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Divisions of World War II

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List of Australian divisions in World War II
 Australian 1st Armoured Division
 Australian 2nd Armoured Division (a.k.a. 2nd Motor Division; 2nd Cavalry
Division)
 Australian 3rd Armoured Division (a.k.a. 1st Cavalry Division; 1st Motor
Division)
 Australian 1st Division (World War II)
 Australian 2nd Division (World War II)
 Australian 3rd Division (World War II)
 Australian 4th Division (World War II)
 Australian 5th Division (World War II)
 Australian 6th Division
 Australian 7th Division
 Australian 8th Division
 Australian 9th Division
 Australian 10th Division
 Australian 11th Division
 Australian 12th Division

Second Australian Imperial Force

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

 French 1st Colonial  French 2nd Division  French 5th North


Infantry Division (World War II) African Infantry
 French 1st Moroccan  French 21st Infantry Division
Infantry Division Division  French 5th Light
 French 1st Light  French 22nd Infantry Cavalry Division
Mechanized Division Division  French 53rd Infantry
 French 1st Light  French 25th Division
Cavalry Division Motorized Division  French 55th Infantry
 French 101st Infantry Division
Division
 French 102nd
Fortress Division  French 3rd North
 French 18th Infantry African Infantry  French 60th Infantry
Division Division Division
 French 3rd Light  French 61st Infantry
Mechanized Division Division
 French 32nd Infantry  French 68th Infantry
 French 2nd North Division Division
African Infantry
Division
 French 2nd Light
Mechanized Division  French 4th North  French 71st Infantry
 French 2nd Light African Infantry Division
Cavalry Division Division
 French 4th Light
Cavalry Division
 French 41st Infantry  French 8th Infantry
Division Division

 French 5th Motorized  French 9th Motorized


Division Division
List of German divisions in WWII
Name elements not usually translated

Grenadier - A traditional term for heavy infantry.


Jäger - A traditional term for light infantry (literally "hunter").
Lehr - A demonstration unit (literally "learning-" or "teaching-").
Nummer - "Number".
Panzer - Armored (literally "armor").
Sturm - "Storm" or "Assault".
Volks - "of the People".
zbV - Abbreviation for "Special Purpose" ("zur besonderen Verwendung").

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

Numbered panzer divisions


 1st Panzer Division
 2nd Panzer Division
 3rd Panzer Division
 4th Panzer Division
 5th Panzer Division
 6th Panzer Division (previously 1st Light Division)
 7th Panzer Division (previously 2nd Light Division)
 8th Panzer Division (previously 3rd Light Division)
 9th Panzer Division (previously 4th Light Division)
 10th Panzer Division
 11th Panzer Division
 12th Panzer Division (previously 2nd Motorized Infantry Division)
 13th Panzer Division (previously 13th Infantry Division, 13th Motorized Infantry
Division; later Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 2)
 14th Panzer Division (previously 4th Infantry Division)
 15th Panzer Division (previously 33rd Infantry Division; later 15th
Panzergrenadier Division)
 16th Panzer Division (previously 16th Infantry Division)
 17th Panzer Division (previously 27th Infantry Division)
 18th Panzer Division (later 18th Artillery Division)
 19th Panzer Division (previously 19th Infantry Division)
 20th Panzer Division
 21st Panzer Division (previously 5th Light Division)
 22nd Panzer Division
 23rd Panzer Division
 24th Panzer Division (previously 1st Cavalry Division)
 25th Panzer Division
 26th Panzer Division (formerly 23rd Infantry Division)
 27th Panzer Division
 116th Panzer Division Windhund (previously 16th Infantry Division, 16th
Motorized Infantry Division, and 16th Panzergrenadier Division)
 155th Reserve Panzer Division (previously Division Nr. 155, Division Nr. 155
(mot.), Panzer Division Nr. 155)
 Panzer Division Nr. 178 (previously Division Nr. 178)
 179th Reserve Panzer Division (previously Division Nr. 179, Division Nr. 179
(mot.), and Panzer Division Nr. 179)
 232nd Panzer Division (previously Panzer Division Tatra, Panzer Training
Division Tatra)
 233rd Reserve Panzer Division (previously Division Nr. 233 (mot.),
Panzergrenadier Division Nr. 233, and Panzer Division Nr. 233; later Panzer Division
Clausewitz)
 273rd Reserve Panzer Division

Named panzer divisions


 Panzer Division Clausewitz (previously Division Nr. 233 (mot.), Panzergrenadier
Division Nr. 233, and Panzer Division Nr. 233, Reserve Panzer Division 233)
o Döberitz, Schlesien, and Holstein are approximately synonymous with
Clausewitz.
 Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 1 (previously 60th Infantry Division, 60th
Motorized Infantry Division, and Panzergrenadier Division Feldherrnhalle)
 Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 2 (previously 13th Infantry Division, 13th
Motorized Infantry Division, and 13th Panzer Division)
 Panzer Division Jüterbog
 Panzer Division Kempf (part Heer, part Waffen-SS)
 Panzer Division Kurmark
 Panzer Lehr Division (sometimes identified as 130th Panzer Division)
 Panzer Division Müncheberg
 Panzer Division Tatra (later Panzer Training Division Tatra, 232nd Panzer
Division)

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.

