11th (East Africa) Division

11th (East Africa) Division
Formation sign of the 11th (East Africa) Division (second pattern)[1]
Active1943–1945
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Colonial Auxiliary Forces
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Part ofFourteenth Army
EngagementsSecond World War

The 11th (East Africa) Infantry Division was a British infantry division consisting of troops from the British Colonial Auxiliary Forces which was formed in February 1943 during World War II. Consisting of East African troops, the division fought in the Burma campaign.

  1. ^ Cole, Howard (1973). Formation Badges of World War 2. Britain, Commonwealth and Empire. London: Arms and Armour Press. pp. 91–2.