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The 6th Infantry Division is an infantry division of the Indian Army. It was a raised as a part of the Indian Army during World War II on 1 March 1941 in Secunderabad. On 11 September 1941 it was shipped to Iraq and later Iran. During 1942 and 1943 it was part of the Tenth Army.
The High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) is a defence service training and research establishment of the Indian Army. In 1948, the Indian Army established a ski school in Gulmarg that later became the High Altitude Warfare School, which specialises in snow–craft and winter warfare. [2] It is located in an area which is prone to avalanches.
On 6 September 1965, 62 Cavalry was placed under command 6 Mountain Division for operations across Indo-Pakistan border. At an ‘order’ group conference held at Headquarters 6 Mountain Division, attended by the commandant, Lieutenant Colonel BM Singh the plan of attack finalised was as under:
Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar, PVSM, AVSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command. [2] He earlier served as the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) at IHQ of MoD (Army), [3] prior to that he was General Officer Commanding I Corps. [4]
The Army Training Command was established on 1 October 1991 at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh and moved to Shimla on 31 March 1993. [2] The main aim of the command is to maximize effectiveness of the training. [3] In 2020, it was decided to merge the Directorate General of Military Training (DGMT) with ARTRAC. [4] DGMT runs the Rashtriya Military ...
Mountain Operations Training Sub-Center "El Salto" - High Command Special Forces (Sub-Centro de Adiestramiento de Operaciones en Montaña "El Salto" - Fuerzas Especiales del Alto Mando) [204] Medium and High Mountain Training Group - Parachute Rifle Brigade (Grupo de instrucción de Media y Alta Montaña - Brigada de Fusileros Paracaidistas) [205]
23 Infantry Division - The division has been moved from I Corps to XVII Corps. As I Corps moved to South Western Command, the division is situated at Ranchi. 59 Infantry Division - Established at Panagarh. It consists of six Brigades, of which three are Infantry and one each of Engineers, Air Defence and Artillery. [15]
The Army Training Command (ARTRAC), at Shimla, supervises training of personnel. In 2020 a 'Tour of Duty' scheme was proposed for voluntary recruitment into the forces for civilians, to enable them to join for three years of short service. [156] The scheme is on a trial basis and will start with a test group of 100 officers and 1000 jawans. [157]