54th Infantry Division (India)

54th Infantry Division
Founded01 October 1966; 58 years ago (01 October 1966)
Country India
Branch Indian Army
TypeInfantry
RoleAmphibious warfare
SizeDivision
Part ofXXI Corps
Garrison/HQSecunderabad
Nickname(s)Bison Division
Bash On Regardless Division
Motto(s)Bash On Regardless
Mascot(s)The Gaur (The Indian Bison)
EngagementsIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
Operation Pawan
Operation Blue Star
Kargil War
Operation Parakram
Commanders
Current
commander
Major General Akhilesh Kumar SM[1]
Notable
commanders
Lt Gen WAG Pinto
Lt Gen Zameer Uddin Shah
Lt Gen Cherish Mathson
Lt Gen Anil Chait
Lt Gen Manjinder Singh

The 54th Infantry Division is an Infantry division of the Indian Army. The Division was raised as an Infantry Division, but was converted into a Reorganised Amphibious Formation (RAMFOR) in 2011. It is currently the only division of the Indian Army which carries out Amphibious warfare.[2] The division is headquartered at Secunderabad in Telangana and is a part of XXI Corps. The Division is commanded by an Officer of the rank of Major General titled General Officer Commanding (GOC).

Bison Division celebrating its 56th Raising Day, 1 October 2021.
  1. ^ "Maj Gen Akhilesh Kumar, SM assumed command of Bison Divison as 37th GOC from outgoing GOC Maj Gen RK Suresh, SC**, SM". 30 January 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Army converts one infantry division into RAMFOR". Moneycontrol. 20 October 2011.