General Officer Commanding (GOC):
| 07.05.1943 | Maj.Gen. R.N. Gale |
| 08.12.1944 | Maj.Gen. E.L. Bols |
Divisional troops
Royal Armoured
Corps (RAC)
| 1st Airborne Light Tank Squadron | 26.05.1943-13.01.1944 |
| 6th Airborne Division Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment | 14.01.1944-31.08.1945 |
Royal Engineers
(RE)
| 249th (Airborne) Field Company RE | 07.06.1943-31.08.1945 |
| 3rd Parachute Squadron RE | 07.06.1943-28.05.1945 |
| 591st Parachute Squadron RE | 07.06.1943-28.05.1945 |
| 3rd Airborne Squadron RE | 28.05.1945-19.07.1945 |
| 9th Airborne Squadron RE | 01.06.1945-31.08.1945 |
| 286th (Airborne) Field Park Company RE | 07.06.1943-31.08.1945 |
Royal Signals
(Sigs)
| 6th Airborne Divisional Signals | 07.05.1943-31.08.1945 |
Royal Artillery
(RA)
| 53rd Light Regiment RA (WY) | 03.11.1943-31.08.1945 |
| 3rd Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery RA | 09.07.1943-23.02.1945 |
| 4th Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery RA | 09.07.1943-23.02.1945 |
| 53rd Anti-Tank Regiment RA (WY) | 27.10.1943-02.11.1943 |
| 2nd Airlanding Anti-Tank Regiment RA | 24.02.1945-31.08.1945 |
| 2nd Airlanding Light Anti-Aircraft Battery RA | 26.05.1943-20.02.1944 |
Infantry
Army
Air Corps
| 22nd Independent Parachute Company | 26.10.1943-19.07.1945 |
Brigades
| 6th Airlanding Brigade | 06.05.1943-31.08.1945 |
| 3rd Parachute Brigade | 15.05.1943-31.08.1945 |
| 72nd Independent Infantry Brigade | 28.05.1943-31.05.1943 |
| 5th Parachute Brigade | 01.06.1943-19.07.1945 |
| 2nd Parachute Brigade Group | 29.08.1945-31.08.1945 |
Literature