List of Indian divisions in World War II
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[a]
- 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]See also
[edit]- Indian Army during World War II
- List of Indian divisions in World War I
- List of British Empire divisions in the Second World War
- British Empire in World War II
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.