List of British Empire divisions in World War II
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The following divisions from British Crown Colonies
served in World War II
:
Divisions of the British Army
Divisions of the Indian Army
(Excluding units from the Indian Empire
, which was technically not a Crown Colony.)
British overseas territories
The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories of the United Kingdom which, although they do not form part of the United Kingdom itself, fall under its jurisdiction. They are remnants of the British Empire that have not acquired independence or have voted to remain British territories...
served in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Divisions of the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
- 1st African Division
- 2nd African Division
- 11th African Division
- 12th African Division
- 81st West African Division
- 82nd West African Division
Divisions of the Indian Army
British Indian Army
The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...
(Excluding units from the Indian Empire
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
, which was technically not a Crown Colony.)
- 1st Burma Division
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