15th Indian Division | |
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Active | 7 May 1916 – March 1919 1 October 1964 – present |
Country | British India India |
Branch | British Indian Army Indian Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Nickname(s) | Panther Division |
Engagements | World War I |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Major General H T Brooking Major General Mohinder Singh MVC Major General BM Bhattacharjee PVSM, MVC |
The 15th Indian Division was an infantry division of the British Indian Army that saw active service in the First World War. It served in the Mesopotamian Campaign on the Euphrates Front throughout its existence. It did not serve in the Second World War,[1] but was reformed at Dehradun in 1964 as part of the post-independence Indian Army.