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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''44th Indian Armoured Division''' was an armoured division of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed in Burma, in February 1943, from the [[32nd Indian Armoured Division|32nd]] and [[43rd Armoured Division (India)|43rd]] Armoured divisions. It was reformed as the [[21st Infantry Division (India)|21st Infantry Division]] in April 1944.<ref>The Indian Army 1914-1947 By Ian Sumner, p.25</ref><br />
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==Formation==<br />
===[[254th Indian Tank Brigade]]===<br />
*[[7th Light Cavalry]]<br />
*[[25th Dragoons]]<br />
*[[46th Cavalry]]<br />
*[[45th Cavalry]]<br />
*[[3rd Carabiniers]]<br />
*[[149th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps|149th Regiment]], [[Royal Armoured Corps]] (RAC) raised from a Battalion of the [[King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry]]<br />
*150th Regiment, RAC raised from 10th Bn [[York and Lancaster Regiment]]<ref name=oob1>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-15|title=44 Armoured Division|publisher=Order of Battle|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6180&Tab=Uhi}}{{Dead link|date=March 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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===[[255th Indian Armoured Brigade]]===<br />
*[[26th Hussars]]<br />
*[[45th Cavalry]]<br />
*4/[[4th Bombay Grenadiers]]<br />
*[[158th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps|158th Regiment]], RAC<br />
*[[159th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps|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]]<ref name=oob1/><br />
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===[[268th Indian Infantry Brigade]]===<br />
converted from 268th Indian Armoured Brigade August 1945<br />
*8/[[13th Frontier Force Rifles]]<br />
*17/[[10th Baluch Regiment]]<br />
*17/[[7th Rajput Regiment]]<br />
*2/[[4th Bombay Grenadiers]]<br />
*5/4th Bombay Grenadiers<br />
*1st [[Assam Regiment]]<br />
*1st [[The Chamar Regiment]]<br />
*4/[[3rd Madras Regiment]]<br />
*[[Kalibahadur Regiment]], Nepal<br />
*[[Mahindra Dal Regiment]], Nepal<br />
*1/3rd Madras Regiment<br />
*2nd [[The King's Own Scottish Borderers]]<br />
*2nd [[The South Lancashire Regiment]]<ref name=oob1/><br />
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===Divisional troops===<br />
*[[19th King George's Own Lancers]]<ref name=oob1/><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 1943]]<br />
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