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	Indian 4th Infantry Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Indian 4th Infantry Division, of the Indian Army, is an infantry division dating back to before independence.
		As with all formations in the Indian Army prior to independence, it primarily had British officers and Indians in other ranks.
		The Division, known as Red Eagle due to its badge of a red eagle on a fl background, is now a part of the Indian Army.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_4th_Indian_Division (138 words)

	Case Study: Rommel in North Africa
		The British seriously underestimated the Germans’ ability to wage war in the desert in early 1941.
		British commander Wavell had the 7th Armored and 4th Indian Division at Sollum.
		The 4th advanced against the city while the 7th circled to the south.
	www.cs.hmc.edu /~dhamm/wargames/rommel.html (1332 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The British Army is the land armed forces of the United Kingdom.
		The British Army did not exist as a separate entity before the Act of Union of 1707 which united English and Scotland, but its origins date back to the aftermath of the English Civil War.
		The British Army of the Rhine was formed to control British formations in West Germany.
	www.online-encyclopedia.info /encyclopedia/b/br/british_army.html (860 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The British had managed to ram the "Tiger Convoy", with 238 new tanks, through the Axis defenses in the Mediterranean, and was now preparing for a decisive battle, that would destroy Rommel's armor once and for all.
		The 5th Light Division was in reserve, and recuperating near Tobruk from its earlier forays.
		By the 17th the British had withdrawn south, and possesion of the battlefield went to the DAK. In a desperate attempt to ensnare the British armor, the 15th Pz.Div.
	www.geocities.com /firefly1002000/battleaxe.html (423 words)

	Singapore 1942 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		British Division of 15 000 troops, a recent reinforcement to the Peninsular, was at hand and was given this task immediately.
		Indian Brigade, which had been working on the western part of the Wellington Line, and the two Malay Brigades who had stayed in Singapore, would be the last resort.
		British troops on several occasions had to fire to their front and rear as Japanese attacks came at both sides of the Line.
	www.changingthetimes.co.uk /samples/ww2/singapore_1942.htm (4608 words)

	MagWeb Europa: WWII North Africa: British vs. Italians: 57 Military History and Product Magazines
		The British 7th Armoured Division was its model mobile force, and it was backed up by the 4th Indian Division and the 6'h Australian Division, the elite of both nation's armies.
		The division, a mixture of "old sweats" and new volunteers, rode trucks painted with the division's symbol, a leaping kangaroo, to the battle area.
		It was just possible for the division to move out with full vehicles 11th Hussars had already started; the rest of the division would move on the 5th, with barely 45 heavy tanks, 80 light tanks, two days' supplies of food and water, and two refills of ammunition.
	www.magweb.com /sample/seuropa/seu55daw.htm (9336 words)

	WWII Chapter 10
		To keep the Italians at a disadvantage, the British 7th Armoured Division began to make daily armoured raids across the Libyan frontier, the success of which, although in fact due to superior British training and discipline, was interpreted by the Italian Army as being the result of the inferiority of Italian weapons.
		The 4th Indian Division, and the Matilda tank battalion, together part of O'Connor's force, attacked Nibeiwa, and took 2,000 prisoners for the loss of 56 men.
		At this crucial stage, General O'Connor had the victorious 4th Indian Division taken from his command for action against the Italians in Eritrea, and was awarded the 6th Australian Division as a replacement.
	www.whatifyou.com /ww2memorial/wwii__chapter_10.htm (1759 words)

	British Occupation of Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The left-wing guerrilas began at once to quarrel with themselves and then with the British, and by 5 December ELAS and the British were fighting for control of the capital.
		Arrival of the 4th Indian Division at the end of November and of the 4th British Division in mid-December swung the balance of force to the British side, while a conference chaired by Churchill on 26-27 December put forward the patriach, arch-bishop Damaskinos, as regent, with a mission of consiliation.
		By 5 January the British had gained complete control of Athens and the Piraeus and on 12 February EAM and ELAS agreed to demobilization of all revolutionary forces, release of hostages and formation of a national army.
	www.expage.com /wwiimed08 (288 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: The Indian Army 1914-1947 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		However, the true weaknesses of the Indian Army at the outset of the Second World War are only hinted at in this text; while the author mentions the lack of motorization and inadequate artillery, the fact is that the Indian Army in 1939 was still essentially an infantry-based colonial force.
		The stalwart 4th Indian Division's actions in North Africa are barely mentioned, nor the Indian participation in the grueling Italian campaign or the initial stages of the Burma and Malaya campaigns.
		The Indian government used the excuse of "internal civil disorder" to invade Hyderabad with a full armored division in September 1948 and after inflicting 1,200 casualties on the local forces, the state was forced into union with India.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1841761966 (1078 words)

