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The '''21st Indian Infantry Division''' was a division of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed in April 1944 in [[Assam]] and is now part of [[IV Corps (India)|IV Corps]] or '''Gajraj corps'''.<br />
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== History ==<br />
The '''21st Indian Infantry Division''' was a division of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed in April 1944, in [[Assam]]. It never saw any combat and its only sub unit was the 268th Indian Infantry Brigade. The division was disbanded and its units transferred to become the [[44th Airborne Division (India)|44th Airborne Division]] in June 1944.<ref>The Indian Army 1914-1947 By Ian Sumner, p.25</ref><br />
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On formation, [[268th Indian Infantry Brigade]], converted from 268th Indian Armoured Brigade in August 1942, consisted of 17/[[7th Rajput Regiment]], 2/[[4th Bombay Grenadiers]], 5/4th Bombay Grenadiers, 2nd Battalion, [[The King's Own Scottish Borderers]], 2nd Battalion, [[The South Lancashire Regiment]], 429th Field Company [[Indian Engineers]], and [[45 Cavalry]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-15|title=21 Indian Infantry Division|publisher=Order of Battle|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6188&Tab=Sub}}{{Dead link|date=March 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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The division was reformed within the [[Indian Army]] after the [[Partition of India]] and is now part of [[IV Corps (India)|IV Corps]]. It was raised in 1963 and assigned to [[Arunachal Pradesh]], west of 5 Mountain Division.<ref>Kenneth Conboy et al, Elite Forces of India and Pakistan, p.8</ref><br />
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== Also see ==<br />
*[[IV Corps (India)]]<br />
*[[Eastern Command (India)]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian World War II divisions]]<br />
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1944]]<br />
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