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

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

Area Serve

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

  • Maj. Gen. Iqbal Singh (2001)

References

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