| 1st London Division 56th (1st London) Division 1st London Infantry Division 56th (London) Infantry Division 56th (London) Armoured Division | |
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_Infantry_Division&sq=&lang=&file=File:WW1_British_56th_(1st_London)_Division_Shoulder_Patch.svg) The Shoulder patch of the 56th (1st London) Division, First World War. | |
| Active | 1908–1919 1920–1946 1947–1961 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch | _Infantry_Division&sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_British_Army.svg){kind=small} Territorial Army |
| Type | Infantry Armoured warfare |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | New Broad Street (1914) Finsbury Barracks (1939) |
| Nickname(s) | "The Black Cats" |
| Engagements | First World War Second World War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Sir Charles Amyatt Hull Sir Claude Liardet Sir Montagu Stopford Douglas Graham Sir Gerald Templer Sir Harold Pyman |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol | _Infantry_Division&sq=&lang=&file=File:56_inf_div_-vector.svg) The formation badge for the 56th Division during the Second World War featured Dick Whittington's black cat on a red background. |
The 56th (London) Infantry Division was a Territorial Army infantry division of the British Army, which served under several different titles and designations. The division served in the trenches of the Western Front during the First World War. Demobilised after the war, the division was reformed in 1920 and saw active service again in the Second World War in Tunisia and Italy. The division was again disbanded in 1946 and reformed first as an armoured formation and then as an infantry division before final disbandment in 1961.