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APPENDIX "A."
SKELETON ORDER OF BATTLE
FORCES OF THE FIELD ARMY, INDIA COMMAND, JANUARY, 1943.
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EASTERN ARMY.
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Army Troops.
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I Hybad. L. (Div. Recce Ranchi. Regt).
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12 F.F.R. (M.G. Bn.). Calcutta.
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88 Ind. Inf. Bde.
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5 Jat
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Comma— Chittagong Area
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14 F.F R
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1/16 Punjab
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14 Ind Div
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129 Fd. Regt.
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Arakan.
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130 Fd. Regt.
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23 Mtn. Regt.
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44 LA.A Regt.
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9 Jat (M.G Bn.)
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47 Ind. Inf. Bde*
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1 Innisks.
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Arakan.
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1 Rajput
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5/8 Punjab
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55 Ind. Inf. Bde*
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2/1 Punjab
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Chittagong Area.
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8 Raj. Rif.
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1 Dogra
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123 Ind. Inf. Bde *
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10 LF.
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Arakan.
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8 Baluch.
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1/15 Punjab
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26 Ind. Div.
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160 Fd. Regt.
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3 Ind Fd. Regt.
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4 Ind. Inf. Bde.
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Calcutta Area.
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6 Sikh
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8/8 Punjab
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3/9 G.R.
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36 Ind. Inf. Bde.
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1 N. Staffs
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8 F.F. Rif.
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5/16 Punjab
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71 Ind. Inf. Bde*
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1 Lincolns
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7/15 Punjab
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9/15 Punjab
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39 Ind. Lt. Div.
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24 Ind. Mtn. Regt.
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Shillong.
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27 Ind. Mtn. Regt.
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Ambala.
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24 A A./A. Tk. Regt.
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Calcutta.
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2 D.W.R.—Div. Sp., Bn.
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Ranchi.
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1 Sikh—Bde. Recce Bn.
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2 F.F.Rif.—Bde. Recce Bn.
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106 Ind. Inf. Bde.
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2 Rajput
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Shillong.
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1 Jat
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1/8 G.R.
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(Tempy. with 16 Ind. Inf. Bde.).
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113 Ind. Inf. Bde.
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2 K.O.Y.L.I.
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Shillong.
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5/1 Punjab
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1 R. Garhwal Rif.
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16 Ind. Inf. Bde*
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2/8 Punjab
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Risalpur (joined in Feb.).
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7 Jat
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Digboi.
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7/14 Punjab
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709 Ind. Inf. Bde*
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9 Rajput
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Chin Hills.
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Nepalese
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Area Imphal-Palel.
Dets Manipur Road
Shungann & Ledo.
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Kali Bahadur
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Shere
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ASSAM.
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17 Ind. Lt Div
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21 Ind. Mtn. Regt.
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Imphal Area
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29 Ind Mtn. Regt.
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129 Fd. Regt.
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82 A.A.A. Tk Regt.
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1 W. Yorks—Div. Sp. Bn,
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4 F.F.R.—Bde. Recce Bn.
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7 Baluch —Bde. Recce Bn.
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48 Ind Inf. Bde.
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1/4 GR
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Imphal Area
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2/5 R G.R.
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1/7 G.R.
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63 Ind. Inf Bde.
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1 Glosters
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Imphal Area
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1/3 G R.
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1/10 G R
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23 Ind Div.*
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28 Ind. Mtn. Regt.
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Imphal Area
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158 Fd Regt
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2 Ind A /Tk. Regt.
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28 L.A.A. Regt.
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1 Ind. Inf. Bde.
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1 Seaforth
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Imphal Area
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1 Assam R.
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1 Patiala Inf
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37 Ind. Inf. Bde.
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3/3 G.R.
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Imphal Area
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3/5 R G.R.
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3/10 G.R.
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49 Ind., Inf. Bde.
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4 Maharattas
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Imphal Area
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5 Ra]. Rif.
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6 Maharattas
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77 Ind. Inf. Bde.(Independent).
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13 Kings
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Mampur Road.
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3/2 G.R.
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2 Bunf.
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142 Coy.
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Notes
* Mixed Tpt.—Animal and M.T.
FIELD ARMY UNITS IN INDIA OUTSIDE THE WAR ZONES, JANUARY, 1943.
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Remarks.
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15TH IND. CORPS. ...
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Ranchi Area
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Corps units short of vehicles, and training incomplete.
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Ranchi Area
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Training incomplete; artillery short of signal equipment and vehicles.
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Ranchi Area
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Deficient of tracked carriers and certain types of small arms.
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Detached from 70 Div. in Ceylon.
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Units much under strength, and short of equipment; animals unfit.
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33RD IND. CORPS. ..
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Madras Area
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Incompletely trained Corps units.
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Madras Area
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Below strength in leaders and personnel. Three months further training required to become fully efficient.
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Salem—Tnchinopoly-Kolar Gold Field.
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Recently completed to full equipment and in process of training with it.
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GENERAL RESERVE.
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Dhond Area (near Poona).
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Subject to provision of necessary equipment, was expected to be ready for war by June, 1943.
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Secunderabad
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Concentrating and in an early stage of training.
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Dhond Area
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Unready for war. Many units newly raised or reorganised.
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Dhond Area
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Short of equipment and training.
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Bombay—Ahmednagar Area.
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Under training in Combined Operations.
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Chmdwara (C.P.) ...
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In process of jungle training; 30 per cent, very, young and raw soldiers; short of some of its artillery.
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Campbellpore (N.-W.F.P.)
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Forming.
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CEYLON ARMY COMMAND.
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Mayugama
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Kandy
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Anuradhapura
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Adv. Bde. of nth E. African Div. , arriving.
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Trincomalee Fortress.
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