25th Indian Infantry Division

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25th Indian Infantry Division
Formation sign of the 25th Indian Infantry Division.[1]
Active1942–1946
CountryBritish Raj British India
Allegiance British Empire
Branch British Indian Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQPoonch
Insignia
Identification
symbol		Ace of Spades

The 25th Indian Infantry Division was an

Burma Campaign. It was re-raised within the post-independence Indian Army in 1948.[2]

History

25th Indian Division in Kuala Lumpur
, 1945.
25th Indian Division search Japanese prisoners soon after they have been disarmed in Kuala Lumpur
.

Originally formed in Bangalore in South India on 1 August 1942 under Major-General Henry Davies the Division was disbanded at the end of World War II.

The division's original role as conceived by Army Commander General

Arakan Campaign in March 1944 where it held and enlarged the Maungdaw Base
and established superiority over the enemy.

In May 1944 command of the division was assumed by Major-General

Victoria Crosses in the process. These actions included the decisive Battle of Kangaw and landings at Myebon and Ruywa
to intercept the retreating Japanese.

In April 1945 the division was withdrawn to South India to prepare for 'Operation Zipper', the invasion of British Malaya, having been chosen for the assault landing (amphibious) role. Although hostilities then ceased, the operation proceeded as planned and 25th Division was the first formation to land in Malaya, occupying the capital, Kuala Lumpur, and then accepting the surrender of the Japanese Army.[4] The division was disbanded in Malaya in February and March 1946.

Post-independence

The division was re-raised within the post-independence Indian Army in 1948.[5] In October 1962 the division was under XV Corps in the Army's Western Command. Its headquarters were at Poonch, and it included the 80th, 93rd and 120th Infantry Brigades.[2]

Composition During World War II

  • 19th King George's Own Lancers
    (Divisional Reconnaissance Regiment)
  • Commander, Royal Artillery:
    • Brigadier G.H. Johnstone (August 1942 - June 1943)
    • Brigadier A.G. O'C. Scott (June 1943 - August 1944)
    • Brigadier A.J. Daniell (August 1944 - April 1945)
    • Brigadier Nigel Tapp (April 1945 - 1946)
    • HQ
    • 8th & 27th Field Regts, Royal Artillery
    • 5th Indian Field Regt
      Indian Artillery
    • 33 Indian Mountain Regt IA
    • 7 Indian Anti-Tank Regt IA
  • Indian Engineers: Sappers & Miners
    • 63rd & 425th Field Coys Q.V.O. Madras
    • 93rd FD Company Royal Bombay
    • 325th FD Park Coy Q.V.O. Madras
  • 25th Indian Div Signals
  • 7th Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment

51st Indian Infantry Brigade

Commanders:

53rd Indian Infantry Brigade

Commanders:

74th Indian Infantry Brigade

Commanders:

3rd Commando Brigade

Commanders:

Support Units

  • Royal Indian Army Service Corps
    • 18th, 39th and 59th Animal Transport Coys (Mules)
    • 68th, 81st and 101st Gp Tpt Coys
    • Comp Supply Units
    • Inland Water Tpt
  • Medical Services
    • I.M.S-R.A.M.C-I.M.D-I.H.C-I.A.M.C
    • 51st, 52nd, 53rd and 56th Indian Field Ambulances
  • 25th Indian Div Provost Unit
  • Indian Army Ordnance Corps
    • 125th Ordnance sub-Park
  • Indian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
    • 76th, 77th & 78th Infantry Workshop Companies
    • 25th Indian Div Recovery Company

Assigned brigades

All these brigades were assigned or attached to the division at some time during World War II

References

  1. ^ Cole p. 82
  2. ^
    ISBN 9780312175627
    .
  3. Arakan Campaign
    of the Twenty-Fifth Indian Division (March 1944-March 1945) p.8, Government Printing Works, Kuala Lumpur, December 1945
  4. ISBN 1841767905
    , 51.
  5. ISBN 978-0-9820541-7-8
    , 2011, 49.
  6. ^ "25 Division units". Order of Battle. Retrieved 2009-10-22.[permanent dead link]

Sources

External links

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