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Divisions of the British Army during the Second World War | |
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| Airborne (war-formed) | |
| Armoured (Regular) | |
| Armoured (1st-line Territorial or Yeomanry) | |
| Armoured (War-formed) | |
| Cavalry (Yeomanry) | |
| Infantry (Regular) | |
| Infantry (1st-line Territorial) |
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| Infantry (2nd-line Territorial) |
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| Infantry (War-formed) | |
| Mountain (1st-line Territorial) | |
| Home Defence | |
| Anti-Aircraft | |
| African | |
| Polish | |
A - The 1st Cavalry Division was converted to 10th Armoured Division in 1941 B - The 42nd (East Lancashire) Division was converted to the 42nd Armoured Division in 1941 C - The Guards Armoured Division was converted to the Guards Division in 1945 D - The 6th, 7th and 70th Divisions were essentially the same formation, twice reformed or redesignated E - The 56th Division was originally the 1st London Division, retitled in 1940 F - The 9th Division was later redesignated as the 51st (Highland) Division after the "original" 51st Division was destroyed at St. Valery in 1940 G - The 47th Division was originally the 2nd London Division, retitled in 1940 HThe 36th Division was nominally a division of the British Indian Army, but consisted of British personnel only for most of its existence I - The Norfolk County Division was converted to the 76th Division in 1941 JThe Devon and Cornwall County Division was converted to the 77th Division in 1941 K - the 78th Division was formed during the war, but from Regular units LOriginally the West Sussex County Division | |