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World War II was the last time the Indian Army fought as part of the British military apparatus, as independence and partition followed in 1947. [138] On 3 June 1947, the British Government announced the plan for the partition of the sub–continent between India and Pakistan.
The Indian Army during British rule, also referred to as the British Indian Army, [9] [10] was the main military force of India until national independence in 1947. [9] Formed in 1895 by uniting the three Presidency armies, [11] it was responsible for the defence of both British India and the princely states, which could also have their own armies.
The Infantry School is the oldest and largest training institution of the Indian Army, training over 7,000 Officers, Junior Commissioned Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers annually. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The origin of the present school can be traced to The School of Musketry at Changla Gali (now in Pakistan ), which was established in the year 1886.
The 4th Infantry Division, also known as the Red Eagle Division, is an infantry division of the Indian Army. This division of the British Indian Army was formed in Egypt in 1939 during the Second World War. [1] During the Second World War, it took part in campaigns in East Africa (Eritrea and Sudan), Syria, North Africa and Italy.
The 17th Infantry Division is a formation of the Indian Army. During the Second World War , it had the distinction of being continually in combat during the three-year-long Burma Campaign (except for brief periods of refit).
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The 25th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II which fought in the Burma Campaign. It was re-raised within the post-independence Indian Army in 1948. [ 2 ]
The Assam Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. [3] The regiment consists of 25 battalions: 15 regular battalions, 3 Rashtriya Rifles battalions, 5 Territorial Army battalions (including 2 ecological battalions) and 2 Arunachal Scouts battalions.