32nd Indian Armoured Division
The 32nd Indian Armoured Division was an armoured division of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in April 1941 as the 2nd Armoured Division and renamed the 32nd in December. It never saw any combat and was broken up to form the 44th Armoured Division in February 1943.[1]
Formation[]
254th Indian Tank Brigade[]
255th Indian Tank Brigade[]
- 26th Hussars
- 45th Cavalry
- 4/4th Bombay Grenadiers
- 5th King Edward's Own Probyn's Horse
- 9th Royal Deccan Horse
- 19th King George's Own Lancers
73rd Indian Infantry Brigade[]
The brigade was formed in July 1942, at Poona in India. The brigade was supposed to be the Infantry brigade component of the 32nd Indian Armoured Division, but was disbanded in April 1943, when the armoured division was disbanded.[2]
Divisional troops[]
- , Indian Artillery
- , Royal Artillery
- , Indian Engineers (IE)
- , IE
- , IE [4]
References[]
- ^ The Indian Army 1914-1947 By Ian Sumner, p.25
- ^ "73Brigade". Order of Battle. Retrieved 2009-10-19.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "73 Infantry Brigade Subordanates". Order of Battle. Retrieved 2009-10-19.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "32 Indian Armoured Division". Order of Battle. Archived from the original on 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
Categories:
- Indian World War II divisions
- British Indian Army divisions
- Military units and formations established in 1941
- Military units and formations of the British Empire in World War II