It depends on what kind of division; i.e. infantry, armored, etc. A US Army Infantry Division had 687 Officers, 42 Warrant Officers & 12,959 Enlisted Men in its Table of Organization during WW 2. An Armored Division had 558 Officers, 51 Warrant Officers & 10,001 Enlisted Men in its Table of Organization.
The 6th, 7th, 24th, 25th, 27th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 37th, 38th, 40th, 41st, 43rd, 77th, 81st, 93rd, 96th, 98th, Phillipines Infantry Division, 1st Cavalry, and 11th Airborne Divisions all fought in the Pacific Theatre.
In 1938, there were 11 divisions in the British army.
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there have been two 5th Divisions now
There were only six divisions of US Marines, all of which fought in the Pacific. There were also fifteen or more US Army divisions which fought in the Pacific, plus the air force during the war was the US Army Air Force. There were no Marines fighting in New Guinea or the Philippines, and there were army troops present at Guadalcanal, the Marianas and Okinawa. The Marines did a magnificent job, and the Marine Corps PR office perhaps even exceeded this effort in publicizing the "all Marine" operations, such as Tarawa, Peleliu and Iwo Jima. But, just like in WWI, about five percent of US combat troops were Marines, but the publicity they got was many multiples higher. There should be no doubt which service killed more Japanese soldiers (not to mention all the Germans and Italians).
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About 20,000
Depends. The U.S. Army has divisions of 10,000 to 30,000. Other countries have divisions of less than 5,000.
Over 700,000 men served in the WWII US Marine Corps. Eventually the Marines fielded six divisions, all infantry, and all of which fought in the Pacific. There were also some non-divisional units such as several tank battalions. There were Marine aviation units, including several fighter squadrons. There was (and continue to be) Marine detachments on every captial ship of the US Navy, and Marines guard American embassies and consulates around the world. The impression is often gained that Marines were the main ground force of the US in the Pacific. However there were also fifteen US Army divisions in the Pacific, plus a great many smaller units, and the bulk of aviation units were from the US Army Air Force. Over eight million men served in the US Army, which fielded 91 divisions. Tarawa and Iwo Jima were, I believe, the only "all Marine" operations.
There where 18 that particapted
No US Marines were at D-Day. The Marine divisions were totally committed in the Pacific.No US Marines were at D-Day. The Marine divisions were totally committed in the Pacific.
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No Mexicans fought on D-Day (unless they were in the US Army.)