on the Russian Front and were
sent west to serve as coastal defense garrisons until sufficient resources were
available to rehabilitate them.
Volksgrenadier – A late-war reorganization with reduced size and increased short-range
firepower. Many previously destroyed or badly mauled infantry divisions were
reconstituted as Volksgrenadier divisions, and new ones were raised as well. Its
fighting capability was equivalent to a US-style National Guard formation.
zbV – An ad hoc division created to meet a special requirement. (E.g., Division zbV
Afrika)
Most of the size reductions listed above were by about a third, either by the removal of an infantry
regiment or the removal of one infantry battalion from each of the three regiments.
Infantry divisions were raised in waves, sets of divisions with a standardized table of organization and
equipment. In general the later waves (i.e., the higher-numbered divisions) were of lower quality than
the earlier ones.
Numbered divisions
1st Infantry Division
2nd Motorized Infantry Division (later 12th Panzer Division)
3rd Motorized Infantry Division (later 3rd Panzergrenadier Division)
4th Infantry Division (later 14th Panzer Division)
5th Infantry Division (later 5th Light Infantry Division, 5th Jäger Division)
o Not related to the 5th Light Division.
6th Infantry Division (later Division 6th Grenadier Division, 6th Volksgrenadier
Division)
7th Infantry Division
8th Infantry Division (later 8th Light Infantry Division, 8th Jäger Division)
9th Infantry Division (later 9th Volksgrenadier Division)
10th Infantry Division (later 10th Motorized Infantry Division, 10th
Panzergrenadier Division)
11th Infantry Division
12th Infantry Division (later 12th Volksgrenadier Division)
13th Motorized Infantry Division (later 13th Panzer Division, Panzer Division
Feldherrnhalle 2)
14th Infantry Division (later 14th Motorized Infantry Division, then 14th Infantry
Division again)
14th Luftwaffe Infantry Division
o This unit was originally in the Luftwaffe as the 14th Luftwaffe Field
Division.
15th Infantry Division
15th Panzergrenadier Division (previously 33rd Infantry Division, 15th Panzer
Division)
o Not related to 15th Infantry Division.
16th Infantry Division (later split into – )
o 16th Panzer Division, and
o 16th Motorized Infantry Division (later 16th Panzergrenadier Division,
116th Panzer Division)
16th Luftwaffe Infantry Division (later 16th Volksgrenadier Division)
o This unit was originally in the Luftwaffe as the 16th Luftwaffe Field
Division.
17th Infantry Division
18th Infantry Division (later 18th Motorised Infantry Division, 18th
Panzergrenadier Division)
18th Volksgrenadier Division
o Not related to the 18th Infantry Division.
19th Infantry Division (later 19th Panzer Division)
19th Grenadier Division (later 19th Volksgrenadier Division)
o This unit was originally in the Luftwaffe as the 19th Luftwaffe Field
Division (later 19th Luftwaffe Sturm Division)
20th Motorized Infantry Division (later 20th Panzergrenadier Division)
21st Infantry Division
22nd Infantry Division (later 22nd Air Landing Division, 22nd Volksgrenadier
Division)
23rd Infantry Division (later 26th Panzer Division)
o After being reorganized as the 26th Panzer Division, some of the 23rd
Infantry Division's original components were used to create a new 23rd Infantry Division.
