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	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Similarly, Pakistan's pride, the 1st Armored Division, pushed an offensive towards with the intent to capture Amritsar (the capital of Punjab) and the bridge on to.
		The Indian army was in possession of 710 mile² (1,840 km²) of Pakistani territory and the Pakistan army held 210 mile² (545 km²) of Indian territory, mostly in in the northern sector.
		Indian sources claim that it was not their intention to get into a naval conflict with Pakistan, but to restrict the war to a land based conflict.
	www.americancanyon.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965 (2176 words)

	Indian 4th Infantry Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 4th Indian 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 (137 words)

	Lone Sentry: The Battle of the Omars, Part 1 (Information Bulletin No. 11, U.S. War Department)
		The 7th Indian Infantry (less the Royal Sussex Battalion) was directed to move in four columns in trucks, from the vicinity of Playground, as follows: the night of November 16/17 to intermediate positions in the vicinity of Alam el Fakhri; the night of November 17/18 to assembly positions as indicated in figure 3.
		This move afforded protection to the interior flanks of both the 4th Indian and the New Zealand Divisions, and the latter was ordered to advance rapidly to the north and cut the Axis lines of communication between Bardia and the Axis forces lying a few miles to the northwest of Zauiet umm Rucba.
		The 4th Indian Division was to advance to the north, with the 11th Indian Regiment moving up the coast against Halfaya Pass, and the 7th Indian Regiment seizing the Axis positions in the Omars.
	www.lonesentry.com /battleoftheomars/section1.html (1803 words)

	The 4th Armoured Brigade, Chapter II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		We were to advance on the left flank Of 4th Indian Division along the top of the escarpment towards Halfaya, while the rest of 7th Armoured Division were to outflank Capuzzo from the south.
		All the tanks were therefore concentrated in 4th Armoured Brigade which moved to Bir Taieb el Essem, on the Trigh el Abd between Bir Gobi and Gabr Saleh, to protect 1st South African Brigade who were being menaced by a party of tanks which Rommel had left behind.
		The brigade, with the rest of the division, was withdrawn to the Trigh el Abd in preparation for a thrust in co-operation with 4th Indian Division towards El Adem.
	www.warlinks.com /armour/4th_armoured/chapter_2.html (2914 words)

	Engineering Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		An infantry officer from the 4/10 Baluch Regiment, Yahya saw action during WW II in North Africa where he was captured by the Axis Forces in June 1942 and interned in a prisoner of war camp in Italy from where he escaped in the third attempt.
		In 1947 he was instrumental in not letting the Indian officers shift books from the famous library of the British Indian Staff College at Quetta,where Yahya was posted as the only Muslim instructor at the time of partition of India.
		14 Division’s infantry strength was increased and a new tank regiment was raised and stationed in East Pakistan.
	www.engineeringencyclopedia.com /index.php?title=Yahya_Khan (2029 words)

	Lone Sentry: Famous Fourth: The Story of the 4th Infantry Division -- WWII G.I. Stories Booklet
		Major General H.W. Blakeley, commanding the 4th Infantry Division, lent his cooperation to the preparation of the pamphlet, and basic material was supplied to the editors by his staff.
		It is heir to the history of the 4th Division in World War I. Based on these traditions, we have been building a tradition of our own, one of accomplishment of assigned missions in spite of enemy, weather, fatigue or shortages of personnel or supplies.
		The remainder of the 4th was on the opposite side of Percy, keeping one jump ahead of the enemy, On Aug. 1, the 12th captured Villedieu, which von Kluge repeatedly called the key to the entire operation.
	www.lonesentry.com /gi_stories_booklets/4thinfantry (5487 words)

	Singapore 1942 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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.
		Indian Division, which although had seen action, were still somewhat in a fighting spirit.
	www.changingthetimes.co.uk /samples/ww2/singapore_1942.htm (4608 words)

	Lieutenant Colonel John Ancrum Cameron, Royal Engineers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Indian Division and the brigades of the 4
		Indian Division, Lieutenant Colonel Cameron was chosen to command the Victory Parade in North Africa during a visit of H.M. King George VI.
		Indian Division sailed from the port of Taranto in November of 1944 and its transports rendezvoused at the island of Skiathos in the northern Aegean, where an advanced base had been established.
	members.aol.com /reubique/cameron.htm (17925 words)

