57th Mountain Division (India)

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57th Mountain Division
Country India
Allegiance India
Branch British Indian Army
 Indian Army
TypeInfantry
RoleMountain warfare, Counterinsurgency
SizeDivision
Part ofIII Corps
Garrison/HQLeimakhong, Manipur
Nickname(s)Red Shield Division
Commanders
Current
commander
Major General T. S. Handa, SM[1]

The 57 Mountain Division headquarters are at Leimakhong near Imphal, Manipur. [2]

History[edit]

Previously the division was headquartered in Masimpur near Silchar. Later it is shifted to Manipur.

Area Serve[edit]

The formation and units of the Division operates in some of the remote corner of Manipur along with Indo-Burmese border. This Army Division cooperates with Assam Rifles Imphal Sector wing for any insurgency in Manipur .

Previous Commander[edit]

  • Maj. Gen. Iqbal Singh (2001)

References[edit]

  1. "Army celebrated Reh festival". 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  2. "army-launches-massive-hunt-operation-in-manipur".
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