Indian 6th Infantry Division
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The Indian 6th Infantry Division was war formed Indian Army division during the Second World War .
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[edit] History
It was created on the 1st March 1941 in Secunderabad . On 11th September 1941 it was shipped to the Iraq and later Iran . The division remained in the Middle East where it was disbanded on 15th October 1944 in Basra , Iraq.
[edit] Component units-3rd March 1941
- Indian 26th Infantry Brigade
- Indian 27th Infantry Brigade
- Indian 28th Infantry Brigade
- 17th Queen Victoria's Own Cavalry (The Poona Horse)
- 6th Indian Infantry Division Signal Regiment
- 27th Field Company, Indian Engineers (IE)
- 57th Field Company, IE
- 58th Field Company, IE
[edit] Commanders
- Maj.Gen.J.N.Thomson
- Maj.Gen.A.W.W.Holworthy
- Maj.Gen.B.H.Chappel
[edit] External links
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