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The Indian 10th Infantry Division was a war formed Indian division during the Second World War . British India (otherwise known as The British Raj) was a historical period during which most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, were under the colonial authority of the British Empire (Undivided India). ...
The Indian Army is the largest branch of the Armed Forces of India and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. ...
Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ...
Sup G There were two battles of El Alamein, both during 1942. ...
The Battle of Lahore or the Defence of Lahore was an episode in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. ...
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History
The 10th Indian Infantry Division was grouped in Iraq in May 1941 under Major General "Bill" Slim and in four years, over 4000 miles from Tehran to Trieste, fought three little wars and two great campaigns: Anglo-Iraqi War, Invasion of Syria-Lebanon, Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, North African Campaign, and Italian Campaign. Field Marshal Sir William Slim (pictured here as a Major General) Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (6 August 1897 - 14 December 1970), British military commander and 13th Governor-General of Australia, was born near Bristol, Gloucestershire. ...
Combatants Kingdom of Iraq United Kingdom India Commanders Rashid Ali General Sir Edward Quinan Strength five divisions about two divisions Casualties 2,500 KIA, about 6,000 POWs 1,200 (KIA, MIA, WIA) The Anglo-Iraqi War is the name of hostilities between the United Kingdom and the Iraqi nationalist...
The Syria-Lebanon campaign was the Allied invasion of Vichy French-controlled Syria and Lebanon in 1941, during World War II. The Allied offensive, also known as Operation Exporter, was aimed at preventing Nazi Germany from using Vichy territory as a springboard for attacks on the Allied stronghold of Egypt...
Combatants Allies (UK, India and USSR) Persia/ Iran The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia was the invasion of Iran by the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, codenamed Operation Countenance, from August 25 to September 17 of 1941. ...
During World War II, the North African Campaign, also known as the Desert War, took place in the North African desert from September 13, 1940 to May 13, 1943. ...
Artillery being landed during the invasion of mainland Italy at Salerno, September 1943. ...
The division first fought in Iraq, in Syria, and in Iran against forces potentially barring the road from Europe to India. The division then moved on to North Africa for the battle for Libya. They fought at Halfaya Pass and the bottleneck at El Alamein. They then went to Cyprus for regrouping and hill training. Finally the 10th Indian Infantry Division went to Italy under Major General Denys Reid, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C. There they faced hard fighting northwards with the Eighth Army. The Gothic Line, Senio and numerous other mountain battles and river crossings followed with many battle honours earned, decorations won and casualties suffered before final victory in Europe. Security tasks on the Yugoslav border around Trieste completed the Division's war service. Upon partition the division was allocated to Pakistan. Sup G There were two battles of El Alamein, both during 1942. ...
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German defensive positions in Northern Italy 1944 370th Infantry Regiment walking toward the mountains at north of Prato - april 1945 The Gothic Line, also known as Linea Gotica, formed Field Marshal Albert Kesselrings last line of defence along the summits of the Apennines during the fighting retreat of Nazi...
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The 10th Infantry Division is now stationed in Lahore as part of IV Corps Pakistan Army. The formation has a distinguished record in the defence of the city of Lahore from the numerically much superior Indian Army in both the 1965 and 1971 wars.
Division Formation According to the booklet issued to mark the inauguration of the Indian Divisions Memorial 1939-1945 at Sandhurst in June 1982 the Formation of the Division during WW2 was as follows:
HEADQUARTERS - SKINNER'S HORSE (Divisional Reconnaissance Reg)
- ROYAL ARTILLERY
- HQ
- 68,97 & 154 FD Regts RA
- 13 Anti-Tank Regt
- 30 Light A.A. Regt RA
- INDIAN ENGINEERS: SAPPERS AND MINERS
- 5 FD Coy K.G.O. Bengal
- 10 & 61 Fd Coys Q.V.O. Madras
- 41 FD Park Coy K.G.O. Bengal
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Support Units - ROYAL INDIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS
- 10 Ind Div Troops Tpt Coy
- 10, 20 & 25 Brigade Tpt Coys
- 22 Indian Supply Coy
- MEDICAL SERVICES
- I.M.S
- R.A.M.C
- I.M.D
- I.H.C
- I.A.M.C
- 14,21,&30 Indian Field Ambulances
- 10 INDIAN DIV PROVOST UNIT
- INDIAN ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
- 10 Indian Div Ordnance FD Park
- INDIAN ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
- 125,126 & 127 Infantry Workshop Coys
- 10 Indian Div Recovery Coy
The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. ...
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