TEXT: Indian 4th Infantry Division  
   
   
   
     December, 1940 
  x 2 
  x 12 
  x 1 
  Infantry 
  Battalion 
  x3 
  5th 
  Indian 
  Infantry 
  Brigade 
  x \4 
  x 4 
  x 13 
  Indian 
  Engineers 
  Battalion 
  x 9 
  x 9 
  x 3 
  x 3 
  J, Bat., 
  3rd RHA 
  Anti-Tank 
  Regiment 
  x 1 
  x 4 
  Central 
  India 
  Horse 
  Battalion 
  16th 
  British 
  Infantry 
  Brigade 
  (attached) 
  x 9 
  x 9 
  1st Btn, Royal 
  Northumberland 
  Fusiliers 
  (-) 
  (attached) 
  x 6 
         This was the first Indian division to go overseas in WWII.  As with all Indian divisions in the Brit-
  ish Army, most of the officers were British and the other ranks were Indian.  After the first phase of Op-
  eration Compass, the division was rushed to British Sudan to help defend against Italian invasion there 
  and was replaced in the offensive by the 6th Australian Infantry Division.  Note: the 16th British Infan-
  try Brigade stayed behind and continued to participate in the operation. 
  By Greg Moore 
  gregpanzerblitz.com 
  updated February, 2009 
  x 4 
  x 4 
  1st Royal 
  Artillery 
  Regiment 
  x 4 
  x 4 
  31st 
  Royal 
  Artillery 
  Regiment 
  x 1 
  x 2 
  x 12 
  x 2 
  Infantry 
  Battalion 
  x3 
  x 14 
  x 1 
  x 2 
  x 1 
  25th 
  Royal 
  Artillery 
  Regiment 
  1st Btn, 
  Royal Fusiliers 
   
  3rd Btn, 
  1st Punjab Rgt 
   
  4th Btn, 
  6th Rajputana Rifles 
  x 2 
  x 12 
  x 1 
  Infantry 
  Battalion 
  x3 
  11th 
  Indian 
  Infantry 
  Brigade 
  x 13 
  x 1 
  x 1 
  2nd Btn, 
  Queen’s Own 
  Cameron Highlanders 
             
  1st Btn, 
  6th Rajputana Rifles 
   
  4th Btn, 
   7th Rajput Rgt 
  1st Btn, 
  Queen’s Royal Rgt 
   
  2nd Btn, 
  Leicestershire Rgt. 
   
  1st Btn, 
   Argyll and Suther-
  land Highlanders 
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Panzer Leader & Panzer Blitz/1940-1943 North Africa/Operation Compass/4thIndian1940.pdf