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39th Infantry Division (India)

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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/39th_Infantry_Division_(India)
Updated: 2015-10-20T01:43Z

For the World War I formation, see Burma Division.

39th Indian Infantry Division (originally the 1st Burma Division) was an infantry
division of the Indian Army during World War II, which became a Training Division in
1943 after its recovery into India from Burma.
Contents
1 History
2 Formation
2.1 106th Indian Infantry Brigade
2.2 113th Indian Infantry Brigade

39th Indian Infantry Division

Active

14 July 19411945

Country

British India

Allegiance

British Crown

Branch

British Indian Army

Type

Infantry

Size
Engagements

2.3 Divisional troops

3 Assigned brigades
3.1 Under command when Burma Division

Division
Burma Campaign

Commanders
Notable
commanders

Major General James Bruce Scott

3.2 Attached when light division

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3.3 Attached when a training division

4 References
5 Sources

History
The 1st Burma Infantry Division was formed 14 July 1941 at Toungoo in Burma. The Division was part of the British Burma Army.
On the outbreak of war, the division was commanded by Major-General James Bruce Scott. It consisted of the 1st and 2nd Burma
Infantry Brigades, and the 13th Indian Infantry Brigade. Throughout the Japanese conquest of Burma, the division interchanged many
units with its fellow Burma Corps component, 17th Indian Infantry Division. At various times the 7th Armoured Brigade, 16th Indian
Infantry Brigade, 48th Indian Infantry Brigade, and 63rd Indian Infantry Brigade came under command of the division, though only the
original three brigades finally entered India as part of the division at the end of the arduous retreat, reduced to fractions of their original
strength.
The 1st Burma Division changed to an Indian formation at the end of the 1942 campaign. While the majority of the Burma Army was
reconstituted elsewhere in India, the division headquarters was retained at the front.
The 39th division was soon re-roled as a Light Division with two infantry brigades and Mule and jeep transport companies. However
this change happened more in name than in anything else as it never actually began to convert to an entirely mule and jeep based
transport and supply system.
The decision to convert the division to a training role was undertaken in June 1943[1] after the poorly executed Arakan offensive when
it was realised that the troops being sent into the field, both British and Indian, while not lacking conventional military fighting skills,
lacked the necessary knowledge and training to operate in the Burmese jungle. The 39th was joined in its training role by the 14th
Indian Infantry Division which had been the main operational unit during the Arakan offensive and had suffered badly both in terms of
casualties and morale as a result.

Formation
106th Indian Infantry Brigade
2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment
2nd Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment
1st Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment
1st Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles
5th Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment
7th Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment
9th Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment
15th Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment

113th Indian Infantry Brigade

1st Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles
2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
5th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment
2nd Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles
29th Gurkha Rifles Training Battalion
7th Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment
7th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment
17/18th Combined Training Unit
Indian State Forces Training Unit

Divisional troops
7th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment
2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment
24th Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
9th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
145th (Berkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
Malerkotla Field Company, Indian State Forces
26th Field Company, Indian Engineers
82nd Field Company, Indian Engineers

Assigned brigades
All theses brigades were assigned or attached to the division at some time during World War II

Under command when Burma Division

1st Burma Infantry Brigade (July 1941 - May 1942)
2nd Burma Infantry Brigade (July 1942 - December 1942, March 1942 - April 1942)
13th Indian Infantry Brigade (July 1941 - February 1942, April 1942 - May 1942)
48th Indian Infantry Brigade (April 1942)
7th Armoured Brigade (April 1942)
63rd Indian Infantry Brigade (May 1942)[2]
Magforce (ad-hoc brigade-sized combat force) (April 1942)[3]

Attached when light division

106th Indian Infantry Brigade
113th Indian Infantry Brigade[4]

Attached when a training division

106th Indian Infantry Brigade (June 1942 - March 1946)
113th Indian Infantry Brigade (June 1942 - March 1946)
115th Indian Infantry Brigade (September 1943 - March 1946)[1]

References
^ a b Kempton, p. 137
^ "1 Burma Division units". Order of Battle. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
^ Kempton, p. 145
^ "39 Division units". Order of Battle. Retrieved 2009-10-22.

Sources
Kempton, Chris (2003). 'Loyalty & Honour' The Indian Army September 1939 - August 1947, Part I: Divisions. Milton Keynes: The
Military Press. ISBN 0-85420-228-5.

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Divisions of the Indian Army during World War II

Airborne
Armoured
Infantry
Long-range Penetration
Training
Deception / LoC
Emergency

9th Airborne Division 44th Airborne Division

31st Armoured Division 32nd Armoured Division 43rd Armoured Division 44th Armoured Division
4th Division 5th Division 6th Division 7th Division 8th Division 9th Division 10th Division 11th Division
14th Division 17th Division 19th Division 20th Division 23rd Division 25th Division 26th Division 34th Division
36th Division 1st Burma Division
3rd Division (Chindits)
14th Division 39th Division
2nd Division 12th Division
21st Division

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