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The British County Divisions of the Second World War were raised by the British Army in 1941 as a defence against a planned German invasion of Britain. They were static formations which were supposed to command the Independent Infantry Brigades (Home) which were on anti-invasion duties. Each coast in danger had its own County Division.[1]
The divisions were:[1]
- Devon and Cornwall County Division
- Dorset County Division
- Durham and North Riding County Division
- Essex County Division (formerly the West Sussex County Division)
- Hampshire County Division
- Lincolnshire County Division
- Norfolk County Division
- Northumberland County Division
- West Sussex County Division (later, the Essex County Division)
- Yorkshire County Division
These formations had none of the usual divisional units that other permanent divisions had. Any they commanded were temporarily on loan from other formations.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Forty 2009.
Sources
[edit]- Forty, George (2009). "Appendix 1 - British Army Divisions of the Second World War - County Divisions". Companion to the British Army 1939-45. The History Press. ISBN 9780750951395.
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