Infantry Division of the Indian army during World War II
For the World War I formation, see 10th Indian Division.
10 Indian Infantry Division
Insignia of the 10th Indian Infantry Division, World War II.
Active
1941–1947 1965–present
Country
British India India
Allegiance
British Empire India
Branch
British Indian Army Indian Army
Type
Infantry
Size
Division
Garrison/HQ
Akhnoor
Nickname(s)
Crossed Swords Division
Engagements
World War II
Anglo-Iraqi War
Syria–Lebanon campaign
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Western Desert campaign
Italian campaign
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Battle honours
North Africa Italy
Commanders
Notable commanders
William Slim Wilfrid Lloyd Denys Reid
Military unit
The 10 RAPID Division (erstwhile 10 Inf Division) was a war formed infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II. In four years, the division travelled over 4,000 miles (6,400 km) from Tehran to Trieste, fought three small wars, and fought two great campaigns: the Anglo-Iraqi War, the Invasion of Syria–Lebanon, the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, the North African Campaign, and the Italian Campaign.
After the partition of India, the division was allocated to the Pakistan Army. The Pakistani 10 Infantry Division is part of the IV Corps and is located in Lahore. The division was re-raised on 1 April 1965 as part of the independent Indian Army at Bangalore and Belgaum in Karnataka as 10 Mountain Division.[1][2][3]
^Renaldi & Rikhye 2011, p. 42.
^"Golden Jubilee – HQ, 10 Infantry Division". 1 April 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
^Singh, Harbaksh (2012). War Despatches: Indo-Pak Conflict 1965. Lancer Publishers LLC. ISBN 978-8170621171.
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