72nd Division or 72nd Infantry Division may refer to:

Artillery 72nd Division (People's Republic of China) 72nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division, Soviet Union

Infantry 72nd Infantry Division (France) 72nd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany 72nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 72nd Infantry Division (Russian Empire) 72nd Motor Rifle Division, Russia 72nd Infantry Division (South Korea) 72nd Guards Rifle Division, Soviet Union, later the 72nd Guards Motor Rifle Division 72nd Mountain Rifle Division, Soviet Union 72nd Division (Spain) 72nd Division (Syria) 72nd Guards Mechanized Division, Ukraine 72nd Division (United Kingdom) 72nd Infantry Division (United States), planned during WWII but never formed

See also List of military divisions by number 72nd Brigade (disambiguation) 72nd Regiment (disambiguation)