24th Infantry Division
25th Infantry Division (later 25th Motorized Infantry Division, 25th
Panzergrenadier Division)
26th Infantry Division (later 26th Volksgrenadier Division)
27th Infantry Division (later 17th Panzer Division)
28th Light Infantry Division (later 28th Jäger Division)
29th Motorized Infantry Division (later 29th Panzergrenadier Division)
30th Infantry Division
31st Infantry Division (later 31st Grenadier Division, 31st Volksgrenadier
Division)
32nd Infantry Division
33rd Infantry Division (later 15th Panzer Division, 15th Panzergrenadier
Division)
34th Infantry Division
35th Infantry Division (later 35th Volksgrenadier Division)
36th Infantry Division (later 36th Motorized Infantry Division, then 36th Infantry
Division again, 36th Grenadier Division, and finally 36th Volksgrenadier Division)
38th Infantry Division
39th Infantry Division (later 41st Fortress Division, 41st Infantry Division)
41st Infantry Division (previously 39th Infantry Division, 41st Fortress Division)
42nd Jäger Division (previously 187th Reserve Division)
44th Infantry Division (later 44th Reichsgrenadier Division Hoch und
Deutschmeister)
45th Infantry Division (later 45th Grenadier Division, 45th Volksgrenadier
Division)
46th Infantry Division
47th Infantry Division (previously Division Nr. 156, 156th Reserve Division; later
47th Volksgrenadier Division)
48th Infantry Division (later 48th Volksgrenadier Division)
49th Infantry Division
50th Infantry Division
52nd Infantry Division (later 52nd Field Training Division, 52nd Security
Division)
56th Infantry Division
57th Infantry Division
58th Infantry Division
59th Infantry Division
60th Infantry Division (later 60th Motorized Infantry Division, Panzergrenadier
Division Feldherrnhalle, and Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 1)
61st Infantry Division (later 61st Volksgrenadier Division)
62nd Infantry Division (later 62nd Volksgrenadier Division)
64th Infantry Division
65th Infantry Division
68th Infantry Division
69th Infantry Division
70th Static Infantry Division
71st Infantry Division
72nd Infantry Division
73rd Infantry Division
75th Infantry Division
76th Infantry Division
77th Infantry Division
78th Infantry Division (later 78th Sturm Division, 78th Grenadier Division, 78th
Volksgrenadier Division, and finally 78 Volks-Sturm Division)
79th Infantry Division (later 79th Volksgrenadier Division)
80th Infantry Division
81st Infantry Division
82nd Infantry Division
83rd Infantry Division
84th Infantry Division
85th Infantry Division
86th Infantry Division
87th Infantry Division
88th Infantry Division
89th Infantry Division
90th Light Infantry Division (previously the Division zbV Afrika; later 90th Light
Afrika Division, 90th Panzergrenadier Division)
91st Infantry Division (later 91st Air Landing Division)
92nd Infantry Division
93rd Infantry Division
94th Infantry Division
95th Infantry Division (later 95th Volksgrenadier Division)
96th Infantry Division
97th Light Infantry Division (later 97th Jäger Division)
98th Infantry Division
99th Light Infantry Division (later 7th Mountain Division)
100th Light Infantry Division (later 100th Jäger Division)
101st Light Infantry Division (later 101st Jäger Division)
102nd Infantry Division
104th Jäger Division
106th Infantry Division
110th Infantry Division
114th Jäger Division
117th Jäger Division
118th Jäger Division
133rd Fortress Division
Division zbV 140 (also 9th Mountain Division)
141st Reserve Division
143rd Reserve Division
147th Reserve Division
148th Reserve Division
149th Field Training Division
150th Field Training Division
Division Nr. 151 (later 151st Reserve Division)
Division Nr. 152
Division Nr. 153 (later 153rd Reserve Division, 153rd Field Training Division,
153rd Grenadier Division)
Division Nr. 154 (later 154th Reserve Division, 154th Field Training Division,
154th Infantry Division)
Division Nr. 155 (later Division Nr. 155 (mot.), Panzer Division Nr. 155, 155th
Reserve Panzer Division)
155th Field Training Division (later 155th Infantry Division)
o Not related to Division Nr. 155.
