12th Infantry Division (India)

the World War I formation 12th Indian Division July 2019 12th Indian Infantry Division 1943–19451966–Present British India 23pxIndia 23px British India 23pxIndia 23px Division "Battle Axe Division" World War II J.F.R. Jacob The 12th RAPID Division is a division of the Indian Army. It was formed during World War II in January 1943, in Persia. It was renamed South Persia Area in January 1945. During the war it had 34th Indian Infantry Brigade, 39th Indian Infantry Brigade, and 60th Indian Infantry Brigade under command.The Indian Army 1914-1947 By Ian Sumner, p.25 The division was formed again on 3 November 1966 from forces in the Barmer sector of the border with Pakistan. In December 1971 the 12th was under Southern Command, with the 30th, 45th and 322nd Infantry Brigades.(Renaldi and Rikhye 2011, 43) In 2004, the Arjun MBT entered service with 140th Armoured Brigade, 12th RAPID Division in Jaisalmer. The two Arjun units have been reported as the 43 Armoured Regiment (Jaisalmer) and 75 Armoured Regiment (Jaisalmer).Joshi, Saurabh 25 May 2009 Army gets first Arjun regiment http://www.stratpost.com/army-gets-first-arjun-regiment live https://web.archive.org/web/20120529183402/http://www.stratpost.com/army-gets-first-arjun-regiment 29 May 2012 2 December 2011 StratPost – South Asian Defense and Strategic AffairsSom, Vishnu Blog: Why The Army's Arjun Tank May Be Its Best Bet Yet https://www.ndtv.com/blog/why-the-armys-arjun-tank-may-be-its-best-bet-yet-1797209 10 March 2020 NDTV.com References Category:Indian World War II divisions Category:Divisions of the Indian Army Category:British Indian Army divisions Category:Military units and formations established in 1943 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Category:Military units and formations established in 1966