List of Indian divisions in World War II
This is a list of British-Indian Army divisions in World War II.
Divisions by typeEdit
AirborneEdit
ArmouredEdit
- 31st Armoured Division
- 32nd Armoured Division
- 43rd Armoured Division
- 44th Armoured Division (reformed as 44th Airborne Division)
InfantryEdit
- 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 PenetrationEdit
- 3rd Division (used as a cover name for the Chindits)
TrainingEdit
- 14th Division
- 39th Division (formerly 1st Burma Division)
Deception / Lines of CommunicationEdit
EmergencyEdit
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
- ↑ Post-war, the 17th Gurkha Division would be formed using this number.[1]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 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 linksEdit
Template:British military formations during the Second World War