Division Nr. 156 (later 156th Reserve Division, 47th Infantry Division, 47th
Volksgrenadier Division)
156th Field Replacement Division (later 156th Infantry Division)
Division Nr. 157 (later 157th Reserve Division, 157th Mountain Division, 8th
Mountain Division)
Division Nr. 158 (later 158th Reserve Division)
Division Nr. 159 (later 159th Reserve Division, 159th Infantry Division)
Division Nr. 160 (later 160th Reserve Division, 160th Infantry Division)
162nd Infantry Division (later 162nd Infantry Division Turkestan, with foreign
troops)
163rd Infantry Division
164th Infantry Division (later Fortress Division Kreta, which split into – )
o Fortress Brigade Kreta
o 164th Light Afrika Division
165th Reserve Division
166th Reserve Division
167th Volksgrenadier Division
169th Infantry Division
170th Infantry Division
171st Reserve Division
172nd Reserve Division
173rd Reserve Division
174th Reserve Division
181st Infantry Division
182nd Reserve Division
183rd Volksgrenadier Division
187th Reserve Division (later 42nd Jäger Division)
Division Nr. 188 (later 188th Reserve Mountain Division, 188th Mountain
Division)
189th Reserve Division
191st Reserve Division
196th Infantry Division
198th Infantry Division
199th Infantry Division
201st Security Division
203rd Security Division
205th Infantry Division (previously 14th Landwehr Division)
206th Infantry Division
207th Infantry Division (later 207th Security Division)
208th Infantry Division
210th Coastal Defense Division
211th Volksgrenadier Division
212th Infantry Division (later later 578th Volksgrenadier Division, 212th
Volksgrenadier Division)
213th Security Division
214th Infantry Division
217th Infantry Division
218th Infantry Division
221st Security Division
228th Infantry Division
230th Coastal Defense Division
233rd Panzergrenadier Division
242nd Static Infantry Division
243rd Static Infantry Division
246th Volksgrenadier Division
250th Infantry Division (División Azul, the Spanish "Blue" Division in German
service)
256th Infantry Division (Later 256th Volksgrenadier Division
257th Volksgrenadier Division
269th Infantry Division
270th Fortress Infantry Division
271st Volksgrenadier Division
272nd Volksgrenadier Division
274th Static Infantry Division
275th Infantry Division
276th Volksgrenadier Division
277th Volksgrenadier Division
280th Fortress Infantry Division
281st Security Division (later 281st Infantry Division)
285th Security Division
286th Security Division
291st Infantry Division
295th Infantry Division (later 295th Fortress Infantry Division)
302nd Static Infantry Division (later 302nd Infantry Division)
320th Volksgrenadier Division
325th Security Division
326th Volksgrenadier Division
331st Infantry Division
332nd Static Infantry Division (later 332nd Infantry Division)
334th Infantry Division
337th Volksgrenadier Division
340th Volksgrenadier Division
344th Static Infantry Division (later 344th Infantry Division)
345th Motorized Infantry Division
347th Volksgrenadier Division
349th Volksgrenadier Division
352nd Infantry Division (later 352nd Volksgrenadier Division)
361st Volksgrenadier Division
363rd Volksgrenadier Division
381st Field Training Division
382nd Field Training Division
386th Motorized Infantry Division
388th Field Training Division
389th Static Infantry Division
390th Security Division
390th Field Training Division
Named divisions
Führer Begleit Division Escort Battalion formed to protect Hitler's Eastern Front
Headquarters.
Führer Grenadier Division
Panzergrenadier Division Brandenburg
Panzergrenadier Division Feldherrnhalle (previously 60th Infantry Division, 60th
Motorized Infantry Division; later Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 1)
Panzergrenadier Division Großdeutschland
Grenadier Division Lehr (Not related to Panzer Lehr).
Jäger Division Alpen
Mountain divisions
1st Mountain Division (later 1st Volksgebirgs Division)
2nd Mountain Division
3rd Mountain Division
4th Mountain Division
5th Mountain Division
6th Mountain Division
7th Mountain Division (previously 99th Light Infantry Division)
8th Mountain Division (previously Division Nr. 157, 157th Reserve Division,
157th Mountain Division)
9th Mountain Division (previously Shadow Division Steiermark and Division
zbV 140)
188th Mountain Division (previously Division Nr. 188, 188th Reserve Mountain
Division)
Ski division
1st Ski Division
Cavalry divisions
According to Davies, the Cavalry divisions were mounted infantry and the Cossack divisions were "true
cavalry", modelled on the Russian cavalry divisions.
