British Indian Army 6th (Poona) Division
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 6th (Poona) Division | 3 |
| British Indian Army 6th (Poona) Division canonical | 2 |
| British Indian Army divisions | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Indian Army formation
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infantry division ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
British Indian Army 6th (Poona) Division
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surface form:
6th (Poona) Division
Poona Division ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kut-al-Amara
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Tigris Front ⓘ |
| branch | infantry ⓘ |
| campaign |
Mesopotamian campaign (World War I)
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surface form:
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 Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman Empire forces
|
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | surrendered to Ottoman forces at Kut ⓘ |
| garrison |
Pune
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surface form:
Poona
|
| geographicFocus |
Mesopotamia
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surface form:
Mesopotamia (modern Iraq)
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| historicalPeriod |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
|
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Ctesiphon (1915)
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Battle of Kut ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Kut
advance on Baghdad (1915) ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Kut
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surface form:
surrender at Kut-al-Amara
|
| notableFor |
heavy casualties in Mesopotamia
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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 (World War I)
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surface form:
Mesopotamian campaign
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| type | infantry formation ⓘ |
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Mesopotamian campaign (World War I)
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British Indian Army 6th (Poona) Division
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6th (Poona) Division
this entity surface form:
6th (Poona) Division
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British Indian Army divisions
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Charles Townshend
this entity surface form:
6th (Poona) Division