British Indian Army 6th (Poona) Division

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British Indian Army formation infantry division military unit

The British Indian Army 6th (Poona) Division was a World War I infantry division of the British Indian Army that fought primarily in the Middle Eastern theatre, notably suffering a major defeat and siege at Kut in Mesopotamia.

Aliases (1)

6th (Poona) Division ×2

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Indian Army formation → infantry division → military unit →
allegiance	British Empire →
alsoKnownAs	6th (Poona) Division → Poona Division →
associatedWith	Kut-al-Amara → Tigris Front →
branch	infantry →
campaign	Mesopotamian campaign of World War I →
category	British Indian Army divisions → Indian World War I divisions →
commandStructure	Indian Expeditionary Force D →
composedOf	British regiments → Indian regiments →
conflict	World War I →
country	British India →
engagedAgainst	Ottoman Empire forces →
era	early 20th century →
fate	surrendered to Ottoman forces at Kut →
garrison	Poona →
geographicFocus	Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) →
historicalPeriod	First World War →
notableEngagement	Battle of Ctesiphon (1915) → Siege of Kut → advance on Baghdad (1915) →
notableEvent	surrender at Kut-al-Amara →
notableFor	heavy casualties in Mesopotamia → long siege at Kut →
notableOutcome	loss of most of the division as prisoners of war at Kut →
operatedUnder	British Indian Army General Headquarters →
partOf	British Indian Army →
primaryFront	Mesopotamia →
raisedBy	British Indian Army →
role	field division →
service	overseas service outside India →
suffered	major defeat at Kut →
theatreOfOperations	Mesopotamian campaign → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →
type	infantry formation →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British Indian Army 6th (Poona) Division ("6th (Poona) Division") →	alsoKnownAs
Mesopotamian campaign (World War I) →	involvedMilitaryUnit
Battle of Ctesiphon (1915) ("6th (Poona) Division") →	involvedUnit