26th Indian Infantry Division

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The 26th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that saw significant combat in the Burma Campaign during World War II, particularly in amphibious and jungle operations against Japanese forces.

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26th Indian Infantry Division canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian Army formation ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
alliedWith Allied forces in South-East Asia ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
branch Indian Army ⓘ
campaign South-East Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country British India ⓘ
engagement Burma Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Burma campaign

operations in Arakan ⓘ
era World War II era ⓘ
linked to: World War II
foughtAgainst Japanese forces in Burma ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1939–1945 ⓘ
locationDuringWar South-East Asia ⓘ
linked to: Southeast Asia
militaryBranch British Indian Army ⓘ
notableCharacteristic experience in jungle combat ⓘ
specialization in amphibious and coastal operations ⓘ
notableFor amphibious operations ⓘ
jungle warfare operations ⓘ
opponent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
partOf British Indian Army ⓘ
primaryEnvironment jungle terrain ⓘ
regionOfOperations Arakan coast ⓘ
linked to: Arakan

Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar
role amphibious assault formation ⓘ
ground combat formation ⓘ
sideInWar Allies of World War II ⓘ
theater Burma Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Burma campaign
type infantry ⓘ

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XV Corps (British India) → subordinateUnit → 26th Indian Infantry Division ⓘ