This force of 8 divisions was already twice the size of the original BEF of August.

The Iraqi Army began the Anglo-Iraqi War with a force of four divisions.

Planning continued through the winter, and by March 1940 the force, of around three divisions, was prepared to sail.

For that purpose he gathered a force of 28 divisions or between 670,000 and 717,000 men with over 2,000 artillery pieces, 2609 machine guns and 200 airplanes.

In response, the British had by early February 1941 built up a force of more than two divisions in Sudan and three in Kenya.

By March 1941 Italian forces of 526,550 men and 16 divisions were held back by 14 Greek divisions.

The CEP was an infantry force of two divisions (a single army corps) with a nominal strength of about 55,000 men.

I Corps began the 1971 war with a force of two divisions forward supported by an armoured brigade, holding the Shakargarh salient.

In contrast, the Army calculated that a force of at least ten divisions (between 150,000 and 250,000 men) would be needed.

Contingents arrived from all parts of the country and soon the Pandavas had a large force of seven divisions.