Formation sign of the 20th Indian Infantry Division.[1]
Active
1942–1945
Country
India
Allegiance
British Empire
Branch
British Indian Army
Type
Infantry
Size
Division
Engagements
Burma Campaign War in Vietnam (1945-1946)
Commanders
Notable commanders
Major General Douglas Gracey
Military unit
The 20th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army in the Second World War, formed in India, and took part in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War. After the war, the bulk of the division was deployed to French Indochina to oversee the handover from Japanese to French rule. For nearly all is operational life the division was commanded by Major-General Douglas Gracey.[2] The division's history is subject of open source and historical records research, including the Order of Battle, on an open access, WW2 history website and subject of updates in August 2021 [3]
^Cole p. 81
^Smith, T. O. (2014). Vietnam and the Unravelling of Empire. doi:10.1057/9781137448712. ISBN 978-1-349-49656-3.
^"20th Division 1945".
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