	Forli Indian Cemetery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The site of the cemetery was selected in December 1944 by the 10th Indian Division, which had come into the line in the Adriatic sector south of Cesena at the beginning of October 1944.
		The division had played an important part in the heavy fighting, in appalling weather, between then and the end of the year, suffering considerable casualties.
		It had been preceded on the Eighth Army front by the 4th Indian Division which had left to go to Greece, and during the fighting in the spring of 1945, the 8th Indian Division also fought on this front.
	battlefieldsww2.50megs.com /forli_indian_cemetery.htm (221 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)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The 5th Light Division was in reserve, and recuperating near Tobruk from its earlier forays.
		On the plateau the 7th Armoured Division was successful in capturing Fort Capuzzo on June 15th, but 15th Panzer Division counter-attacked and eventually dislodged them, while suffering considerable losses.
		The 5th Light Division moved down to support the defenses on Hafid Ridge, and on the 16th swept south.
	www.geocities.com /firefly1002000/battleaxe.html (423 words)

	Rapidfire Scenario - Patton Nagar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		On the 6th September the Indian 4th Mountain Division crossed the border over the Ichhogil canal as one of three counter thrusts further south.
		If 4th Armoured Brigade has not broken through by the start of the second day then their moral drops to poor and the moral of all the Indians units goes to regular.
		During their defence the Indians were able to make good use of the terrain, flooding many areas surrounding the rivers.
	www-solar.mcs.st-and.ac.uk /~aaron/RAP_FIR/AsalUtta.html (1010 words)

	Company Havildar Major Abdul Hamid, PVC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		During the 1965 Indo-Pak War, 4 Indian Division was entrusted with a two-fold responsibility - capture Pak territory east of Ichhogil Canal and contain possible enemy attack on Kasur-Khem Karan axis.
		The 4th Indian Division succeeded in reaching Ichhogil but the powerful Pakistani offensive forced it to fall back on Asal Uttar.
		In the new defence plan of the Division, 4 Grenadiers occupied a vital area ahead of Chima village on the Khem Karan-Bhikhiwind road.
	faculty.winthrop.edu /haynese/india/medals/PVC/PVC09.html (389 words)

	World War 2 - Timelines - War in the Desert - 1940
		The 5th Indian Division is deployed to the defence of Sudan.
		The 7th Armoured and 4th Indian Divisions have orders to withdraw as far as Mersa Matruh and then stand and fight.
		The 4th Indian division captures the Italian camps at Nibeiwa, Tumar East and West, while the 7th Armoured drives south of the camps at Sofafi and Rabia and turns north towards Buq Buq on the coast road.
	www.worldwar-2.net /timelines/war-in-the-desert/war-in-the-desert-index-1940.htm (883 words)

	Case Study: Rommel in North Africa
		As a result, only the 2nd Armored Division, 9th Australian Division, and one Indian motorized brigade were left on occupation stations.
		The 4th advanced against the city while the 7th circled to the south.
		This division of force proved disastrous for Rommel as his units, seriously depleted, were forced to fall back.
	www.cs.hmc.edu /~dhamm/wargames/rommel.html (1332 words)

	World War 2 - Timelines - War in the Desert - 1942
		The 21st Panzer Division quickly seizes Mersa Brega, while the 15th Panzer Division advances to Wadi Faregh and swings north towards Agedabia, brushing aside the attempts by the 1st Armoured Division to stop them.
		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.
		The Italian Ariete Armoured Division continued to meet stiff resistance from the Free French at Bir Hacheim, while the Italian Trieste Motorised Division further north, found itself grinding through minefields under heavy fire as a result of a navigation error.
	www.worldwar-2.net /timelines/war-in-the-desert/war-in-the-desert-index-1942.htm (2706 words)

	GI -- World War II Commemoration
		Arrangements had been made, however, to send the Indian 4th Division to East Africa, where it was required for offensive operations: shipping was already standing by at Suez to carry it to Port Sudan.
		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.
		This plan required the 7th Armored Division to make a desert march to Bedafomm near the coast with a view to getting behind and cutting off the remaining Italian troops, while the Australian 6th Division was to advance on Benghazi by the coastal route.
	www.grolier.com /wwii/wwii_8.html (12575 words)

	Articles - Operation Compass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Western Desert Force: British 7th Armoured Division, Australian 6th Division, Indian 4th Infantry Division(36,000 men, 120 artillery guns, 275 tanks) and an RAF air wing.
		On December 8, 1940 British, and Indian troops under the command of Major-General Richard O'Connor attacked against the Italian rear, via a gap in the defenses south of Sidi Barrani.
		O'Connor wanted to continuing attacking, at least as far as Benghazi; however, General Wavell had ordered the Indian 4th Infantry Division to take part in an offensive against Italian forces in Italian East Africa.
	www.gaple.com /articles/Operation_Compass (631 words)

