African
- 1st (African) Division - renamed 11th (African) Division - Formed 24 July 1940 in East Africa. 24 November 1940 redesignated 11th (African) Division. Served in East Africa from July 1940 until February 1941 and from August 1941 until November 1941, Italian Somaliland from February 1941 until March 1941, and in Abyssinia from March 1941 until August 1941. Fought at The Juba. 23 November 1941 disbanded in East Africa.
- 2nd (African) Division - renamed 12th (African) Division and also known as the "12th (East Africa) Division" (after West African elements reassigned in late 1941) - Formed 19 July 1940 in East Africa. 24 November 1940 redesignated 12th (African) Division. Served in East Africa from July 1940 until February 1941, Italian Somaliland from February 1941 until April 1941, and in Abyssinia from April 1941 until April 1943. Fought at The Juba and Gondar. 18 April 1943 disbanded in East Africa.
- 11th (East Africa) Division - Formed 15 February 1943 in East Africa. Served in East Africa from February 1943 until June 1943, Ceylon from June 1943 until May 1944, Burma from June 1944 until April 1945, and India from April 1945 until the end of the war. Fought in Burma. Ended the war under command of GHQ India.
- 81st (West Africa) Division - Formed 1 March 1943 in Nigeria as the 1st (West Africa) Division, redesignated the 81st (West Africa) Division three days later. Served in West Africa from March 1943 until July 1943, India from August 1943 until December 1943 and from March 1945 until August 1945, and Burma from December 1943 until March 1945. Fought at North Arakan and on the Arakan Beaches. Ended the war under command of Southern Army.
- 82nd (West Africa) Division - Formed 1 August 1943 in Nigeria. Served in West Africa from August 1943 until May 1944, India from July 1944 until November 1944, and in Burma from November 1944 until August 1945. Fought on the Arakan Beaches. Ended the war under command of HQ Allied Land Forces South East Asia.
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