What is "divisions"

Usage examples of "divisions".

Their only four well-trained divisions of volunteers and the New Zealand Division, all their best officers, were far away across the oceans.

Reinforcements should be not in brigades but in divisions, and to be of use they must arrive urgently.

Australian Divisions together with Corps troops and maintenance and base organisations from the Middle East to the Netherlands East Indies.

You are aware, no doubt, that I have proposed your withdrawal of two Australian divisions from Palestine to the new theatre of so much direct interest to Australia.

Thus we are able to move the 17th Indian Division and soon several other Indian infantry Divisions previously assigned to the Levant-Caspian front, together with the 18th British and the 7th and 8th Australian Divisions, with substantial aircraft and some armoured forces, from the Middle to the Far Eastern theatre.

Xth Italian Corps, with Brescia and Pavia Divisions, to hold Agheila area, stiffened by elements German 90th Light Division.

Italian Mobile Corps, with Trento and Trieste Divisions and elements German 90th Light Division, at Marada to prevent envelopment Agheila by us from south.

German 15th and 21st Armoured Divisions and possibly Ariete Armoured Division in reserve for counter-attack purposes.

For this we held one armoured and three field divisions in readiness to embark at short notice from England, and a considerable air contingent.

It is true that he still speaks in terms of divisions, but they are divisions only in name.

Enemy formations identified as having been engaged are 15th and 21st Panzer Divisions, Ariete Division, and 90th Light Division.

When the New Year opened, our IIId Corps, consisting of the 9th and 11th British-Indian Divisions, commanded by Lieutenant-General Heath, was under strong attack on both east and west coasts.

The Japanese had by now deployed at least three full divisions against us, and an assembly of shipping at Singora indicated the possible arrival of another.

On January 15 a large convoy discharged two fresh divisions at Singora, whence they marched south upon Kluang, the centre of our line.

After allowing for losses, this should give equivalent of approximately three divisions for defence of island, if we are driven into it.