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33 ARMOURED DIVISION  The 33 Armoured Division of the Indian Army had the distinction of having participated in Exercise Brass-Tacks (in the mid-1980s) and various other active deployments including Operation Parakram (after the 2001 attack on the Indian parliament) and has its headquarters at Hissar.  The formation has also contributed in combating insurgency in the Kashmir Valley, where its units has proven their mettle and gave a sterling account of themselves. The formation badge and sleeve patch of this Division has a black dot  on red bordered yellow background .   https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1 https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/33-div.htm https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/images/33AD.jpg https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/today/250-armoured.html

27 MOUNTAIN DIVISION The 27 Mountain Division is a division of the Indian Army - Mountain Lion Division was based originally in Kalimpong, West Bengal, but moved to Jammu and Kashmir to contain the situation in the troubled state and along the border with Pakistan. Formations of the Kalimpong based Army's 27 Mountain Division, which had gone for counter insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir during Operation Parakaram in 2001. The golden skinned hairy lion is an archetypal symbol for the golden rayed sun, the lord of the day, whose appearance kills the god of the night. Durga, the beautiful goddess of dawn, life and victory, riding a lion, defeats the buffalo-demon Mahisasura . In all her exploits the lion is her mount, ferocious in look and action. The lion also symbolised in all ancient civilizations as the solar, igneous and luminous principle of life and knowledge. The formation badge and sleeve patch of this Division has a roaring lion  in gold col

25 INFANTRY DIVISION The 25 Infantry Division originally formed in Bangalore in South India on August 1, 1942 under Major-General Henry Davies the Division was disbanded at the end of World War II. The division's original role was to meet any attempted Japanese invasion while at the same time training actively for jungle warfare. It first saw action, having become part of Indian XV Corps, at the onset of the third Arakan Campaign in March 1944 where it held and enlarged the Maungdaw Base and established superiority over the enemy. In April 1945 the division was withdrawn to South India to prepare for 'Operation Zipper,' the invasion of British Malaya, having been chosen for the assault landing (amphibious) role. Although hostilities then ceased, the operation proceeded as planned and 25th Division was the first formation to land in Malaya, occupying the capital, Kuala Lumpur and then accepting the surrender of the Japanese Army. The Division was disba

23 INFANTRY DIVISION The 23 Infantry Division was raised on January 01, 1942, at Jhansi in Central India. Its badge was a red fighting cock on a red circle. The bird was chosen by Major General Reginald Arthur Savory, the division's first commander, as one which would offend neither the Moslem nor Hindu soldiers of the division. In May that year, while the Division was still forming, it was ordered to Imphal in Manipur, where Burma Corps was retreating, having been driven out of Burma by the Japanese. After the end of the Battle of Imphal, the division was withdrawn to India. After recuperating, it began training for future operations in Malaya. Major General Roberts was promoted to command Indian XXXIV Corps and the division was commanded by Major General Douglas Hawthorn. In mid 1945, the Division was due to take part in Operation Zipper, a landing on the west coast of Malaya, as part of XXXIV Corps. Although forestalled by the Japanese surrender, the landi

1 ARMOURED DIVISION The 1 Armoured Division is an armoured division of the Indian Army. It is part of II Corps and is headquartered at Patiala, Punjab. It is part of the Indian Army's Western Command. The division was formed by the redesignation of  31st Indian Armoured Division on September 1, 1945. This Division was one of the only two divisional headquarters transferred from the British Indian Army to the Indian Army upon the Partition of British India in August 1947. The division played a major role in Operation Polo, the integration of Hyderabad into the Indian Union in 1948. The 1st Armoured Division played an important role in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. The Division, also nicknamed the 'Black Elephant ' or 'Airawat ' Division, consisted in 1965 of the 17th Cavalry, The Poona Horse, the 4th Hodson's Horse, the 16th 'Black Elephant' Cavalry, the 7th Light Cavalry, the 2nd Royal Lancers, the 18th Cavalry and the 62nd Cavalr