Indian 19^th Division in the 1971 War
v.1.1 April 14, 2002

Ravi Rikhye

With thanks to Mr. Mandeep Bajwa and to Mr. Jagan Pillarsetti for a copy of the Official 1971 War History.  This has not been published, but in 2000 the Times of India obtained a leaked copy and put it on its website for some time.

19^th Infantry Division [Maj.-Gen. E. D’Souza] Baramula (338-km front)

Northern Gullies Sector (also sometimes called Border Security Force Sector) [Brig. ??}

- 4 Border Security Force battalions

- 1 infantry battalion

104^th Infantry Brigade (Tangdhar Sector, loosely called Tithwal Sector)

-          3^rd Bihar

-          6^th Rajputana Rifles

-          8^th Rajputana Rifles

-          9^th Sikh

-          one BSF Battalion

161^st Infantry Brigade (Uri Sector)

-          2^nd Assam

-          2^nd Marattha Light Infatry

-          4^th Rajputana Rifles

-          5^th Mahar

-          7^th Sikh Light Infantry

-          8^th Sikh

268^th Infantry Brigade (Reserve)

-          2^nd Guards

-          4^th Mahar

-          12^th Grenadiers

Kilo Sector (Ad Hoc) [Brig. A.T. Texeira] (Gulmarg-Kaurauli) (Wrongly called Kilo Sector by Official History)

-        2 Border Security Force battalions
-        1 infantry battalion