	GI -- World War II Commemoration
		The Indian division was therefore withdrawn from the Western Desert Force on December 14, and replaced immediately by the Australian 6th Division, but the exchange caused a delay in the resumption of the offensive.
		The British failure in Battleaxe was attributable to the haste with which it was mounted, the lack of opportunity to train the troops with new equipment, and the lack of tactical training, especially in armored units.
		After the attack on Taranto by British aircraft in November 1940, the chief events of naval interest were the bombardment of Genoa (Feb. 9, 1941), the British naval success at Cape Matapan (Tainaron; March 28), and numerous actions and convoy work connected with the British expedition to Greece and the subsequent occupation of Crete (April-May).
	www.grolier.com /wwii/wwii_8.html (12575 words)

	Trooper Cresswell Rutter - 4th Queens Own Hussars 1939-1945 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Division move towards the centre of the city from the south”.
		September. In the western sector, divisions of the British V Corps advance towards the hills of Germmano and Coriano, defended by positions manned by General Feuerstein’s LI Mountain Corps and General Herr’s LXXVI Armoured Corps.
		Division (British V Corps) take the Coriano and Gemmano hill positions, and the Germans are forced to retire to the north, leaving the road to Rimini open.
	www.tartanpixel.com /hussars/cresswell.asp (3709 words)

	II. The History
		Elements of the 5th Light Division capture Mechili and threaten to cut of the 9th Australian Division which is withdrawing at speed towards Tobruk along the coast.
		A brigade of the 9th Australian Division which is besieged at Tobruk is relieved by sea, as Polish reinforcements arrive.
		Lieutenant General Ritchie, orders the 4th Indian Division to withdraw to a line running from Derna to Mechili, but this order is countermanded by General Auchinleck who wanted the 8th Army to counter-attack.
	home.hiwaay.net /~tiller/glenn/alamein/Notes/II_The_History.htm (1716 words)

	Panzer Abwehr: April 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The result was that on 5 June, the British had lost 168 cruiser tanks, 50 infantry tanks, 4 artillery regiments, the 7th Armoured Division Support Group, and an Indian infantry brigade from the 4th Indian Division.
		For the latter part of 1941, the British had a tremendous build up of arms and men, culminating in Operation Crusader, a battle which was nearly lost, until General Auchinleck took personal command of the army in the field.
		There was British 7th Medium Regiment, one battery from the 64th Medium Regiment, the 51st Field Regiment, the 104th Field Regiment, and a battery of the 4th RHA.
	panzer-abwehr.blogspot.com /2005_04_01_panzer-abwehr_archive.html (4919 words)

	The Sino-Indian War - Chapter 2: 1950-1955
		The Indian military in general was reserved in its acclamations, and wished resistance of such a treaty, but was overruled by Menon who insisted that Pakistan was the only real enemy.
		The Indian Ladakh district of Askai Chin region of Jammu and Kashmir state obstructed the construction of this road, and would have forced the Chinese to build through the harsh Takla Makan desert - not the most favorable terrain.
		Nehru was advised by the Indian remnants of the joint-expert group that India had a "cast-iron case" that the border should be legally demarcated at Kuen-Lun range further east and not the Karakoram range further west, as the Chinese held.
	sinoindianwar.50megs.com /2.htm (1716 words)

	Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The British position was also helped by Egypt’s geographical position: the Suez Canal was the natural focus for all forces sent overseas by India, Australia, and New Zealand.
		Egypt was the central pivot of the British position in the Middle East, but the C-in-C, General Wavell, was also responsible for Palestine, Iraq, the Sudan and East Africa.
		Armored Division was successful in convincing the Italian commander Marshal Graziani that British strength in Egypt as far greater than it actually was.
	www.rose.edu /faculty/mmorgan/grayswwii/egypt.htm (363 words)

	4th ComCar Grp Part 2
		To aid in the British XIV Army advance toward Mandalay and Rangoon, the 4th Combat Cargo Group’s bases would have to be somewhere in India, roughly in line with their advance.
		The British XIV Army was composed of two Corps, the 33rd and the 4th, and both engaged in the fighting at Kalewa.
		The overall activities of the 4th Combat Cargo Group can be recorded in two sets of figures: (1) the number of hours flown was 465,302:55, and (2) the total number of tons of cargo and passengers flown to the fighting front was 133,832.6.
	www.comcar.org /4th_ComCar/4th_comcar_grp_part_2.htm (2481 words)

