Indian 5th Infantry Division

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British Indian Army formation infantry division military unit

The Indian 5th Infantry Division was a distinguished British Indian Army formation in World War II, noted for its pivotal combat role in the Burma Campaign and other major operations in the Middle East and East Africa.

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Indian 5th Infantry Division canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Indian Army formation ⓘ infantry division ⓘ military unit ⓘ
activeDuring	1939–1945 ⓘ
allegiance	British Empire ⓘ
branch	Indian Army ⓘ
commander	Major General Harold Briggs ⓘ Major General Lewis Heath ⓘ Brigadier Wilfrid Lewis Lloyd ⓘ surface form: Major General Wilfrid Lewis Lloyd
componentUnit	10th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ 123rd Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ 161st Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ 25th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ 28th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ⓘ 29th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ 4th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ⓘ 9th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ Indian artillery units ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
country	British India ⓘ
decoratedWith	battle honours for East Africa ⓘ battle honours for North Africa ⓘ multiple battle honours for Burma ⓘ
engagement	Battle of Imphal ⓘ Battle of Keren ⓘ Battle of Kohima ⓘ East African campaign ⓘ surface form: East African Campaign against Italian forces First Arakan Campaign ⓘ Western Desert operations in North Africa ⓘ advance into central Burma ⓘ
formed	1939 ⓘ
garrison	India ⓘ
nickname	Ball of Fire ⓘ
notableAs	one of the most experienced Indian divisions in World War II ⓘ
notableFor	operations in East Africa ⓘ operations in the Middle East ⓘ pivotal combat role in the Burma Campaign ⓘ
opponent	Imperial Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf	British Indian Army ⓘ
role	frontline infantry formation ⓘ
serviceBranch	British Indian Army ⓘ
size	division ⓘ
theatre	Burma campaign ⓘ surface form: Burma Campaign East African campaign ⓘ surface form: East African Campaign Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ North African campaign ⓘ surface form: North African Campaign
type	infantry ⓘ

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Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay → hasParticipatingUnit → Indian 5th Infantry Division ⓘ