1st Cavalry Division (later 24th Panzer Division)
3rd Cavalry Division
4th Cavalry Division
Cossack Cavalry Division(This unit was transferred to the Waffen-SS, where it
was split to form the 1st & 2nd Cossack Cavalry Divisions.)
Landwehr divisions
Artillery divisions
Luftwaffe
The Hermann Göring formations grew from a single police detachment to an entire armored corps over
the course of the war. The later epithet Fallschirm ("parachute") was purely honorific.
Airborne divisions
In order to keep its existence secret, the first German airborne division was named as if a Flieger
("flier") division in the series of Luftwaffe divisions that controlled air assets rather than ground troops:
The division was later reorganized to start a series of nominally airborne divisions. Though named
Fallschirmjäger ("paratrooper") divisions, most were not actually trained for airdrops, and in practice
most operated as ordinary infantry throughout their existence. The lower-numbered ones earned and
maintaned an élite status, but quality generally declined among the higher-numbered ones.
1st Parachute Division (april 1943 7th Flieger becomes 1st Fallschirmjager)
2nd Parachute Division
3rd Parachute Division
4th Parachute Division
5th Parachute Division
6th Parachute Division
7th Parachute Division (previously Group Erdmann, an ad hoc collection of
Luftwaffe assets on the western front)
8th Parachute Division
9th Parachute Division
10th Parachute Division
11th Parachute Division(started to be formed march 1945. fought as battle groups
only)
20th Parachute Division
21st Parachute Division
Field divisions
Luftwaffe Field Divisions were ordinary infantry divisions organized from Luftwaffe personnel made
available after mid-war due to the manpower crunch. They were originally Luftwaffe units but were later
handed over to the Heer, retaining their numbering but with Luftwaffe attached to distinguish them from
similarly numbered divisions already existing in the Heer.
Training divisions
These were headquarters for controlling aggregates of flak ("anti-aircraft artillery") assets rather than
ordinary combined arms divisions organized for ground combat.
Waffen-SS divisions
All divisions in the Waffen-SS were ordered in a single series, regardless of type. Those tagged with
nationalities were at least nominally recruited from those nationalities. Many of the higher-numbered
units were small battlegroups (Kampfgruppen), i.e. divisions in name only.
Also Panzer Division Kempf, a temporary unit of mixed Heer and Waffen-SS components.
List of Polish divisions in World War II
Polish Armies in '39
Armia Prusy
Armia Pomorze
Armia Poznań
Armia Łódź
Armia Lublin
Armia Kraków
Armia Karpaty
Armia Modlin
Armia Warszawa
Armia Małopolska
SGO Polesie
Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division of Józef Piłsudski - Brig. Gen. Wincenty
Kowalski
Polish Legions 2nd Infantry Division - Col. Edward Dojan-Surówka, after
September 8, 1939 col. Antoni Staich
Polish Legions 3rd Infantry Division - Col. Marian Turowski
Polish 4th Infantry Division - Col. Tadeusz Lubicz-Niezabitowski, after
September 4, 1939 Col. Mieczysł aw Rawicz-Mysł owski, after September 12 Col.
