British County Divisions

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.


 * 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.