List of Indian divisions in World War II

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

Divisions by type

Airborne

  • 9th Airborne Division
  • 44th Airborne Division

Armoured

Infantry

Long-range Penetration

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

Training

Deception / Lines of Communication

  • 2nd Division
  • 12th Division

Emergency

  • 21st Division

See also

Notes

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

References

  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.

External links

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