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The '''19th Hyderabad Regiment''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. It was formed at the time of reforms of the Indian Army after the [[World War I|First World War]], when it moved from single-battalion regiments to multi-battalion regiments. The regiment saw service during the [[World War II|Second World War]], and after [[Operation Polo]] was incorporated into the [[Indian Army]] as the [[Kumaon Regiment]].

==Second World War==
The 19th Hyderabad Regiment in 1939, consisted of four regular battalions; the 1st (Russell's), 2nd (Berar), 4th (composed of [[Ahir]]s) and The Kumaon Rifles. The 19th expanded during the war adding another eight battalions to the 19th Hyderabad Regiment. Two more battalions from Hyderabad, (not to be mistaken with the 19th Hyderabads) the 1st and 2nd Hyderabad Infantry were raised as part of the [[Indian State Forces]]. The battalions of the 19th Hyderabad Regiment fought in the [[Middle East]], [[North African Campaign|North Africa]], [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran|Persia]], [[Battle of Malaya|Malaya]], [[Battle of Singapore|Singapore]] and [[Burma Campaign|Burma]].

The Kumaon Rifles were based in [[Hong Kong]] at the beginning of the War but were transferred to the Middle East as part of the 24th Indian Infantry Brigade. The battalion took part in the [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran]] in 1941 under Major-General [[William Slim]]. They remained in Persia as part of the garrison throughout the rest of the war.<ref name="The Kumaon Rifles in WW2">{{cite web |url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=9686&Tab=Sup |title=Orders of Battle.com |last=Gardner |first=Brian |accessdate=2009-05-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524000231/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=9686&Tab=Sup |archivedate=2012-05-24 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The 4th Battalion was part of the [[12th Indian Infantry Brigade]] based in [[British Malaya|Malaya]] when the [[Japan]]ese Army invaded in December 1941. The 4/19th Hyderabads were one of the few battalions in Malaya that were relatively well trained in jungle warfare. Although the battalion performed well in the fighting retreat in north-west Malaya, they were practically annihilated at the disastrous [[Battle of Slim River]] on 7 January 1942. The few survivors of the 4th Battalion were withdrawn to [[Singapore]] where they took part in the brief [[Battle of Singapore|defence of the island]] before it surrendered on 15 February 1942.

In 1948, after [[Operation Polo]], the regiment was incorporated into the [[Indian Army]] as the [[Kumaon Regiment]].

==Formation==
*1st Battalion ex [[94th Russell's Infantry]]
*2nd Battalion ex [[96th Berar Infantry]]
*3rd Battalion ex [[97th Deccan Infantry]] (Disbanded 1931)
*4th Battalion ex [[98th Infantry]]
*5th Battalion ex [[99th Deccan Infantry]] (Disbanded 1924, re-raised 1940)
*10th (Training) Battalion ex [[95th Russell's Infantry]]
*In 1923 the 1/[[50th Kumaon Rifles]] joined the 19th Hyderabad Regiment as the 1st Kumaon Rifles.

==References==
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