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The '''34th Indian Infantry Division''' was an [[infantry]] [[Division (military)|division]] of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed in March 1942 as the garrison of [[Ceylon]]. It never saw any combat and was disbanded in 1945.<ref>The Indian Army 1914-1947 By Ian Sumner, p. 25</ref>

[[Francis Tuker]], then a temporary brigadier, he was appointed [[General officer commanding|General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) 34th Indian Division on 1 October 1941 with the [[Acting (rank)|acting rank]] of major-general.<ref name=lh>[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/TUKER.shtml Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives]</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=35446 |date=6 February 1942 |page=611 }}</ref>

==Order of battle==
*[[98th Indian Infantry Brigade]]
*[[99th Indian Infantry Brigade]]
*[[100th Indian Infantry Brigade]]
*[[16th Infantry Brigade (United_Kingdom)|British 16th Infantry Brigade]]
*[[21st (East Africa) Infantry Brigade]]<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-22|publisher=Order of Battle|title=34 Division units|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6016&Tab=Sub|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120603185333/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6016&Tab=Sub|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-06-03}}</ref>

3rd Anti-Tank Regiment, [[Royal Indian Artillery]], now [[8 Field Regiment (India)]] was also part of the division.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian Divisions in World War II}}

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[[Category:Indian World War II divisions]]
[[Category:British Indian Army divisions]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1942]]
[[Category:Military units and formations of the British Empire in World War II]]
[[Category:Military units and formations of Ceylon in World War II]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945]]

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