Infantry series divisions

Types of division in the series


German infantry divisions had a variety of designations and specializations, though numbered in a single
series. The major variations are as follows:

Fortress (Festung) – Divisions of non-standard organization used to garrison critical sites.


The smaller ones might consist of only two or three battalions.

Grenadier – A morale-building honorific usually indicative of reduced strength when


used alone.

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).

Panzergrenadier – As motorized, but with more self-propelled weapons and an added


battalion of tanks or fully armored assault guns.

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

 391st Security Division


 391st Field Training Division

 402nd Training Division


 403rd Security Division
 444th Security Division
 454th Security Division
 462nd Volksgrenadier Division
 526th Reserve Division
 541st Grenadier Division (later 541st Volksgrenadier Division)
 542nd Grenadier Division (later 542nd Volksgrenadier Division)
 543rd Grenadier Division
 544th Grenadier Division (later 544th Volksgrenadier Division)
 545th Grenadier Division (later 545th Volksgrenadier Division)
 546th Grenadier Division
 547th Grenadier Division (later 547th Volksgrenadier Division)
 548th Grenadier Division (later 548th Volksgrenadier Division)
 549th Grenadier Division (later 549th Volksgrenadier Division)
 550th Grenadier Division
 551st Grenadier Division (later 551st Volksgrenadier Division)
 552nd Grenadier Division
 553rd Grenadier Division (later 553rd Volksgrenadier Division)
 558th Grenadier Division (later 558th Volksgrenadier Division)
 559th Grenadier Division (later 559th Volksgrenadier Division)
 560th Grenadier Division (later 560th Volksgrenadier Division)
 561st Grenadier Division Ostpreußen 1 (later 561st Volksgrenadier Division)
 562nd Grenadier Division Ostpreußen 2 (later 562nd Volksgrenadier Division)
 563rd Grenadier Division (later 563rd Volksgrenadier Division)
 564th Grenadier Division (later 564th Volksgrenadier Division)
 565th Volksgrenadier Division
 566th Volksgrenadier Division
 567th Volksgrenadier Division
 568th Volksgrenadier Division
 569th Volksgrenadier Division
 570th Volksgrenadier Division
 571st Volksgrenadier Division
 572nd Volksgrenadier Division
 573rd Volksgrenadier Division
 574th Volksgrenadier Division
 575th Volksgrenadier Division
 576th Volksgrenadier Division
 577th Volksgrenadier Division
 578th Volksgrenadier Division (previously 212th Infantry Division; later 212th
Volksgrenadier Division)
 579th Volksgrenadier Division
 580th Volksgrenadier Division
 581st Volksgrenadier Division
 582nd Volksgrenadier Division
 583rd Volksgrenadier Division
 584th Volksgrenadier Division
 585th Volksgrenadier Division
 586th Volksgrenadier Division
 587th Volksgrenadier Division
 588th Volksgrenadier Division
 702nd Static Infantry Division
 708th Static Infantry Division (later 708th Coastal Defense Division, 708th
Volksgrenadier Division)
 709th Static Infantry Division
 710th Static Infantry Division
 716th Static Infantry Division (later 716th Volksgrenadier Division)
 719th Infantry Division
 Division Nr. 805
 999th Light Afrika 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

 14th Landwehr Division (later 205th Infantry Division)


 97th Landwehr Division

Artillery divisions

 18th Artillery Division (formerly 18th Panzer Division)


 309th Artillery Division
 310th Artillery Division
 311th Artillery Division
 312th Artillery Division

Named fortress divisions


 Fortress Division Danzig
 Fortress Division Frankfurt/Oder
 Fortress Division Gotenhafen
 Fortress Division Kreta (previously 164th Infantry Division; later 164th Light
Afrika Division)
 Fortress Division Stettin
 Fortress Division Swinemünde
 Fortress Division Warschau

Named training divisions


 [[German Training Division Bayern]]
 [[German Training Division Kurland]]
 [[German Training Division Nord]]

Field replacement divisions


 German Field Replacement Division A
 German Field Replacement Division B
 German Field Replacement Division C
 German Field Replacement Division D
 German Field Replacement Division E
 German Field Replacement Division F
Navy

Naval infantry divisions

 1st Naval Infantry Division


 2nd Naval Infantry Division
 3rd Naval Infantry Division
 11th Naval Infantry Division
 16th Naval Infantry Division

 Naval Infantry Division Gotenhafen

Luftwaffe

Hermann Göring divisions

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.

