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The 15th Indian Division was an
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that saw active service in the
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on the Euphrates Front throughout its existence. It did not serve in the
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in 1964 as part of the post-independence
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History

;World War I The division was formed on 7 May 1916 to replace the
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on the Euphrates Front. It remained on the Euphrates Front until the end of the war. It took part in the action of As Sahilan (11 September 1916), the Capture of Ramadi (28 and 29 September 1917), the Occupation of
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(9 March 1918) and the action of Khan Baghdadi (26 and 27 March 1918). The division was not attached to either of the army corps operating in Mesopotamia, the
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and III Corps. The division was commanded from formation on 7 May 1916 by
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Harry T Brooking. Brooking was promoted to
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on 5 June 1916. At the end of the war, the division was rapidly run down and it was disbanded in March 1919. ;Post Independence The division was re-raised on 1 October 1964 at Clement Town,
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under Major General Niranjan Prasad and assigned to
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. The divisional headquarters has been located at
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since 1965.


Order of battle, First World War

The division commanded the following units, although not all of them served at the same time:


12th Indian Brigade The 12th Indian Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Indian Army that saw active service in the First World War. It served in the Mesopotamian Campaign on the Euphrates Front throughout its existence. History The 12th Indian Brigade ...

* 1/5th Battalion,
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* 2nd Battalion, 39th Garhwal Rifles * 1st Battalion, 43rd Erinpura Infantry *
90th Punjabis The 90th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment was raised in 1799 as a battalion of Madras Native Infantry. It was designated as the 90th Punjabis in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion 8th Punjab Regiment in 1922. ...
* 128th Machine Gun Company * 12th Light
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Battery


34th Indian Brigade

:''Joined the division on formation and left for the 17th Indian Division in August 1917'' * 2nd Battalion,
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* 31st Punjabis * 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry * 114th Mahrattas * 129th Machine Gun Company


42nd Indian Brigade The 42nd Indian Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Indian Army that saw active service with the Indian Army during the First World War. It served in the Mesopotamian Campaign on the Euphrates Front throughout its existence. It was ...

* 1/4th Battalion,
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* 1/4th Battalion,
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* 1st Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) * 2nd Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) * 2nd Battalion,
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* 130th Machine Gun Company * 42nd Light Trench Mortar Battery


50th Indian Brigade The 50th Indian Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Indian Army that saw active service with the Indian Army during the First World War. It served in the Mesopotamian Campaign on the Euphrates Front throughout its existence. It was ...

:''Joined from the 17th Indian Division in September 1917'' * 1st Battalion,
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*
6th Jat Light Infantry The6th Jat Light Infantry were an infantry regiment of the Bengal Army, later of the united British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1803, when they were the 1st Battalion, 22nd Bengal Native Infantry. Over the years they were known ...
*
14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs The 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs was a regiment of the British Indian Army; they can trace their origins to the ''Regiment of Ferozepore'' formed in 1846. The regiment had a number of different titles over the following years: the 14th ...
* 24th Punjabis * 1st Battalion, 97th Deccan Infantry * 256th Machine Gun Company * 50th Light Trench Mortar Battery


Divisional Artillery

* VII Mountain Brigade,
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( 21st Kohat and 26th Jacob's Mountain Batteries) * CCXXII Brigade,
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(375th, 1070th, 1072th, 77th ( H) and 429th (H) Batteries) * CCXV Brigade, Royal Field Artillery ( 816th, 1087th, 1088th and 524th (H) Batteries} * Volunteer Battery * M, N and O Light Trench Mortar Batteries * X.15 Medium Trench Mortar Battery * 15th Divisional Ammunition Column


Engineers and Pioneers

* 4th Field Company,
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Sappers and Miners, ISF * 448th (Northumbrian) Field Company, Royal Engineers * 450th (Northumbrian) Field Company, Royal Engineers * 451st (Northumbrian) Field Company, Royal Engineers * 15th Division Signal Company,
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* 48th Pioneers


Divisional troops

* D Squadron 1/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry (6 August 1917 to May 1918) * 275th Machine Gun Company * 3rd, 19th, 23rd, 24th, 34th, 105th and 108th Combined Field Ambulances,
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* No. 16 (renumbered No. 6) Mobile Veterinary Section, AVC * 15th Division Train, ASC


Battles and engagements during World War I

The division was involved in the following actions: * Action of As Sahilan ''(11 September 1916)'' * Capture of Ramadi ''(2829 September 1917)'' * Occupation of
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''(9 March 1918)'' * Action of Khan Baghdadi ''(2627 March 1918)''


Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

The division was fully operational on 31 March 1965 and moved to its headquarters in Amritsar by 1 April 1965. It took part in Operation Ablaze and the
Battle of Dograi The Battle of Dograi was a military engagement from 20 to 22 September 1965, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. It took place in the area of Dograi village on the outskirts of Lahore in Pakistani Punjab. Background Dograi is a strategical ...
. The division consisted of 38 Infantry Brigade, 54 Infantry Brigade and 15 Artillery Brigade. 38 Infantry Brigade consisted of 1
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, 1/ 3 Gorkha Rifles and 3
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. 54 Infantry Brigade consisted of 3
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, 15
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, 13
Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
. In addition to the two infantry brigades, the division consisted of 14 Horse (Scinde Horse), 60 Heavy Regiment and 71 Field Company. 96 Infantry Brigade, consisting of 6
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, 7
Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
and 16
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was initially part of the XI Corps reserve, but subsequently placed under the division's operational command. 50 (Independent) Parachute Brigade was placed under the division on 11 September. It was tasked to capture the road and rail bridges in Jallo area, but suffered heavy casualties during 16 and 17 September and had to be withdrawn. The division was given the task to advance on the
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axis and capture the bridge on the
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(also called Ichhogil Canal) in Dograi east of
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. 3 Jat under Lieutenant Colonel
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captured Dograi on the eastern bank of the Canal on 6 September 1965. The same day, 3 Jat captured the Batapore and Attokeawan localities on the west bank of the Canal. Due to lack of support, the unit had to fall back. 1 Jat managed to reach Bhaini Dhilwan bridge, but could not secure it due to armour and artillery fire and had to withdraw. This bridge was subsequently captured by 96 Infantry Brigade. Following the initial reverses faced by the division, Major General Niranjan Prasad was replaced by Major General Mohindar Singh on 9 September 1965. The period of 11 to 18 September was characterised by a series of unproductive actions. The division subsequently plunged in the battle for the Ichhogil canal with zeal and determination. On 21 and 22 September, 3 Jat of the 54 Brigade captured Dograi. The unit won 3 Maha Vir Chakras, 4
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s, 7
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s, 12
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and 11 COAS Commendation Cards. At the end of the war, 15 Division saw 486 killed (26 Officers, 9 JCOs, 451 ORs), 1569 wounded (60 Officers, 57 JCOs, 1450 ORs, 2 NCEs) and 85 missing (3 Officers, 2 JCOs, 79 ORs, 1 NCE).


Awards and honours

*The following regiments won the battle honour ''Dograi''- **14 Horse **3 Jat **15 Dogra **7 Punjab **13 Punjab *During the campaign, four
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s were awarded for conspicuous bravery- **Major General Mohinder Singh, GOC 15 Infantry Division **Lieutenant Colonel Desmond E Hayde, Commanding Officer, 3 Jat **Major AR Tyagi (Posthumous), 3 Jat **Captain Kapil Singh Thapa (Posthumous), 3 Jat


Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

The division was under Major General BM Bhattacharjee during the 1971 war and was responsible for the area between
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and the Grand Trunk road opposite Amritsar. It took part in the battles of
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and Fatehpur - Burj.


Order of battle

* 66 Armoured Regiment *86 Infantry Brigade ** 71 Armoured Regiment (from 14 (Independent) Armoured Brigade) **10
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**1/
9 Gorkha Rifles The 9th Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha infantry regiment of the Indian Army and, previously, the British Army. The regiment was initially formed by the British in 1817, and was one of the Gurkha regiments transferred to the Indian Army after independe ...
**4/
8 Gorkha Rifles The 8th Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1824 as part of the British East India Company and later transferred to the British Indian Army after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The regiment served in World War I ...
**17
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**21 BSF *58 Infantry Brigade (detached from 14 Infantry Division) **24
Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
*96 Infantry Brigade **15
Maratha Light Infantry The Maratha Light Infantry is a light infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It traces its lineage to the Bombay Sepoys, raised in 1768, making it the most senior light infantry regiment in the Indian Army. The class composition of the regiment ...
**8
Sikh Light Infantry The Sikh Light Infantry is a light infantry regiment of the Indian Army.Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...
**9 Punjab **11 Grenadiers **23 BSF **27 BSF *38 Infantry Brigade **16 Grenadiers **4
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**8
Garhwal Rifles The Garhwal Rifles, formerly known as the Royal Garhwal Rifles, are an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It was originally raised in 1887 as the 39th (Garhwal) Regiment of the Bengal Army. It then became part of the British Indian Army, and a ...
*15 Artillery Brigade **42 Field Regiment **175 Field Regiment **177 Field Regiment **74 Medium Regiment **84 Light Regiment **202 Divisional Locating Battery *Additional Artillery Regiments **163 Field Regiment **71 Medium Regiment **76 Medium Regiment **49 AD Regiment (two troops) **3 Air Observation Post Flight ** 20 Locating Regiment


Awards and honours

15 Infantry Division won numerous gallantry awards during the war. Prominent among them are - ;
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awardee- *Major General BM Bhattacharjee ;
Maha Vir Chakra The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) () is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the B ...
awardees- *Battle of Dera Baba Nanak **Brigadier Krishnaswamy Gowri Shankar, Commander of 86 Infantry Brigade **Lieutenant Colonel Narinder Singh Sandhu of 10 Dogra **Captain Devinder Singh Ahlawat of 10 Dogra *Battle of Burj **Sepoy Pandurang Salunkhe of 15 Maratha Light Infantry *Ranian **Major Basidev Singh Makotia of 9 Punjab *Fathepur **Lieutenant Colonel Harish Chandra Pathak of 8 Sikh Light Infantry *Pul Kanjiri **Lance Naik Shangara Singh of 2 Sikh ;Battle Honours *86 Infantry Brigade was awarded the battle honour ''Dera Baba Nanak''. *15 Maratha Light Infantry was awarded the battle honour ''Burj'' and the theatre honour ''Punjab''. It was declared as the ‘Best Performing Battalion’ during the 1971 Indo-Pak War in the XI Corps Zone by the GOC, Lieutenant General N. C. Rawlley . *10 Dogra was awarded the battle honour ''Dera Baba Nanak''. *1/9 Gorkha Rifles was awarded the battle honour ''Dera Baba Nanak'' and theatre honour ''Punjab''.


Other Operations

*
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* Operation Vijay *
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See also

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