17th Infantry Division (India)

17th Indian Infantry Division
17th Indian Infantry Division
	Upper sleeve patch of the 17th Indian Infantry Division.
Active	1941–1946; 1960–
Country	British India; India
Allegiance	British Empire; India
Branch	British Indian Army; Indian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Garrison/HQ	Gangtok
Nickname(s)	"The Black Cat Division"
Engagements	Second World War Burma Campaign Battle of Bilin River; Battle of Meiktila; ; Burma Campaign 1944 Battle of Imphal; ; ; Annexation of Goa;
Battle honours	Burma
Commanders
Current; commander	Major General Gambhir Singh
Notable; commanders	Sir John Smyth; David Tennant Cowan; WA Crowther; KP Candeth; Sagat Singh; Siri Kanth Korla; RC Tiwari

The 17th Infantry Division is a formation of the Indian Army. During the Second World War, it had the distinction of being continually in combat during the three-year-long Burma Campaign (except for brief periods of refit). The division was re-raised in 1960 and the 17 Mountain Division is presently located in Sikkim under XXXIII Corps.

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