 Hermann Göring Division (later Panzer Division Hermann Göring, Parachute


Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring)
 Parachute Panzergrenadier Division 2 Hermann Göring

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:

 7th Flieger Division (often translated 7th Air Division)

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.

 1st Luftwaffe Field Division


 2nd Luftwaffe Field Division
 3rd Luftwaffe Field Division
 4th Luftwaffe Field Division
 5th Luftwaffe Field Division
 6th Luftwaffe Field Division
 7th Luftwaffe Field Division
 8th Luftwaffe Field Division
 9th Luftwaffe Field Division
 10th Luftwaffe Field Division
 11th Luftwaffe Field Division
 12th Luftwaffe Field Division
 13th Luftwaffe Field Division
 14th Luftwaffe Field Division
 15th Luftwaffe Field Division
 16th Luftwaffe Field Division
o Eventually transferred to the Heer as 16th Luftwaffe Infantry Division
(later 16th Volksgrenadier Division)
 17th Luftwaffe Field Division
 18th Luftwaffe Field Division
 19th Luftwaffe Field Division (later 19th Luftwaffe Sturm Division)
o Eventually transferred to the Heer as 19th Grenadier Division (later 19th
Volksgrenadier Division)
 20th Luftwaffe Field Division (later 20th Luftwaffe Sturm Division)
 21st Luftwaffe Field Division (previously the Meindl Division, an ad hoc
collection of Luftwaffe resources)
 22nd Luftwaffe Field Division Not actually formed, its sub-units were attached to
other divisions as needed.

Training divisions

 German 1st Luftwaffe Training Division


 German Parachute Training and Replacement Division
Anti-Aircraft divisions

These were headquarters for controlling aggregates of flak ("anti-aircraft artillery") assets rather than
ordinary combined arms divisions organized for ground combat.

 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 (lost entirely at stalingrad.)
 10th Anti-Aircraft Division
 11th Anti-Aircraft Division
 12th Anti-Aircraft Division
 13th Anti-Aircraft Division
 14th Anti-Aircraft Division
 15th Anti-Aircraft Division
 16th Anti-Aircraft Division
 17th Anti-Aircraft Division
 18th Anti-Aircraft Division
 19th Anti-Aircraft Division
 20th Anti-Aircraft Division
 21st Anti-Aircraft Division
 22nd Anti-Aircraft Division
 23rd Anti-Aircraft Division
 24th Anti-Aircraft Division
 25th Anti-Aircraft Division
 26th Anti-Aircraft Division
 27th Anti-Aircraft Division
 28th Anti-Aircraft Division
 29th Anti-Aircraft Division
 30th Anti-Aircraft Division
 31st Anti-Aircraft Division

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.

 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler


 SS Division Das Reich (previously SS Division Verfügungstruppe, SS Division
Deutschland, SS Division Reich; later SS Panzergrenadier Division Das Reich, 2nd
SS Panzer Division Das Reich)
 SS Division Totenkopf (later SS Panzergrenadier Division Totenkopf, 3rd SS
Panzer Division Totenkopf)
 4th SS Polizei Division
 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking (previously SS Division Germania; later SS
Panzergrenadier Division Wiking, 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking)
 6th SS Mountain Division Nord
 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen
 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer
 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen
 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg
 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland
 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend
 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian)
 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Ukrainian) (unofficially known as
Galizien)
 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Latvian)
 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division Reichsführer-SS
 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen
 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Horst Wessel
 19th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Latvian)
 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian)
 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderberg (1st Albanian)
 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Maria Theresia
 23rd Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Kama (2nd Croatian)
 23rd SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nederland (1st Dutch), formed after
the dissolution of the 23rd Kama division.
 24th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS (Karstjäger)
 25th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Hunyadi (1st Hungarian)
 26th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Hungaria (2nd Hungarian),.
 27th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Langemarck (1st Flemish)
 28th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Wallonien
 29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Russian)
 29th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Italian), formed after the
disbanding of the 29th "1st Russian" division.
 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (2nd Russian)
 30th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Belarussian)
 31st SS Volunteer Grenadier Division, variously reported as being named
Böhmen-Mähren (Bohemia-Moravia) or Batschka.
 32nd SS Volunteer Grenadier Division 30 Januar
 33rd Waffen Cavalry Division of the SS (3rd Hungarian)
 33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne (1st French), given its
number after the "3rd Hungarian" division was destroyed in battle.
 34th SS Volunteer Grenadier Division Landstorm Nederland
 35th SS and Police Grenadier Division
 36th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS
 37th SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Lützow
 38th SS Grenadier Division Nibelungen

