2nd Infantry Division | |
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Active | August 1942 - October 1944 1962 - date |
Country | British India India |
Allegiance | British Empire India |
Branch | British Indian Army Indian Army |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Mountain warfare, Counterinsurgency |
Size | Division |
Part of | III Corps |
Garrison/HQ | Dinjan |
Nickname(s) | Dao Division |
Engagements | Second World War Sino-Indian War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Maj Gen M S Bains SC YSM SM [1] |
The 2nd Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II and was disbanded in 1944. In its present form, 2 Mountain Division, raised in 1962, is part of the Indian Army.