	Frank Messervy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Aware that British supply lines were now overextended, Rommel, who had obtained reinforcements from Tripoli, launched a counterattack It was now the turn of the British Army to retreat.
		British troops outnumbered Rommel by two to one but Lieutenant General Neil Richie wasted his advantage by not using his tanks together.
		Frank Messervy, who retired from the British Army in 1948 as a full general, died in Midhurst, Sussex on 2nd February, 1974.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWmesservy.htm (563 words)

	The Indian Army in World War II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After his comrades were killed around him, he single handedly charged a group of Japanese who were dug in 30 yards away across open ground, firing a bren gun from the hip he overcame the enemy and captured their position and two light machine guns.
		A Sikh-manned Bren gun team of the Fourth Indian division participating in manoeuvres prior to Operation Compass, the December 1940 offensive against the Italian Army in the desert of Western Egypt and Eastern Libya.
		British and Indian troops exchange pleasantries as they meet on the road between Imphal and Kohima following the successful relief of the Kohima box.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /LAND-FORCES/Army/Images-1939a.html (675 words)

	Arcadia - Chapter Two - "The Grand Alliance" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The 27th Infantry Division, a New York National Guard outfit called up in 1940 and brought up to strength with draftees over the past year, was loading at New York as they spoke.
		The 4th Infantry and 2nd Armored has been rivals during the 1940 and 1941 exercises, and Patton’s men had actually "captured" Fredendall, a profane, tough, but by the book infantry officer.
		The only mar across the cerulean expanse were the pillars of fl smoke rising from ruined and burning vehicles, and the sprays of dust as the German 15th and 21st Panzer divisions lunged north toward Msus, hoping to cut off what remained of 1st Armoured and the 4th Indian Division.
	home.att.net /~leverett/arcadia2.html (4291 words)

	Remembering Our Warriors
		However, in spite of all the advantages the Indian 1st Armoured Div had in mounting the Operation Nepal of a Corps plus with two reinforced Infantry Divisions and a reinforced Armoured Division was unable to carry out what was expected failing to achieve the main objective.
		The Division’s various administrative problems were attended by providing better accommodation to the officers and men, organizing sports activities, polo tournaments and the clubs/messes social activities.
		The main suggestion for sanction in the elaborate programme was for the PM to be invited as the Chief Guest and for the PM to be Colonel of the Regiment.
	www.defencejournal.com /2002/august/wajahat.htm (12193 words)

	TMP WWII Platoon Voters, By Nation
		My last battle was the British involvement in the battle for the Ardennes (something which is not well written about).
		This action was a delaying action until the rest of the division was able to arrive and halt the German advance.
		The Soviet 50th Cavalry division arrived late, but the Germans were very extended by then, counterattacking the Soviet tank Brigade and Rifle division.
	theminiaturespage.com /rules/ww2/voteplatoon/Europe_Great_Britain.html (418 words)

	[No title]
		The input file is in a transliterated form, each letter in an Indian language is assigned an english equivalent, and the english alphabet is used to construct what will eventually print out in the Indian language script.
		It has mostly Indian film songs that have been written in the ITRANS format, so that they can be converted to Indian fonts using the ITRANS software.
		It is inspired by a couple of requests to post an explanation of the relationship between the song and raag for classical music, and gives the basic structure of the raag, and provides some notation of the film song to demonstrate the likeness between the raag and the geet.
	www.cc.gatech.edu /grads/k/Prince.Kohli/faq.txt (14322 words)

	Pravda.RU The Indian Gender Benders
		A girl has to bring with her a dowry at marriage and many poor families cannot afford this, while there is also a custom in Indian villages whereby the son lights the funeral pyre of the parents.
		A census conducted recently showed that there is already a marked imbalance between the sexes in India, with boys outnumbering girls by 1,000 to 865 in some areas, and even by 1,000 to 796 in others, according to figures in The Times newspaper.
		RF Minister of Economic Development and Trade German Gref spoke at the conference; in fact, he called upon officials of the Union of Businessmen and Industrialists to be more active defending their rights More details...
	english.pravda.ru /main/2002/11/28/40101.html (2758 words)

	TMP WWII Platoon Voters, By Setting
		Operation Battleaxe - A modified version of the central thrust by the 22 Guards Brigade and the 4th and 7th RTR vs Point 206 and Fort Capuzzo.
		The British objective was to capture both geographic features while fighting off a counter attack by 15th Panzer.
		The British players never captured the Fort but did manage to fight off counter-attack (never attack Matildas head on!).
	theminiaturespage.com /rules/ww2/voteplatoon/setAt_the_local_club.html (1156 words)

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