Indian 10^th Division in the Battle for Chaamb, 1971
v. 1.0 April 7, 2002

Ravi Rikhye

With thanks to Mr. Jagan Pillarsetti for a copy of the Official History of the 1971 War. This has not been published to date.  The Times of India put a leaked copy on its website for some time in 2000.

10^th Infantry Division

-         9^th Horse

-         72^nd Armored Regiment

-         30^th Medium Regiment

-         216^th Medium Regiment

-         Company, 9^th Parachute Commando

10^th Division Artillery Brigade

191^st Infantry Brigade [Brig. R.K. Jasbir Singh] Deployed west of the Tawi River

-         4/1^st Gorkha Rifles

-         5^th Sikhs

-         5^th Assam

-         10^th Garhwal [Lt. Col. Onkar Singh, KIA]

28^th Infantry Brigade Deployed in the Hill Subsector, NW of Chaamb

-         5^th Rajput

-         8^th J & K Militia

-         863^rd Light Battery/86^th Light Regiment

52^nd Infantry Brigade Deployed at and forward of Akhnur

-         3/4^th Gorkha Rifles

-         ??

-         ??

68^th Infantry Brigade [Brig. R.T. Morlin] Deployed east of the Tawi River

-         5/9^th Gorkha Rifles

-         7^th Kumaon

-         9^th Jats