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NO. 12 SQUADRON The No.12 Squadron, RIAF was the only squadron at the time of Independence operating transport aircraft. Equipped with the venerable Douglas Dakota, the Squadron had the distinction of flying many of the legendary flights that saved Kashmir for India. The Squadron was initially under the command of Wg Cdr K L Bhatia. The Squadron’s motto is ‘Amit Vikram’ meaning ‘Boundles Valour’. This Squadron is also called ‘Yaks’. Its insignia has a yak in the centre.

12 INFANTRY DIVISION The 12 Infantry Division is a division of the Indian Army. It was formed in January 1943, in Persia. It was renamed South Persia Area in January 1945. During the war it had 34th Indian Infantry Brigade, 39th Indian Infantry Brigade and 60th Indian Infantry Brigade under command. The division was formed  November 3,1966 from forces in the Barmer sector of the border with Pakistan. In December 1971 the 12th was under Southern Command, with the 30th, 45th and 322nd Infantry Brigades. Today the Arjun MBT is entering service with 140th Armoured Brigade, 12th Infantry Division in Jaisalmer. The two Arjun units have been reported as the 43 Armoured Regiment and 75 Armoured Regiment. The formation badge and sleeve patch of this Division has a golden battle axe  on black background. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/12-div.htm https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/images/12ID.jpg https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of

12 CORPS The XII Corps  is the only corps in the Indian Army’s South Western Command based in Jaipur with two combat divisions. With the increasing operational importance of the desert sector in January 1987, a Corps Headquarters was sanctioned. The 12 Corps was raised at Jodhpur as its headquarters under Lt Gen A K Chatterjee in February 1987, during the volatile days of Operation Trident . It currently consists of 4th Armoured Brigade; 34th Infantry Brigade (Amphibious); 11th Infantry Division headquartered at Ahmedabad and 12th Infantry Division headquartered at Jodhpur. Amongst 12th Division's units is the 140th Armoured Brigade, which has two regiments equipped with Arjun tanks. The sleeve patch  of this Corps is red horizontal striped patch intersected with a white stripe in the background with eight pointed star  in the foreground . https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/corps.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XII_Corps_(India) http