	The Indian Army in World War II
		A Lieutenant Colonel from the 20th Indian Division, accepts the formal surrender of a Japanese Commander at Saigon, Vietnam in September 1945.
		Troops of the 5th Indian Division advancing against Indonesian Pemudas during the Battle of Surabaya, Java in November 1945.
		Lasting for 19 days, this battle was the last time Indian troops were commanded in combat by British Officers.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /LAND-FORCES/Army/Images-1939c.html (332 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - Operation Battleaxe - A1124957
		Rommel's expanding forces now included the 15th Panzer Division, trained and equipped for tank and anti-tank warfare; his Italian contingent had been redeployed to maintain the siege of Tobruk.
		The 4th Indian Division rapidly took Fort Capuzzo and beat off a counter-attack, but elsewhere the news was bad.
		The 15th Panzer Division attacked Fort Capuzzo from the north while the 5th Light Division drove eastward to encircle Beresford-Peirse's 7th Armoured Division.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A1124957 (414 words)

	Hill 593
		It was attacked by American troops in the early phase of the fighting for Cassino without success.
		The 4th (Indian) Division then took over, and in February 1944 the 1st Royal Sussex Regiment lost heavily in the fighting for the hill.
		The British 78th (Battleaxe) Division then took over the Snakeshead Ridge opposite Hill 593, and they remained there until the Polish troops advanced on the position and captured it in the final phase of the fighting for Cassino.
	battlefieldsww2.50megs.com /hill_593.htm (243 words)

	Remembering Our Warriors
		The Indians were forced to finally ask for ceasefire, sent a signal on 30th December from Gen Boucher to Gen Gracey asking for our government to bring an end to the Kashmir operations.
		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.
	www.defencejournal.com /2002/august/wajahat.htm (12193 words)

	World War II Plus 55 - November 21 -27, 1941
		November 21st, 1941...The 2nd New Zealand Division attacks Italian frontier forts from behind while the 4th Indian Division does so from the front, capturing the Beau Geste-style Fort Capuzzo.
		Instead he hurls three armored divisions on a classic raid, sweeping around the back of the British Army like J.E.B. Stuart during the American Civil War, frightening the Allied commanders, barely missing the British main fuel dumps.
		Partisans attack the 3rd SS Totenkopf Division's billets south of Lake Ilmen, killing four Germans, wounding 12, and destroying all the vehicles in the motor pool.
	www.usswashington.com /dl21no41.htm (2377 words)

	Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
		04 Aug 1914 at Quetta in the 2nd Quetta Brigade, 4th (Indian) Division.
		Formed at Warrington in Sep 1914 in the 56th Brigade, 19th Division.
		Formed at Warrington in Sep 1914 in the 66th Brigade, 22nd Division.
	www.warpath.orbat.com /regts/s_lancs.htm (282 words)

	Chapter 9. Rock. History of the AFS, 1920-1955. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The New Zealand Division was brought west and on 3 February with 4th Indian Division and additional artillery units formed the New Zealand Corps to support the American assault on Cassino and to exploit the expected break-through.
		The 4th Indian Division was assigned to continue the attack from the northwest while the New Zealand troops were to attack across the Rapido.
		The Adriatic and Apennine sectors were lightly held by 5 Corps (4th and 10th Indian Divisions) and 10 Corps (the New Zealand Division with a brigade of 6th South African Division) respectively.
	www.ku.edu /carrie/specoll/AFS/library/Rock/R12.html (14145 words)

	Allied Agony at Anzio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At the crucial moment, Lucas moved in artillery and tanks to plug the gap in his front lines and called for air support and concentrated naval fire to stem the German tide that was about to engulf him.
		He therefore directed the seven Allied divisions now at Anzio to begin their breakout, code-named Operation Buffalo--but instead of marching on the town of Valmontone, the VI Corps' objective as specified by Alexander, Clark chose to head for Rome instead.
		When the 3rd Division finally managed to force its way in on May 25, it encountered a determined foe who literally fought to the death.
	www.thehistorynet.com /wwii/blalliedagonyatanzio/index3.html (1294 words)

	Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Armored Division in early 1940) and the Cairo Brigade.
		Armored Division, ‘showed the flag’ by maneuvers near the Libyan frontier.
		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)

	Combat Mission: Afrika Korps
		The 4th Indian Division arrived in Italy in January 1944, moving into the Adriatic sector in the wake of the Moro River campaign.
		The 5th Indian Division saw extensive service in North Africa and afterwards went to the Far East.
		The 10th Indian Division arrived in Italy late in March 1944, relieving the Canadians in the coastal sector.
	members.shaw.ca /madorosh/divsind.htm (152 words)

	Chapter 8. Rock. History of the AFS, 1920-1955. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Late in February, 46th Division was relieved in the Garigliano bridgehead by 4th Indian Division.
		The Canadian Division was withdrawn after 7 March, and on the 13th the Platoon was sent to Gissi, south of Casalbordino, for a rest.
		It was at the 4th RAP of this Brigade that on 20 January E. Tanner III and T. Bullock were slightly wounded by a shell which landed a few yards behind their ambulance as they backed onto the road with a load of patients.
	www.ku.edu /carrie/specoll/AFS/library/Rock/R11.html (13365 words)

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