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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 (India)|44th Armoured Division]] in February 1943.<ref>The Indian Army 1914-1947 By Ian Sumner, p.25</ref><!--44 AB began forming in April 44 from 44 Armd--><br />
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==Formation==<br />
===[[254th Indian Tank Brigade]]===<br />
*[[7th Light Cavalry]]<br />
*[[25th Dragoons]]<br />
*[[46th Cavalry]]<br />
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===[[255th Indian Tank Brigade]]=== <br />
*[[26th Hussars]]<br />
*[[45th Cavalry]]<br />
*4/[[4th Bombay Grenadiers]]<br />
*[[158th Regiment RAC]]<br />
*[[159th Regiment RAC]]<br />
*[[5th King Edward's Own Probyn's Horse]]<br />
*[[9th Royal Deccan Horse]]<br />
*[[116th Regiment RAC]]<br />
*[[19th King George's Own Lancers]]<br />
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===73rd Indian Infantry Brigade===<br />
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.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-19|publisher=Order of Battle|title=73Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6170&Tab=Sup}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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*14/[[15th Punjab Regiment]]<br />
*15/[[7th Rajput Regiment]]<br />
*15/[[10th Baluch Regiment]]<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-19|publisher=Order of Battle|title=73 Infantry Brigade Subordanates|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6170&Tab=Sub}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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===Divisional troops=== <br />
*[[7th Anti Tank Regiment]], [[Royal Indian Artillery|Indian Artillery]] <br />
*[[123rd Field Regiment]], [[Royal Artillery]]<br />
*[[33rd Field Squadron]], [[Indian Engineers]] (IE)<br />
*[[36th Field Squadron]], IE<br />
*[[40th Field Park Squadron]], IE <ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-15|publisher=Order of Battle|title=32 Indian Armoured Division|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6135&Tab=Sub|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070706171348/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6135&Tab=Sub|archive-date=2007-07-06|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Indian Divisions in World War II}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian World War II divisions]]<br />
[[Category:British Indian Army divisions]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1941]]<br />
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