ভারতীয় আর্মির অবস্থান | Indian Army deployment in Bangladesh
INDIAN FORCES IN EAST PAKISTAN
(Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora, GOC-in-C)
| II CORPS (Lt Gen T N Raina) | 9 Inf Div (Maj Gen Dalbir Singh) |
| Corps Tips
HQ 8 Mtn Arty Bde Bty 48 AD Regt Tp 107 AD Regt (TA) 4 Air Op Flt less two secs 11 Air Op Flt |
Div Tps
45 Cav less a Sqn Sqn 63 CAV
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| CE Corps HQ | HQ 9 Arty Bde |
| 58 Engr Regt
268 Army Engr Regt One Pl ex 702 Engr Plant Coy Det 235 IWT Op Coy with 4xRPLs and 2×40 men boats Adv Engr Pk Kankinara One Pl 972 Tpt Coy ASC (Tipper) 63 Engr Regt |
6 Fd Regt (25 Pr)
14 Fd Regt (25 Pr) 67 Fd Regt (25 Pr) 78 Med Regt less one Bty (130 mm) 88 Lt Regt (120 mm Brandt) 201 Div Loc Bty 264 SBRL Increment (Grade-P) 102 Engr Regt |
| 4 Mtn Div (Maj Gen MS Marar) | HQ 32 Inf Bde (Brig M Tewari) |
| Div Tps
A Sqn 45 Cav |
7 Punjab
8 Madras 13 Dogra |
| HQ 4 Mtn Arty Bde | HQ 42 Inf Bde (Brig Rajinder Nath) |
| 22 Mtn Regt (76 mm)
7 Fd Regt (25 Pr) 181 Lt Regt (120 Tempella) Bty 78 Med Regt (130 mm) |
14 Punjab
19 Maratha LI 2 Sikh LI |
| HQ 7 Mtn Bde (Brig Zail Singh) | HQ 350 Inf Bde (Brig HS Sandhu) |
| 22 Rajput
5 Jat Naga Regt |
26 Madras
4 Sikh 1 J & K Rif |
| HQ 41 Mtn Bde (Brig Tony Michigan) | Main IV Corps (Lt Gen Sagat Singh) |
| 5 Guards
9 Dogra 5/1 GR |
Corps Tps
No 1 Indep Sqn 7 Cav No 5 Indep Sqn 63 Cav No 5 Ad-hoc Sqn Ferret Cars
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| HQ 62 Mtn Bde (Brig Rajinder Nath) | |
| 5 Maratha LI
4 Sikh LI 2/9 GR |
| HQ IV Corps Arty Bde | HQ 181 Mtn Bde (Brig YC Bakshi) |
| Tps 46 Ad Regt
124 Div Loc Bty 24 Med Regt Bty 48 AD Regt 6 Air Op Flt 11 Air Op Flt |
6 Jat
9 Kumaon 18 Kumaon |
| CE IV Corps | HQ 301 Mtn Bde (Brig HS Sodhi) |
| 4 Engr Regt
62 Engr Regt 234 Army Engr Regt 967 Engr Wksp and Pk Coy Engr Park/Advance Park Parks Silchar/Dharamnagar/Teliamura 971 Tps Coy ASC (Tipper) 108 Engr Regt |
14 Jat
3 Kumaon 1/11 GR |
| 8 Mtn Div (Maj Gen KV Krishna Rao) | 57 Mtn Div (Maj Gen BF Gonsalves) |
| HQ 2 Mtn Arty Bde
99 Mtn Regt (75/24 mm) 93 Mtn Regt (75/24 mm) Bty 85 Lt Regt (120 Brandt) Bty 40 Med Regt (5.5 in) |
Div Tps
15 Engr Regt HQ 57 Mtn Arty Bde 23 Mtn Regt (75/24 mm) 59 Mtn Regt (75/24 mm) 65 Mtn Regt (75/24 mm) 82 Lt Regt (120 Brandt) 124 Div Loc Bty |
| HQ 59 Mtn Bde (Brig CA Quinn) | HQ 61 Mtn Bde (Brig Tom Pande) |
| 9 Guards
6 Rajput 4/5 GR |
7 Raj Rif
2 Jat 12 Kumaon |
| HQ 81 Mtn Bde (Brig RCV Apte) | HQ 73 Mtn Bde (Brig Tuli) |
| 3 Punjab
4 Kumaon 10 Mahar |
14 Guards
19 Punjab 19 Raj Rif |
| 23 Mtn Div (Maj Gen RD Hira) | HQ 311 Mtn Bde (Brig Misra) |
| Div Tps
3 Engr Regt |
4 Guards
18 Rajput 10 Bihar |
| HQ 23 Mtn Arty Bde | Mizo Hills Range (Allotted to Kilo Force) |
| 57 Mtn Regt (76 mm)
197 Mtn Regt (76 mm) 198 Mtn Regt (76 mm) 183 Lt Regt (120 mm Brandt) 262 SBRL Increment (Grade-P) |
HQ Mizo Hills Range
31 Jat (Mod 1) 32 Maha (Mod 1) |
| HQ 83 Mtn Bde (Brig BS Sandhu) | |
| 2 Rajput
3 Dogra 8 Bihar |
| Ex 2 Mtn Div | Allotted 101 Comn Z for Dacca thrust |
Allotted by Eastern Command in November. Released by AHQ for employment on 08 December.