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 divisions in September 1939 Campaign

 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

 Polish Cavalry Division 'Zaza' - Brig. Gen. Zygmunt Podhorski

Polish divisions in France 1939-1940


 Polish 1st Grenadiers Division - Gen. Bronisław Duch
 Polish 2nd Rifle Division - Gen. Bronisław Prugar-Ketling
 Polish 3rd Infantry Division - Gen. Rudolf Dreszer
 Polish 4th Infantry Division - Col. Tadeusz Kalina-Zieleniewski
 Polish Independent Highland Brigade - Gen. Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko
 Polish 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade (10éme Brigade de cavalerie motorisée) -
Gen. Stanisław Maczek
 Polish Independent Carpathian Rifle Brigade - Gen. Stanisł aw Kopański

Polish divisions & brigades on the Western fronts


 Polish I Corps
o Polish 1st Armoured Division
o Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade
 Polish II Corps
o Polish 3rd Carpathian Infantry Division
o Polish 5th Kresowa Infantry Division
o Polish 2nd Armoured Brigade
Polish divisions on the Eastern Fronts

 1st Polish Army


o Polish 1st Tadeusz Kosciuszko Infantry Division
o Polish 2nd Infantry Division
o Polish 3rd Infantry Division
o Polish 4th Infantry Division
o Polish 6th Infantry Division
o Polish 1st Armoured Brigade "Westerplatte Heroes"
o Polish 1st Warsaw Cavalry Brigade
o in addition:
 Army artillery: 5 Artillery Brigades (1-5), 1st AA-Artillery
Division, 1st mortar regiment
 1st Engineering Brigade
 4th independent heavy tank regiment
 13th SP-artillery regiment (SU-85 and ISU-152)

 Polish Second Army


o Polish 5th Infantry Division
o Polish 7th Infantry Division
o Polish 8th Infantry Division
o Polish 9th Infantry Division
o Polish 10th Infantry Division
o 16th Armoured Brigade,
o 2nd Artillery Division, 3rd AA-artillery Division, 3rd indep. mortar
regiment
o 3 AT-artillery brigades (nos.9,11,14)
o 2nd Sapper Brigade
o 4th independent heavy tank regiment
o 28th SP-artillery regiment (21 x SU-85)

 1st Armoured Corps: 3 armoured brigades, 1st Motorized Infantry Brigade -


details below. Subordinated to the 2nd Army.

main vehicles:

 T-34 m.41, m.43, T-34/85,


 T-70,
 IS-2,
 SU-57, SU-76M, SU-85, ISU-122, ISU-152,
 BA-64,
 Universal Carrier,
 M2 Halftrack (few), M17 (M16) SP-AA gun (few).
o 1st Motorized Infantry Brigade (Polish)(East)
o 2nd Armoured Brigade (2. Brygada Pancerna) - (65 x T-34/85)
o 3rd Armoured Brigade
o 4th Armoured Brigade
o 24th SP-artillery regiment (21 x SU-85)
o 25th SP-artillery regiment (21 x ISU-122)
o 27th SP-artillery regiment (21 x SU-76M)
o 2nd mortar regiment
o 26th AA-artillery regiment
o Rocket artillery battalion

Polish divisions of the underground armies


 Armia Krajowa - brigade or division-sized units only
o Polish 2nd Home Army Infantry Division (Kielce-Radom)
o Polish 8th Home Army Infantry Division (Warsaw Uprising)
o Polish 19th Home Army Infantry Division (Wilno)
o Polish 27th Home Army Infantry Division (Woł yń)
o Polish Cracovian Home Army Infantry Division
o Polish Cracovian Home Army Cavalry Brigade
 Narodowe Siły Zbrojne
South African World War II divisions
 South African 1st Infantry Division
 South African 2nd Infantry Division
 South African 3rd Infantry Division
 South African 6th Armoured Division
List of United States Army divisions during
World War II
Overview
The United States began the war with only a handful of active divisions: five infantry and one cavalry.
By the end of the war, the nation had fielded nearly one hundred. Additionally, due to the US Army's
method of employment combined with events of the war, the United States did not suffer the destruction
of any of its division-size units during the conflict.

