8th Division, 8th Infantry Division or 8th Armored Division may refer to:

Infantry divisions

8th Division (Australia) The 8th Division was an infantry Division (military), division of the Australian Army, formed during World War II as part of the all-volunteer Second Australian Imperial Force. The 8th Division was raised from volunteers for overseas service fr ...

8th Canadian Infantry Division The 8th Canadian Infantry Division was a military formation of the Canadian Army that served within Pacific Command in Western Canada during World War II. The Division units were raised on 18 March 1942 and the HQ was raised on 12 May 1942 at P ...

* 8th Air Division (People's Republic of China) * 8th Division (1st Formation) (People's Republic of China), 1949–1952 *

8th Infantry Division (France) The 8th Infantry Division () was a French Army formation during World War I, World War II and the Cold War. It was dissolved in 1993. World War I The 8th Infantry Division was a part of the 4th Army Corps (France), 4th Army Corps at the start of ...

* 8th Division (German Empire) * 8th Ersatz Division (German Empire) * 8th Landwehr Division (German Empire) *

8th Bavarian Reserve Division The 8th Bavarian Reserve Division (''8. Bayerische Reserve-Division'') was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I. The division was formed at the end of December 1914 and organized over the next month, arriving in the line in late Jan ...

, a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I * 8th Infantry Division (Greece) * 8th (Lucknow) Division, a unit of the British Indian Army before and during World War I * 8th Infantry Division (India) * 8th Najaf Ashraf Division, Iran * 8th Division (Iraq) * 8th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 8th Division (Japan) * 8th Division (North Korea) *

8th Infantry Division (Pakistan) 8th Division, 8th Infantry Division or 8th Armored Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 8th Division (Australia) * 8th Canadian Infantry Division * 8th Air Division (People's Republic of China) * 8th Division (1st Formation) (People's Re ...

, part of XXX Corps * 8th Infantry Division (Philippines) *

8th Infantry Division (Poland) The 8th Infantry Division was a tactical unit of the Polish Army. It was active in the Polish-Bolshevik War, as well as during the Invasion of Poland in 1939. During World War II, the division was reformed twice as part of two distinct armed force ...

8th Infantry Division (Russian Empire) The 8th Infantry Division (, ''8-ya pekhotnaya diviziya'') was an infantry formation of the Russian Imperial Army that existed in various formations from the early 19th century until the end of World War I and the Russian Revolution. The division w ...

8th Siberian Rifle Division (Russian Empire) The 8th Siberian Rifle Division (; ''8-ya Sibirskaya Strelkovaya Diviziya)'' was an infantry unit of the Imperial Russian Army. The division was formed in 1904 from a brigade, fighting in the Russo-Japanese War and World War I. History On 30 O ...

8th Infantry Division (South Korea) The 8th Maneuver Division (, hanja: 八機動師團), also known as Roly Poly Toy Division (), is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army and is unit is one of four divisions under the command of the VII Maneuver Corps. Before the un ...

8th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) The 8th Rifle Division was a military formation of the Soviet Union's Red Army in the Winter War, the Soviet invasion of Poland, and World War II. It was formed three times. First Formation 1918–1941 The division was formed by an order of the ...

, Soviet Union *

8th Guards Airborne Division The 8th Guards Airborne Division was an airborne division of the Red Army during World War II. On 27 December 1944, it was renamed the 107th Guards Rifle Division. It became the 107th Guards Airborne Division on 7 June 1946, before being disbanded ...

, Soviet Union *

8th Guards Rifle Division The 8th Guards Motor Rifle Panfilov Division (; ) originally the 316th Rifle Division, is a motorized infantry division of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic. Formed as a Soviet Red Army division during World War II, it was dissolved in 20 ...

, later 8th Guards Motor Rifle Division, Soviet Union *

8th Motor Rifle Division NKVD The 8th Motorized Rifle Division of the NKVD Internal Troops (Russian: 8-я мотострелковая дивизия внутренних войск НКВД СССР 8-y motostrelkovaya diviziya vnutrenikh voisk NKVD SSSR) was formed in acco ...

8th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) The 8th Infantry Division was an infantry Division (military), division of the British Army that was active in both the World War I, First and World War II, Second World Wars. The division was first formed in October 1914 during the First World ...

8th Infantry Division (United States) The 8th Infantry Division, ("Pathfinder") was an infantry division of the United States Army during the 20th century. The division served in World War I, World War II, and Operation Desert Storm. Initially activated in January 1918, the unit d ...

8th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht) The German 8th Infantry Division (''8. Infanterie-Division'') was formed in Oppeln on 1 October 1934 under the cover name Artillerieführer III which was used until 15 October 1935. It was mobilized in August 1939 and took part in the Invasion o ...

, Germany *

8th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht) The 8th Mountain Division () was formed on 27 February 1945 by the redesignation of the 157th Mountain Division, which itself had been formed from the 157th Infantry Division in September 1944, and which had participated in operations against the ...

, Germany * 8th Parachute Division (Germany)

Cavalry divisions

* 8th Cavalry Division (German Empire) * 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer (Germany) * 8th Cavalry Division (Russian Empire)

Armoured divisions

* 8th Armored Brigade (People's Republic of China), originally the 8th Tank Division *

8th Armoured Division (South Africa) 8 South African Armoured Division was a formation (military), formation of the South African Army, active from the 1970s to 1999. History 8 South African Division was established as an Armoured Formation on August 1, 1974, consisting of 81 Armo ...

* 8th Armoured Division (Syria) *

8th Armoured Division (United Kingdom) The 8th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army during the Second World War. It was deployed to Egypt in June 1942 but never operated as a complete formation and was disbanded in January the following year. History Th ...

8th Armored Division (United States) The 8th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army that served in the European Theater of World War II. History Stateside The successes of the German armored units in Poland and France underscored America's need for an ...

8th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) The 8th Panzer Division was a formation of the ''Wehrmacht'' German Army (Wehrmacht), ''Heer''. The division was formed by reorganising the 3rd Light Division (Wehrmacht), 3rd Light Division in October 1939. It was transferred to the west and fo ...

, Germany

Aviation divisions

8th Air Division The 8th Air Division (8th AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command, being stationed at McClellan Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 1 July 1957. History The 8th ...

, United States

Other divisions

* 8th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom) {{mil-unit-dis