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| HQ 5 Mtn Bde
3 Rajput 2 Dogra 2 Garh Rif |
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| Ex 5 Mtn Div | Allotted to Comn Z for Dacca thrust | ||
| HQ 167 Mtn Bde
6 Sikh LI 6 Bihar 10 J & K Rif |
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| XXXIII Corps (Lt Gen M L Thapa) |
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| Corps Tps
63 Cav less Sqn 69 Armed Regt |
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| HQ XXXIII Corps Arty Bde | |||
| Bty 46 AD Regt
Two Secs 4 Air Op Flt 15 Air Op Flt |
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| CE XXXIII Corps | |||
| HQ 471 Engr Bde
11 Engr Regt 52 Engr Regt 111 Engr Regt 235 Army Engr Regt 651 Engr Plant Coy 342 Engr Wksp and Pk coy 585 Engr Prak Bengdubi Br Coy Normal 1133 ASC Bn 972 Tpt Coy ASC (Tipper) less one Pl |
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| 6 Mtn (Maj Gen P C Reddy) | |||
| Div Tps
51 Engr Regt HQ 6 Mtn Arty Bde 94 Mtn Regt (75 mm USA) 98 Mtn Regt (75 mm USA) 184 Lt Regt less One Bty (120 Brandt) |
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| HQ 9 Mtn Bde |
AHA Reserve for Bhutan |
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| 5 Grenadiers
4 Rajput |
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| HQ 99 Mtn Bde | |||
| 18 Sikh
11 Garh Rif 16 Kumaon |
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| 20 Mtn Div (Maj Gen Lachhman Singh) | 71 Mtn Bde (Under Corps HQ) | |
| Div Tps
13 Engr Regt |
HQ 71 Mtn Bde (Brig PN Kathpalia)
7 Maratha LI 12 Raj Rif 21 Rajput |
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| HQ 20 Mtn Arty Bde | 50 Indep Para Bde (Brig M Thomas) | |
| 64 Mtn Regt (75/24 mm)
95 Mtn Regt (74/24 mm) 100 Mtn Regt (75/24 mm) 33 Lt Regt (120 Brandt) 38 Med Regt (3.3. in) |
HQ 50 Indep Para Bde
2 Para 7 Para 8 Para 17 Para Fd Regt (75 mm USA) 411 Para Fd Coy |
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| HQ 66 Mtn Bde (Brig G S Sharma) | Bengal Area | |
| 1 Guards
6 Guards 17 Kumaon |
1/3 GR
11 Bihar 12 Garh Rif CE Bengal Zone 261 Bomb Disposals Pl 8 Engr E and M Coy |
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| HQ 165 Mtn Bde (Brig RS Pannu) | 101 Comn Z Area (Maj Gen Gurbox Singh injured 5 December, Maj Gen G C Nagra allotted 167 and 5 Mtn Bde) | |
| 20 Maratha LI
16 Rajput 6 Assam |
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| HQ 95 Mtn Bde
(Brig H S Kler) 13 Guards 1 Maratha LI 13 Raj Rif 5/5 GR 56 Mtn Regt (76 mm) Bty 85 Lt Regt (120 Brnadt) Bty 90 Mtn Regt (75/24 mm) Bty 85 Lt Regt (120 Brandt) |
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| HQ 202 Mtn Bde (Brig F P Bhatty) | CE/North Eastern Zone | |
| 8 Guards
22 Maratha LI 5 Garh Rif |
94 Fd Coy ex 59 Engr Regt
262 Bomb Disposal PI 583 Engr Pk Narangi 584 Engr Pk Jorhat |
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| HQ 164 Mtn Bde | 312 Indep AD Bde (moved to Western Sector on 6 December) | |
| 9 Grenadiers
1 Assam 2/1 GR |
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| HQ 312 Indep AD Bde
19 AD Regt (L/70) 28 AD Regt (L/60) 46 AD Regt less three tps (L/60) Bty 48 AD Regt (L/60) |
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| 340 Mtn Bde Gp | ||
| HQ 340 Mtn Bde Gp (Brig Joginder Singh)
97 Mtn Regt 4 Madras 2/5 GR 5/11 GR |
Source : Jacob, J F R, Surrender at Dacca : Birth of a Nation. Dhaka : The University Press Limited, 1977.pp.191-200.
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