List of military divisions by name

This is a list of military divisions of all nationalities that are identified by name. In many armies divisions have been given both a name and a number; they are listed here if they are commonly referred to by name in English publications.

Note that in the British Army prior to April 1915 many Regular Army and Territorial Army divisions were designated by name. After April 1915 all divisions were assigned a number. For example the East Lancashire Division became the 42nd Division.


 * ANZAC Mounted Division
 * Australian Mounted Division (formerly Imperial Mounted Division)
 * Australian Jungle Division
 * Bong Lau Division (Vietnam People's Army)
 * British Devon and Cornwall County Division (later 77th Infantry Division)
 * British Dorset County Division
 * British Durham and North Riding County Division
 * British Essex County Division (formerly West Sussex County Division)
 * British Guards Division
 * British Guards Armoured Division
 * British Hampshire County Division
 * British King's Division
 * British Light Division
 * British Lincolnshire County Division
 * British Norfolk County Division (later 78th Infantry Division)
 * British Northumberland County Division
 * British Prince of Wales' Division
 * British Queens Division
 * British Royal Marines Division
 * British Royal Naval Division
 * British Scottish Division
 * British West Sussex County Division (later Essex County Division)
 * British Yeomanry Mounted Division (later 4th Cavalry Division)
 * British Yorkshire County Division
 * Chien Thang Division (Vietnam People's Army)
 * Dong Bang Division (Vietnam People's Army)
 * German Großdeutschland Division
 * German Luftwaffe Hermann Göring Division (later Hermann Göring Panzer Division, 1st Hermann Göring Parachute Panzer Division)
 * German Luftwaffe 2nd Hermann Göring Parachute Panzergrenadier Division
 * German Luftwaffe Erdmann Parachute Division (later 7th Parachute Division)
 * German Luftwaffe Meindl Division (later 21st Luftwaffe Field Division)
 * German Panzer Division Kempf
 * German Panzer Division Kurmark
 * Lam Hong Division (Vietnam People's Army)
 * German Panzer Division Müncheberg
 * German Panzer-Lehr-Division
 * German SS Division Nord (later 6th SS Mountain Division)
 * German SS Totenkopf Division (later 3rd SS Division)
 * German Fortress Division Kreta
 * German Fortress Division Swinemünde
 * Imperial German Alpenkorps
 * Imperial German Guard Ersatz Division
 * Israeli Gaza Division
 * Tien Phong Division (Vietnam People's Army)
 * Vinh Quang Division (Vietnam People's Army)
 * Israeli West Bank Division
 * New Zealand and Australian Division
 * New Zealand Division
 * US Americal Division
 * US Philippine Division