43rd Armoured Division (India)
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The 43rd Indian Armoured Division was an armoured division of the
Indian Army during World War II The Indian Army during World War II, a British force also referred to as the British Indian Army, began the war, in 1939, numbering just under 200,000 men.Sumner, p.25 By the end of the war, it had become the largest volunteer army in history, ...
. It was formed in July 1942. It never saw any combat and was broken up to form the 44th Armoured Division in February 1943.


Formation


268th Indian Armoured Brigade

Converted to 268th Indian Infantry Brigade October 1942 * 51st Regiment Indian Armoured Corps (ex 7/
5th Mahratta Light Infantry The 5th Mahratta Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, when the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. The regiment fought in World War ...
) * 53rd Regiment Indian Armoured Corps (ex MG/
10th Baluch Regiment The 10th Baluch or Baluch Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. After independence, it was transferred to the Pakistan Army. In 1956, it was amalgamated with the 8th Punjab and Bahawalpur Regiments. During more ...
) * 54th Regiment Indian Armoured Corps (ex 9/
13th Frontier Force Rifles The 13th Frontier Force Rifles was part of the British Indian Army, and after 1947, Pakistan Army. It was formed in 1922 by amalgamation of five existing regiments and consisted of five regular battalions. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakista ...
)


267th Indian Armoured Brigade

* 52nd Regiment Indian Armoured Corps * 116th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (ex 9th Btn
Gordon Highlanders The Gordon Highlanders was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed for 113 years, from 1881 until 1994, when it was amalgamated with The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Go ...
) * 160th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (ex 9th Btn
Royal Sussex Regiment The Royal Sussex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was in existence from 1881 to 1966. The regiment was formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foo ...
) * 163rd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (ex 13th Btn
Sherwood Foresters The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for just under 90 years, from 1881 to 1970. In 1970, the regiment was amalgamated with the Worcestershire Regiment to ...
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268th Indian Infantry Brigade

*8/
13th Frontier Force Rifles The 13th Frontier Force Rifles was part of the British Indian Army, and after 1947, Pakistan Army. It was formed in 1922 by amalgamation of five existing regiments and consisted of five regular battalions. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakista ...
*17/
10th Baluch Regiment The 10th Baluch or Baluch Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. After independence, it was transferred to the Pakistan Army. In 1956, it was amalgamated with the 8th Punjab and Bahawalpur Regiments. During more ...
*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 *429 Field Company
Indian Engineers The Indian Army Corps of Engineers is a combat support arm which provides combat engineering support, develops infrastructure for armed forces and other defence organisations and maintains connectivity along the borders, besides helping the civi ...


Divisional troops

*18th Field Regiment
Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...


References

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