Rifles Divisional Reserves 4 Horse 9 Dogra 1 Artillery Brigade (Brigadier OP Malhotra) Brigades under temporary operational command 35 Infantry Brigade (from 9 to 16 September 1965) 116 Infantry Brigade (from 9 to 12 September 1965) 58 Infantry Brigade (from 12 to 16 September 1965) The major battles fought by the division include the Battle of Phillora and the Battle of Chawinda. At the time of the cease-fire, 1 Corps held around 500 square kilometres of Pakistani territory and had caused substantial damage to the enemy armour. Lieutenant Colonel A B Tarapore, 17 Horse was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, Major General Rajinder Singh, GOC, 1 Armoured Division, Brig KK Singh, Commander 1 Armoured Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel MMS Bakshi, Commandant 4 Horse, and Major Bhupinder Singh, 4 Horse were awarded the Maha Vir Chakra. Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 The division was under the XI Corps, but did not see action. The order of battle (ORBAT) for the division was as follows- 1 Armoured Division (Major General Gurbachan Singh) 93 Independent Reconnaissance Squadron (from 65 Armoured Regiment) 1 Armoured Brigade (Brigadier N.S. Cheema) 2 Lancers 65 Armoured Regiment 67 Armoured Regiment 68 Armoured Regiment (all equipped with Vijayanta tanks) 43 Lorried Infantry Brigade (Brigadier Ramesh Chandra) 1 Madras 1 Jat 1 Garhwal Rifles (all equipped with TOPAS armoured personnel carriers) The Present Following the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war, the division was re-organised with the 1st and 43rd Armoured Brigades and relocated in 1972 to Ambala. In 1984, it was reorganized with the 1st, 43rd and 98th Armoured Brigades. At present, the Divisional Headquarters is located at Patiala as are the 43 and 98 Armoured Brigades. 1 Armoured Brigade is located at Nabha and 1 Artillery Brigade at Ambala. Footnotes References Bibliography Divisions of the Indian Army Military units and formations established in 1945