31 ARMOURED DIVISION

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31 Armoured Division
31 ARMOURED DIVISION 
At the end of 1941 upon joining of the 1st Indian Support Group, it was renamed 31 Indian Armoured Division and its brigades redesignated as the 251st and 252nd Indian Armoured Brigades and 31st Indian Support Group. In mid 1942, by which time the support group had been disbanded, the 251st brigade was detached and the rest of the division was shipped to join the British Tenth Army and served in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. The 31 Armoured Division is now active as part of the present day Indian Army with its headquarters at Jhansi as part of XXI Corps. The formation badge and sleeve patch of this Division has a white tiger on yellow background with red border.

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