List of Indian divisions in World War II

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This is a list of British-Indian Army divisions in World War II.

Divisions by type[edit]

Airborne[edit]

Armoured[edit]

31st Armoured Division
32nd Armoured Division
43rd Armoured Division
44th Armoured Division (reformed as 44th Airborne Division)

Infantry[edit]

4th Division
5th Division
6th Division
7th Division
8th Division
9th Division
10th Division
11th Division
14th Division
17th Division^{[lower-alpha 1]}
19th Division
20th Division
23rd Division
25th Division
26th Division
34th Division
36th Division (later converted to an all-British formation)
1st Burma Division (later designated as 39th Division)

Long-range Penetration[edit]

3rd Division (used as a cover name for the Chindits)

Training[edit]

14th Division
39th Division (formerly 1st Burma Division)

Deception / Lines of Communication[edit]

Emergency[edit]

21st Division

Notes[edit]

↑ Post-war, the 17th Gurkha Division would be formed using this number.^[1]

References[edit]

↑ Rinaldi, Richard A. "Gurkha Regiments in the British Army Post World War II" (PDF). Orbat.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2014.

External links[edit]

Infantry Divisions (British Army and British Indian Army) 1930–1956

Template:British military formations during the Second World War

[2] Post-war, the 17th Gurkha Division would be formed using this number.^[1]

[1] Rinaldi, Richard A. "Gurkha Regiments in the British Army Post World War II" (PDF). Orbat.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2014.

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