British Guards Division
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Guards Division Army Regular Army Formed August, 1915 Demobilised April 29, 1919 Previous Next 1st

The British Guards Division was formed in France in 1915 of battalions from the elite 'Guards' regiments of the Regular Army. It served on the Western Front for the duration of World War I. The division's insignia was the 'All Seeing Eye'.

There was also a Guards Division in WWII. It was formed on 12 June 1945 from the Guards Armoured Division which had undergone a reorganisation.

Unit History

Formation

The division comprised the following infantry brigades:

; 1st Guards Brigade :

• 2nd Battalion, the Grenadier Guards
• 2nd Battalion, the Coldstream Guards
• 3rd Battalion, the Coldstream Guards
• 1st Battalion, the Irish Guards

; 2nd Guards Brigade :

• 3rd Battalion, the Grenadier Guards
• 1st Battalion, the Coldstream Guards
• 1st Battalion, the Scots Guards
• 2nd Battalion, the Irish Guards

; 3rd Guards Brigade :

• 1st Battalion, the Grenadier Guards
• 4th Battalion, the Grenadier Guards
• 2nd Battalion, the Scots Guards
• 1st Battalion, the Welsh Guards

Battles

External Links

The British Army in the Great War: The Guards Division

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