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.
The 5th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II that fought in several theatres of war and was nicknamed the "Ball of Fire". It was one of the few Allied divisions to fight against three different armies - the Italian, German and Japanese armies.
Cheering crowds welcome the 5th Indian Division after the liberation of Singapore, 1945.
Troops of the 5th Indian Division guarding stockpiles of weapons handed in by surrendering Japanese forces in Singapore.
Disarmed Japanese soldiers, the officers still carrying their swords, march out of Singapore towards prisoner of war camps watched by troops of the 5th Indian Division.
A soldier from the 5th Division stands guard over Japanese prisoners who surrendered during the liberation of Singapore. September 1945.