6th Armoured Division (Pakistan)

6th Armoured Division
6 Armoured Division Insignia
Active1965- Present
Country Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
TypeArmoured Division
RoleStrategic Reserve
Size15,000 men approximately (though this may vary as units are rotated)
Part ofI Strike Corps
HeadquartersGujranwala, Punjab Province
Nickname(s)Shahsawar, Men of Steel
ColorsBlack and Gold
  
EquipmentArmour:
Artillery:
Mechanised:
Engineering:
Air defence:
EngagementsIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Gulf War 1991[citation needed]
Somali Civil War[citation needed]
Battle of Mogadishu[citation needed]
Indo-Pakistani War of 1999[citation needed]
War on terror[citation needed]
Commanders
General Officer Commanding
Maj. Gen. Abu bakr Sheraz
Brigadier Staff
Brig. N/A
Notable
commanders
Lt. Gen Gul Hassan Khan
Lt. Gen Mian Muhammad Afzaal HI(M) SI(M) OA(M) SBt (Shaheed) (Then Maj. Gen & Later CGS)
Lt. Gen Zarrar Azim HI(M) (Then Maj. Gen)
Lt. Gen Fazle Haq(Then Maj. Gen)
Lt. Gen Shah Rafi Alam SJ (Then Maj. Gen)
Maj. Gen Abrar Husain
Maj. Gen Iftikhar Janjua
Maj. Gen S Wajahat Hussain
Maj. Gen Jamshed Malik
(Late) Maj. Gen Muhammad Ali Khan

The 6th Armoured Division is a Pakistan Army armoured division currently based in Gujranwala, in Punjab Province.

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