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26 INFANTRY DIVISION When the Japanese invaded Burma in 1942, the various units in training or stationed around Barrackpur near Calcutta in India were hastily formed into the ‘Calcutta’ Division on March 20, 1942. On May 15, the Division was retitled the Indian 26th Division. The division's badge was a Bengal tiger stepping through a blue triangle, representing the delta of the Ganges River, on a black background. For much of 1942, the division was heavily engaged in internal security and not regarded as battle-worthy due to lack of training and transport. It formed part of Indian XV Corps, but late in 1942, it was taken over directly by Eastern Army. Once reorganised, the division was in reserve for the first part of the Second Arakan Offensive, once again under XV Corps. When a Japanese counter-attack at Ngakyedauk cut off the forward troops, 26th Division was deployed to relieve them. It fought down the coastal plain to reopen the roads by which the 5th

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 In April 1945 the division was withdrawn to South India to prepare for 'Operation Zipper,' the invasion of British Malaya, having been chosen for the assault landing (amphibious) role.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

7 INFANTRY DIVISION The 7 Infantry Division was a war-formed infantry division, part of the Indian Army during World War II. The division was created on October 1, 1940 at Attock. Its formation sign was an arrow, pointing bottom right to top left, in yellow on a black background. The division was sometimes known as the ‘Golden Arrow ’ division from this sign. When first formed, the division consisted of the 13th, 14th and 16th Indian Infantry Brigades, but within eighteen months, both the 13th Brigade and 16th Brigade were removed and were dispatched to Burma, where both fought during the Japanese conquest of Burma. The 14th Brigade was renumbered the 114th Brigade and remained with the division. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/divisions.htm https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/images/7ID.jpg https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-

6 MOUNTAIN DIVISION The 6 Mountain Division is unique in the Indian Army because it has been raised four times in sixty years. As the 6 (Poona) Division it originally raised in 1903 and came to a sad end in 1916 when it surrendered to the Turkish Army at Kut, in modern Iraq. Raised again in 1920 for Iraq duty, it was disbanded a second time. In 1941 it was re-raised and spent the war with 10th Army (Persia/Iraq) and disbanded in 1944. In its modern incarnation, it was raised March 26, 1963 at Nanital, Uttar Pradesh, one of the ten mountain divisions raised/authorized because of the Sino-Indian War 1962. Later it shifted to Bareilly, where it remains to this day. It was assigned to protect the mountain districts of the state, which later became the separate state of Uttarakhand. In 1990 the division formally became what it had been all along for the past 25 years, an Army HQ Reserve. The sleeve patch  of 6 Mountain Division has a golden yellow eagle  flying over w

5 MOUNTAIN DIVISION The insignia of 5 Mountain Division is a ball of fire , a divine weapon known as a chakra, adapted from Hindu mythology. Brahma  is the first of the powerful Hindu Trinity of Creator-Preserver-Destroyer. Brahma, the creator, from the cosmological point of view is the Golden Embryo (Hiranyagarbha ), the ball of fire, from which the universe develops. At present, the Division has been looking after the sensitive border areas as well as participating in counter-insurgency operations. The history of the Division has been documented and is displayed at the ‘Ball of Fire’ museum at Tenga in Assam. In June 1943, the Division moved to Chas, then in Bihar, where it underwent training for operations in jungle terrain. In March 1944, the Division was relieved in Arakans and was airdashed to Kohima. The Division pursued the Japanese to Manipur and further to Burma, fighting major battles and racing towards Rangoon. After Rangoon, they set sails for Singap

4 INFANTRY DIVISION The Indian 4th Infantry Division, also known as the Red Eagle  Division, is an infantry division of the Indian Army. The division was formed in Egypt in 1939 and was the first Indian formation to go overseas during the Second World War. As with all formations in the Indian Army prior to independence, it primarily had British officers and Indians in other ranks. However, it did include Indian officers with ranks as high as Captain or Major. During World War II, it took part in campaigns in East Africa (Eritrea and Sudan), Syria, North Africa and Italy. The Division is now a part of the Indian Army. Immediately after the war ended it was in Greece, but returned to India later in 1945. In 1947 the division became the nucleus of the Punjab Boundary Force under Major-General T.W. Rees, but is disbanded 1 September because of its ineffectiveness in controlling the riots breaking out in consequence of Partition. It had approximately 15 Indian and 10

3 INFANTRY DIVISION The 3 Infantry Division of Indian Army was created in October 1962 in Ladakh. It fought in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. In 1991 it was part of XV Corps. It is headquartered at Karu, 40 km from Leh. During the Kargil War the division consisted of the 3rd Artillery Brigade (the normally assigned divisional artillery), 70th Infantry Brigade, reassigned from Demchok on the Chinese border and 102nd Infantry Brigade, both normally assigned to the division. The sleeve patch  of 3 Infantry Division has a Trident  ( Trishul ) with Himalayas at the backdrop with black background.   https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/images/3MD.jpg https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/3-div.htm https://www.scribd.com/doc/298953769/Swamy-s-Symbols-of-India-Volume-1