17th Indian Infantry Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/17th_Indian_Infantry_Division
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:currentBranch Indian Army
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:India
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Meiktila_and_Mandalay
gptkb:Battle_of_Imphal
gptkb:Battle_of_Sittang_Bridge
gptkbp:formed 1941
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Burma_Campaign
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Kolkata
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 17th Indian Infantry Division
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Black_Cat
gptkbp:motto Always Ahead
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Black_Cat_Division
gptkbp:notableCommander Major General Sir David Tennant Cowan
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Eastern_Command_(India)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Fourteenth_Army
gptkbp:reformed 1946
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Army_during_World_War_II
gptkb:Burma_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7