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44th Armoured Division (India)

The 44th Indian Armoured Division was an armoured division of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in Burma, in February 1943, from the 32nd and 43rd Armoured divisions. It was reformed as the 21st Infantry Division in April 1944.

Formation

[[254th Indian Tank Brigade]]

7th Light Cavalry
25th Dragoons
46th Cavalry
45th Cavalry
3rd Carabiniers
149th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) raised from a Battalion of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
150th Regiment, RAC raised from 10th Bn York and Lancaster Regiment

[[255th Indian Armoured Brigade]]

[[268th Indian Infantry Brigade]]

converted from 268th Indian Armoured Brigade August 1945

8/13th Frontier Force Rifles
17/10th Baluch Regiment
17/7th Rajput Regiment
2/4th Bombay Grenadiers
5/4th Bombay Grenadiers
1st Assam Regiment
1st The Chamar Regiment
4/3rd Madras Regiment
Kalibahadur Regiment, Nepal
Mahindra Dal Regiment, Nepal
1/3rd Madras Regiment
2nd The King's Own Scottish Borderers
2nd The South Lancashire Regiment

Divisional troops

19th King George's Own Lancers

References

The Indian Army 1914-1947 By Ian Sumner, p.25
"44 Armoured Division". Order of Battle.

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