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

Official Name Insignia Headquarters

1st Marine Division Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California

2nd Marine Division Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

3rd Marine Division Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler

4th Marine Division New Orleans, Louisiana

Inactive

Official Name Insignia Headquarters

5th Marine Division None


6th Marine Division None
List of Italian divisions in WWII
Alpini Divisions
 Italian 1 Alpini Division Taurinense
 Italian 2 Alpini Division Tridentina
 Italian 3 Alpini Division Julia
 Italian 4 Alpini Division Cuneense
 Italian 5 Alpini Division Pusteria
 Italian 6 Alpini Division Alpi Graie

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

 Italian 1 Infantry Division Superga


 Italian 2 Infantry Division Sforzesca
 Italian 3 Infantry Division Ravenna
 Italian 4 Infantry Division Livorno
 Italian 5 Infantry Division Cosseria
 Italian 6 Infantry Division Cuneo
 Italian 7 Infantry Division Lupi di Toscana
 Italian 9 Infantry Division Pasubio
 Italian 10 Infantry Division Piave
 Italian 11 Infantry Division Brennero
 Italian 12 Infantry Division Sassari
 Italian 13 Infantry Division Re
 Italian 14 Infantry Division Isonzo
 Italian 15 Infantry Division Bergamo
 Italian 16 Infantry Division Pistoia
 Italian 17 Infantry Division Pavia
 Italian 18 Infantry Division Messina
 Italian 19 Infantry Division Venezia
 Italian 20 Infantry Division Friuli
 Italian 21 Infantry Division Granatieri di Sardegna
 Italian 22 Infantry Division Cacciatori delle Alpi
 Italian 23 Infantry Division Ferrara
 Italian 24 Infantry Division Pinerolo
 Italian 25 Infantry Division Bologna
 Italian 26 Infantry Division Assietta
 Italian 27 Infantry Division Brescia
 Italian 28 Infantry Division Aosta
 Italian 29 Infantry Division Piemonte
 Italian 30 Infantry Division Sabauda
 Italian 31 Infantry Division Calabria
 Italian 32 Infantry Division Marche
 Italian 33 Infantry Division Acqui
 Italian 36 Infantry Division Forli
 Italian 37 Infantry Division Modena
 Italian 38 Infantry Division Puglie
 Italian 40 Infantry Division Cacciatori d'Africa
 Italian 41 Infantry Division Firenze
 Italian 44 Infantry Division Cremona
 Italian 47 Infantry Division Bari
 Italian 48 Infantry Division Taro
 Italian 49 Infantry Division Parma
 Italian 50 Infantry Division Regina
 Italian 51 Infantry Division Siena
 Italian 52 Infantry Division Torino
 Italian 53 Infantry Division Arezzo
 Italian 54 Infantry Division Napoli
 Italian 55 Infantry Division Savona
 Italian 56 Infantry Division Casale
 Italian 57 Infantry Division Lombardia
 Italian 58 Infantry Division Legnano
 Italian 59 Infantry Division Cagliari
 Italian 60 Infantry Division Sabratha
 Italian 61 Infantry Division Sirte
 Italian 62 Infantry Division Marmarica
 Italian 63 Infantry Division Cirene
 Italian 64 Infantry Division Catanzaro
 Italian 65 Infantry Division Granatieri di Savoia
 Italian 80 Infantry Division La Spezia
 Italian 136 Infantry Division Giovani Fascisti
 Italian 151 Infantry Division Perugia
 Italian 152 Infantry Division Piceno
 Italian 153 Infantry Division Macerata
 Italian 154 Infantry Division Murge
 Italian 155 Infantry Division Emilia
 Italian 156 Infantry Division Vicenza
 Italian 157 Infantry Division Novara
 Italian 158 Infantry Division Zara
 Italian 159 Infantry Division Veneto

Libyan Divisions
 Italian 1 Libyan Division Sibelle
 Italian 2 Libyan Division Pescatori

Motorised Divisions
 Italian 101 Motorised Division Trieste
 Italian 102 Motorised Division Trento

North-African Infantry Divisions


 Italian 17 Infantry Division Pavia
 Italian 25 Infantry Division Bologna
 Italian 27 Infantry Division Brescia
 Italian 55 Infantry Division Savona
 Italian 60 Infantry Division Sabratha
 Italian 61 Infantry Division Sirte
 Italian 62 Infantry Division Marmarica
 Italian 63 Infantry Division Cirene
 Italian 64 Infantry Division Catanzaro

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

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