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 which were on anti-invasion duties. Each coast in danger had its own County Division.
The divisions were:
These formations had none of the usual divisional units that other permanent divisions had. Any they commanded were temporarily on loan from other formations.