5th Indian Infantry Division

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British Indian Army formation infantry division

The 5th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that gained distinction in the Second World War for its pivotal role in East African and Middle Eastern campaigns, including the hard-fought operations in Eritrea and North Africa.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
5th Indian Division 2
5th Indian Infantry Division canonical 2
5th Division (Indian Army) 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian Army formation ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
associatedWith Commonwealth forces in World War II ⓘ
branch British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
composition British infantry units ⓘ
Indian infantry brigades ⓘ
artillery units ⓘ
engineer units ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country British India ⓘ
distinction earned reputation for effectiveness in mountain warfare at Keren ⓘ
highly regarded for performance in East African Campaign ⓘ
engagedAgainst Axis forces in North Africa ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army in Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italian forces in East Africa ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
formed 1939 ⓘ
garrisonDuringWar Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ
various locations in East Africa ⓘ
nickname Ball of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCommander Lieutenant General William Slim NERFINISHED ⓘ
Major General Harold Briggs NERFINISHED ⓘ
Major General Lewis Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Agordat NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Keren NERFINISHED ⓘ
Burma Imphal–Kohima operations NERFINISHED ⓘ
East African operations in Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Western Desert operations in North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatedIn Allied advance in East Africa ⓘ
Allied operations in Burma ⓘ
Allied operations in the Western Desert ⓘ
partOf British Eighth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
British Fourteenth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
role infantry ⓘ
serviceStart Second World War period NERFINISHED ⓘ
size division ⓘ
theatre Burma Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
East African Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
Middle East Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
North African Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
type field division ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Keren → involvedUnit → 5th Indian Infantry Division ⓘ
Battle of Agordat → involvedUnit → 5th Indian Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 5th Indian Division
Battle of Slim River → notableUnit → 5th Indian Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 5th Division (Indian Army)
Allied reoccupation forces in Indonesia → hasPart → 5th Indian Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 5th Indian Division
IV Corps (British India) → componentUnit → 5th Indian Infantry Division ⓘ
Operation Ha-Go → combatant → 5th Indian Infantry Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: British 5th Indian Division