Guards Division (United Kingdom)
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For the armoured formation in the Second World War, see Guards Armoured Division.
See also: Guards Division
The Guards Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was formed in the Great War in France in 1915 from battalions of the Guards regiments from the Regular Army. The division served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War. The division's insignia was the "All Seeing Eye".
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Guards Division | |
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Active | August 1915 – 29 April 1919 12 June 1945 – January 1947 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Heavy infantry |
Size | Division |
Patron | King George V |
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Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Earl of Cavan |
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There was also a Guards Division in the Second World War which was formed on 12 June 1945 from the Guards Armoured Division which had undergone reorganisation.