Indian Kilo Sector, Rann of Kutch April 1965
v.1.0 April 7, 2002
With thanks to Mr. Jagan Pillarsetti for a copy of the Official History of the 1965 War. This has not been published to date. The Times of India put a leaked copy on its website for some time in 2000.
The Rann of Kutch initially came under HQ Gujarat and Maharashtra Area. In April, a separate Kilo Force was created, and on April 17, 1965, it was renamed as Kilo Sector.
HQ Gujarat and Maharashtra Area [Maj.-Gen. P.C. Gupta]
2nd Grenadiers
11th Field Regiment
1673rd Field Battery
112th Infantry Brigade Group [Permanent station Dhrangadhra, April location unknown]
- 7th Grenadiers
- 5th Rajputana Rifles
HQ Kilo Sector [Maj.-Gen. P.O. Dunn]
31st Infantry Brigade [Brig. S.S.M. Pahalajani]
- 1st Mahar [Lt. Col. K. Sundarji, later Chief of the Army Staff]
- 2nd Sikh LI
- 17th Rajputana Rifles
- 2 companies State Reserve Police (lightly armed)
50th (Independent) Parachute Brigade [Brig. Nambiar]
- 2nd Parachute [Lt. Col. Ram Singh Yadav]
- 3rd Parachute
- 4th Parachute
- 17th Parachute Field Regiment