The Central India Horse was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army and is presently part of the Indian Army Armoured Corps.
Central India Horse with captured German flag after re-occupation of Benghazi, December 1941.
Indian Pattern Carrier Mk IIA named 'Dhar IV' of the type used by the Central India Horse, North Africa, April 1942.
Painting of Risaldar-Major Baha-Ud-Din Khan, Sirdar Bahadur, 1st Central India Horse by Rudolf Swoboda. Baha-Ud-Din Khan served on the North-West Frontier, in the Indian Rebellion and in the China and Afghan Wars. In 1884, he was appointed Risaldar-Major, the senior Indian officer and adviser to the British commander of his regiment. He was made Aide-de-Camp to the Viceroy in 1895.
The 4th Indian Infantry Division, also known as the Red Eagle Division, is an infantry division of the Indian Army. This division of the British Indian Army was formed in Egypt in 1939 during the Second World War. During the Second World War, it took part in campaigns in East Africa, Syria, North Africa and Italy. Post independence, the division is part of the I Corps and headquartered at Prayagraj.
Men of the 4th Indian Division with a captured German flag at Sidi Omar, Egypt.
Ghurkhas advance through a smokescreen up a steep slope in Tunisia, 16 March 1943.
Men of the 4th Indian Division in action in Tunisia, April 1943.
Gurkhas of the 4th Indian Division keep watch on enemy positions in Alpi di Catenaia from high ground on Monte Castiglione, 29 July 1944.