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The 255th Indian Tank Brigade was an armoured brigade of the Indian Army during World War II.It was part of the Fourteenth Army and saw action in the Burma Campaign.The 255th Tank Brigade's tactical sign was a black bull, with yellow horns and red eyes, on a royal blue triangle.
The attack began with one company moving forward with support from tanks from the 255th Indian Tank Brigade (Gordon Highlanders). By the afternoon, they had captured their objective. 4/5 GR suffered a significant loss during the battle when its commanding officer of the battalion was killed.
Starting on 17 February, 255th Indian Tank Brigade and the motorised infantry brigades of 17th Division began crossing into 7th Division's bridgehead. To further distract Japanese attention from this area, the British 2nd Division began crossing the Irrawaddy only 10 miles (16 km) west of Mandalay on 23 February.
252nd Indian Armoured Brigade previously called 2nd Indian Armoured Brigade; 254th Indian Tank Brigade previously called 4th Indian Armoured and 254th Indian Armoured Brigade; 255th Indian Tank Brigade previously called 5th Indian Armoured and 255th Indian Armoured Brigade; 267th Indian Armoured Brigade; 268th Indian Armoured Brigade converted ...
It had two brigades under its command - the 63rd Brigade and the 48th Brigade. The swift operations between the 17th and 19th December 1961 culminated in the surrender by the Portuguese . General Candeth was immediately appointed Goa's first Indian administrator (acting as the Military Governor), a post he held till June 1962.
Operation Dracula and the Battle of Elephant Point (5th and 17th Infantry, and 44th Indian Airborne Division; 2nd and 36th British Divisions; and 255th Indian Tank Brigade) was the name given to an airborne and amphibious attack on Rangoon by British and Indian forces. When it was launched, the Imperial Japanese Army had already abandoned the city.
88th Indian Infantry Brigade; 89th Indian Infantry Brigade; 98th Indian Infantry Brigade; 99th Mountain Brigade; 100th Indian Infantry Brigade; 109th Indian Infantry Brigade; 115th Indian Infantry Brigade; 161st Indian Infantry Brigade; 252nd Indian Armoured Brigade; 254th Indian Tank Brigade; 255th Indian Tank Brigade; 268th Indian Infantry ...
255th Indian Tank Brigade; 267th Indian Armoured Brigade; 268th Indian Armoured Brigade This page was last edited on 16 August 2021, at 21:03 (UTC). Text ...