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

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

Infantry

• 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

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

Training

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

Deception / Lines of Communication

• 2nd Division
• 12th Division

Emergency

• 21st Division

See also

• Indian Army during World War II
• List of Indian divisions in World War I
• List of British Empire divisions in the Second World War
• Military history of the British Commonwealth in the Second World War

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

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