Józef Werobej
Polish 5th Infantry Division - Gen. Juliusz Zulauf
Polish 6th Infantry Division - Gen. Bernard Mond
Polish 7th Infantry Division - Brig. Gen. Janusz Gą siorowski
Polish 8th Infantry Division - Col. Tadeusz Wyrwa-Furgalski
Polish 9th Infantry Division - Col. Józef Werobej
Polish 10th Infantry Division - Gen. Franciszek Dindorf-Ankowicz
Polish 11th Carpathian Infantry Division - Col. Bronisł aw Prugar-Ketling
Polish 12th Infantry Division - Gen. Gustaw Paszkiewicz
Polish 13th Infantry Division - Col. Wł adysław Zubosz-Kaliński
Polish 14th Infantry Division - Gen. Franciszek Wł ad
Polish 15th Infantry Division - Gen. Wacł aw Przyjałkowski
Polish 16th Pomeranian Infantry Division - Col. Stanisł aw Świtalski, after
September 2, 1939 Col. Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko
Polish 17th Infantry Division - Col. Mieczysł aw Stanisł aw Mozdyniewicz
Polish 18th Infantry Division - Col. Stefan Kossecki
Polish 19th Infantry Division - Gen. Józef Kwaciszewski
Polish 20th Infantry Division - Col. Wilhelm Liszka-Lawicz
Polish 21st Mountain Infantry Division - Gen. Józef Kustroń
Polish 22nd Mountain Infantry Division - Col. Leopold Engel-Ragis
Polish 23rd Infantry Division - Col. Wł adysław Powierza
Polish 24th Infantry Division - Col. Aleksander Krzyż anowski, after September 8,
1939 Col. Bolesł aw Schwarzenberg-Czerny
Polish 25th Infantry Division - Gen. Franciszek Alter
Polish 26th Infantry Division - Col. Adam Brzechwa-Ajdukiewicz
Polish 27th Infantry Division - Gen. Juliusz Drapella
Polish 28th Infantry Division - Gen. Wł adysław Bończa-Uzdowski
Polish 29th Infantry Division - Col. Ignacy Oziewicz
Polish 30th Infantry Division - Gen. Leopold Cehak
Polish 33rd Infantry Division - Col. Tadeusz Kalina-Zieleniewski
Polish 35th Infantry Division - Col. Jarosław Szafran
Polish 36th Infantry Division - Col. MichałOstrowski
Polish 38th Infantry Division - Col. Alojzy Wir-Konas
Polish 39th Infantry Division - Gen. Brunon Olbrycht
Polish 41st Infantry Division - Gen. Wacł aw Piekarski
Polish 44th Infantry Division - Col. Eugeniusz Żongoł łowicz
Polish 45th Infantry Division - Gen. Henryk Krok-Paszkowski
Polish 50th Infantry Division „Brzoza” - Col. Ottokar Brzoza-Brzezina
Polish 55th Infantry Division - Col. Stanisław Kalabiński
Polish 60th Infantry Division 'Kobryń' - Col. Adam Epler
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US Army Divisions
Armored Divisions
U.S. 1st Armored Division: Formed in 1940, the 1st served in North Africa from
November 1942 to May 1943 and in Italy from October 1943 to the end of the war.
U.S. 2nd Armored Division: Formed in 1940, the 2d served in North Africa from
November 1942 to May 1943, landed in Sicily in July 1943, and participated in the
liberation of France from June 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 3rd Armored Division: Formed in 1941, the 3d served in NW Europe from
June 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 4th Armored Division: Formed in 1941, the 4th served in NW Europe from
July 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 5th Armored Division: Formed in 1941, the 5th served in NW Europe from
July 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 6th Armored Division: Formed in 1942, the 6th served in NW Europe from
July 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 7th Armored Division: Formed in 1942, the 7th served in NW Europe from
August 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 8th Armored Division: Formed in 1942, the 8th served in NW Europe from
January 1945 to the end of the war.
U.S. 9th Armored Division: Formed in 1942, the 9th served in NW Europe from
December 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 10th Armored Division: Formed in 1942, the 10th served in NW Europe
from September 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 11th Armored Division: Formed in 1942, the 11th served in NW Europe
from December 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 12th Armored Division: Formed in 1942, the 12th served in NW Europe
from November 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 13th Armored Division: Formed in 1942, the 13th served in NW Europe
from January 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 14th Armored Division: Formed in 1942, the 14th served in NW Europe
from October 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 16th Armored Division: Formed in 1942, the 16th served in NW Europe
from February 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 20th Armored Division: Formed in 1942, the 20th served in NW Europe
from February 1944 to the end of the war.
