36 INFANTRY DIVISION

36 INFANTRY DIVISION

The 36 Infantry Division of Indian Army was formed in India on December 15, 1942. Its constituent formations were the 29th Independent Infantry Brigade Group, which had already fought as an independent brigade group in the Battle of Madagascar and the 72 Infantry Brigade, which was formed on April 28,1944 by redesignation of 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade which was composed entirely of British combat units. The division is at Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, as part of I Corps, South Western Command. The formation sign is a golden falcon. The division includes the 18th armoured Brigade (Gwalior) and 72nd and 115th Infantry Brigades (Gwalior and Dhana, respectively). The formation badge and sleeve patch of this Division is golden eagle with red beak on black background.