Most effective Allied Division of WW2

[easty]

Hi i'm new to this forum, just found it in fact excellent site.

This has probably been debated a million times but I was just wondering
which allied division is regarded in this forum as the most effective of the second world war I won't say best because that is too open to interpretation by effective I mean which division time and time again proved itself.

I think the 101st Airborne, 82nd Airborne, 1st Inf Division (Big Red One), 1st and 2nd US Marine divisions, 7th British Armoured (Excusing there one blemish against Wittmann and his lone Tiger), 51st Inf Division (British), the New Zealand Division, The 9th Australian Division, and one of the Canadian Divisions which I have forgotton which number it was. Their probably is also a few russian guard divisions which were very effective as well but I have no information regarding them most of the soviet units I have heard of being effective were in Army size.

Cheers
Easty

Are we just looking at Army here, or can the Navy and Airforce join in? If so then I would go for the Atlantic Squadron of the Royal Navy, who did a sterling job against the U-boats for 6 years, and 5 Group of the RAF, home of 75 (NZ) Squadron and 617. Highest casualties of the war, but always the first in and always the ones to take on the difficult targets.
As to the Army, then i would have to go for the RCT and RASC, who got through everything to get the supplies to the rest.
Just my opinion, and probably flawed, as someone is bound to point out to me, but i don't care.
Kitty

[Kiwiwriter]

Originally Posted by easty

Hi i'm new to this forum, just found it in fact excellent site.

This has probably been debated a million times but I was just wondering
which allied division is regarded in this forum as the most effective of the second world war I won't say best because that is too open to interpretation by effective I mean which division time and time again proved itself.

I think the 101st Airborne, 82nd Airborne, 1st Inf Division (Big Red One), 1st and 2nd US Marine divisions, 7th British Armoured (Excusing there one blemish against Wittmann and his lone Tiger), 51st Inf Division (British), the New Zealand Division, The 9th Australian Division, and one of the Canadian Divisions which I have forgotton which number it was. Their probably is also a few russian guard divisions which were very effective as well but I have no information regarding them most of the soviet units I have heard of being effective were in Army size.

Cheers
Easty

Easty, welcome aboard!

I would also include the 3rd Divisions (both the British "Monty's Ironsides" and the American "Rock of the Marne"), the 1st Polish Armoured, 4th US Armored, the British 2nd Division (Imphal), the US Americal Division, the US 1st Cavalry Division, British 11th Armoured, the Soviet 100th Guards, the US 45th Infantry, and the French 3rd and 5th Divisions.