Cavalry Divisions
U.S. 1st Cavalry Division: Existing prior to 1940, the 1st served in the Pacific
from December 1943 to the end of the war.
U.S. 2d Cavalry Division: Formed in 1942, the 2nd never engaged in combat. It
was assigned to construct airfields in North Africa. Deactivated in 1944.
Infantry Divisions
U.S. 1st Infantry Division: Existing prior to 1940, the 1st served in North Africa
from November 1942 to May 1943, in Sicily from June 1943 to August 1943, and in
NW Europe from June 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 2d Infantry Division: Existing prior to 1940, the 2d served in NW Europe
from June 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 3d Infantry Division: Existing prior to 1940, the 3d served in North Africa
from November 1942, in Sicily from July 1943, in Italy from September 1943, and
landed in Southern France in August 1944.
U.S. 4th Infantry Division: Formed in 1940, the 4th served in NW Europe from
June 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 5th Infantry Division: Existing prior to 1940, the 5th served in NW Europe
from July 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 6th Infantry Division: Existing prior to 1940, the 6th served in the Pacific
from January 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 7th Infantry Division: Formed in 1940, the 7th served in the Pacific from
May 1943 to the end of the war.
U.S. 8th Infantry Division: Formed in 1940, the 8th served in NW Europe from
July 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 9th Infantry Division: Formed in 1940, the 9th landed in North Africa in
November 1942, in Sicily in July 1943, in Italy in September 1943, and in NW
Europe from June 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 10th Infantry Division: Formed as the U.S. 10th Mountain Division
U.S. 11th Infantry Division: Formed as the U.S. 11th Airborne Division
U.S. 17th Infantry Division: Formed as the U.S. 17th Airborne Division
U.S. 23rd Infantry Division: Formed as the Americal Division in 1942, served in
the Pacific from October 1942 to the end of the war.
U.S. 24th Infantry Division: Formed in 1941, the 24th served in the Pacific from
April 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 25th Infantry Division: Formed in 1941, the 25th served in the Pacific from
December 1942 to the end of the war.
U.S. 26th Infantry Division: Formed in 1941, the 26th served in NW Europe from
September 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 27th Infantry Division: Formed in 1940, the 27th served in the Pacific from
June 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 28th Infantry Division: Formed in 1941, the 28th served in NW Europe from
July 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 29th Infantry Division: Formed in 1941, the 29th served in NW Europe from
June 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 30th Infantry Division: Formed in 1940, the 30th served in NW Europe from
June 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 31st Infantry Division: Formed in 1940, the 31st served in the Pacific from
March 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 32d Infantry Division: Formed in 1940, the 32d served in the Pacific from
September 1942 to the end of the war.
U.S. 33d Infantry Division: Formed in 1941, the 33d served in the Pacific from
December 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 34th Infantry Division: Formed in 1941, the 34th served in North Africa
from November 1942 to May 1943, and in Italy from September 1943 to the end of
the war.
U.S. 35th Infantry Division: Formed in 1940, the 35th served in NW Europe from
July 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 36th Infantry Division: Formed in 1940, the 36th served in North Africa
from April to May 1943, in Italy from September 1943 to July 1944, and in Southern
France from August 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 37th Infantry Division: Formed in 1940, the 37th served in the Pacific from
July 1943 to the end of the war.
U.S. 38th Infantry Division: Formed in 1941, the 38th served in the Pacific from
December 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 39th Infantry Division: Not activated, however elements of this division
would see action as parts of other divisions.
U.S. 40th Infantry Division: Formed in 1941, the 40th served in the Pacific from
April 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 41st Infantry Division: Formed in 1940, the 41st served in the Pacific from
January 1943 to the end of the war.
