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Strategic Homeland Division

The secret emergency organization commonly called the Division or SHD, whose trained civilian Agents are activated when national systems fail.

Also known as: SHD, The Division, Shade

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Role in the crisis

SHD is a last-resort emergency organization built around trained civilian Agents. The first game's crisis activates Agents after ordinary response systems begin to fail. [1][2]

Fictional legal foundation

The Division universe extends a real continuity directive with a fictional classified annex. That story device is not evidence of a real SHD organization. [3][4]

Claim ledger

Every factual statement below must retain at least one traceable source.

  1. confirmed

    SHD Agents trained secretly for years and were activated after the Green Poison outbreak to help secure Manhattan. [1]

  2. confirmed

    Ubisoft describes Division Agents as a secret government cadre of highly trained civilians called upon in dire emergencies. [2]

  3. confirmed fictional extension

    Within the fictional setting, Ubisoft links SHD's creation to a classified annex of Directive 51; the public real-world directive does not establish SHD. [3][4]

Related records

Sources

  1. [1] The Division 2 – State of the Game Recap: The Story So Far — Ubisoft News (2020-02-05). Accessed 2026-07-19.
  2. [2] The Division - A Glossary of Terms Every Agent Should Know — Ubisoft News (2018-05-30). Accessed 2026-07-19.
  3. [3] 5 Facts You Might Not Know About The Division — Ubisoft News (2019-03-19). Accessed 2026-07-18.
  4. [4] National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive — George W. Bush White House Archives (2007-05-09). Accessed 2026-07-18.