U.S. 42d Infantry Division: Formed in 1943, the 42d served in Northwest Europe
from January 1945 to the end of the war.
U.S. 43d Infantry Division: Formed in 1941, the 43d served in the Pacific from
July 1943 to the end of the war.
U.S. 44th Infantry Division: Formed in 1940, the 44th served in Northwest
Europe from September 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 45th Infantry Division: Formed in 1940, the 45th served in Sicily in July and
August 1943, then in Italy through July 1944, and in Northwest Europe via Southern
France from August 1944 to the end of the war.
U.S. 63d Infantry Division: Formed in 1943, the 63d served in Northwest Europe
from January 1945 to the end of the war.
U.S. 65th Infantry Division: Formed in 1943, the 65th served in Northwest
Europe from January 1945 to the end of the war.
U.S. 66th Infantry Division: Formed in 1943, the 66th served in North
United States Marine Corps Divisions
Active
2nd Marine Division Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Inactive
Armoured Divisions
Italian 131 Armoured Division Centauro
Italian 132 Armoured Division Ariete
Italian 133 Armoured Division Littorio
Italian 134 Armoured Division Freccia
Italian 135 Armoured Division Ariete II
Italian 136 Armoured Division Centauro II
Blackshirt Divisions
Italian 1 Blackshirt Division 23 Marzo
Italian 2 Blackshirt Division 28 Ottobre
Italian 3 Blackshirt Division 21 Aprile
Italian 4 Blackshirt Division 3 Gennaio
Italian 5 Blackshirt Division 1 Febbraio
Italian 6 Blackshirt Division Tevere
Italian M Blackshirt Armoured Division
Celere Divisions
Italian 1 Celere Division Eugenio di Savoia
Italian 2 Celere Division Emanuele Filiberto Testa di Ferro
Italian 3 Celere Division Amedeo Duca d'Aosta
Coastal Divisions
Italian 201 Coastal Division
Italian 202 Coastal Division
Italian 203 Coastal Division
Italian 204 Coastal Division
Italian 205 Coastal Division
Italian 206 Coastal Division
Italian 207 Coastal Division
Italian 208 Coastal Division
Italian 209 Coastal Division
Italian 210 Coastal Division
Italian 211 Coastal Division
Italian 212 Coastal Division
Italian 213 Coastal Division
Italian 214 Coastal Division
Italian 215 Coastal Division
Italian 216 Coastal Division
Italian 220 Coastal Division
Italian 221 Coastal Division
Italian 222 Coastal Division
Italian 223 Coastal Division
Italian 224 Coastal Division
Italian 225 Coastal Division
Italian 226 Coastal Division
Italian 227 Coastal Division
Italian 230 Coastal Division
Infantry Divisions
Libyan Divisions
Italian 1 Libyan Division Sibelle
Italian 2 Libyan Division Pescatori
Motorised Divisions
Italian 101 Motorised Division Trieste
Italian 102 Motorised Division Trento
Semi-Motorised Divisions
Italian 9 Semi-Motorised Division Pasubio
Italian 10 Semi-Motorised Division Piave
Italian 52 Semi-Motorised Division Torino
Italian 103 Semi-Motorised Division Piacenza
Italian 104 Semi-Motorised Division Mantova
Italian 105 Semi-Motorised Division Rovigo
Airborne Divisions
Italian 184 Parachutist Division Nembo
Italian 185 Parachutist Division Folgore
List of New Zealand divisions in World War II
New Zealand 2nd Division part of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force,
served in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean theatres
New Zealand 3rd Division part of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in
the Pacific, served in the Allied Pacific Ocean Areas
The '6th New Zealand Division' was a deception formation ostentiably formed by
renaming Maadi Camp, the New Zealanders' base area in Egypt, in 1942.
Home divisions
New Zealand 1st Division, Northern Military District
New Zealand 4th Division, Central Military District
New Zealand 5th Division, Southern Military District